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Deep Dive: The Unseen Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameni's rise from a shadow operator to absolute power. Wars shaped him. Loss hardened him. Now power gives him a path for retaliation driven by grief and anger. open.substack.com/pub/basharepor…

#FakeNews #FactCheck This is an AI-generated video. Zoom in and you can see the mouth glitching in an unnatural way. Some online supporters of Iran and the Axis of Resistance appear frustrated that the Houthis are not joining the war, and now fake AI videos like this are being shared.

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Finally some good news today :)

The Saudi-backed National Shield Forces (NSF) @diralwatan in Yemen now have a new acting commander. Brigadier Bassam Al Mahdhar, who served as chief of staff, was appointed to the role in March 2026, replacing Brigadier Bashir Al Madhrabi. Al Mahdhar rose during the decade long Yemen war and became known in Aden, where he took part in the fight to retake the city. After that, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, often called the “Al Mahdhar Brigade,” where he focused on stabilizing security and supporting operations. He later moved across several units. Al Mahdhar served with the Southern Giants Brigades @alamalikah on the west coast after relocating to Mocha. He then joined the NSF, led one of its brigades, and was promoted to chief of staff before taking command. Al Mahdhar is linked to the Salafi current in southern Yemen and studied at the Dar al Hadith center in Dammaj, Sa'dah. His appointment came after a period where he had already been acting in the role, as part of internal changes aimed at improving readiness and command structure. Read more about NSF: bashareport.substack.com/p/yemens-natio…

Yemen’s Coast Guard in Aden has handed over a speedboat to the unit in Shabwah. It’s a small step, but it still matters in the effort to curb smuggling.

Deep Dive: The Unseen Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameni's rise from a shadow operator to absolute power. Wars shaped him. Loss hardened him. Now power gives him a path for retaliation driven by grief and anger. open.substack.com/pub/basharepor…

Container ship spotted on fire TODAY in Strait of Hormuz at 26.4554, 56.4250 2 Iran 🇮🇷 speedboats escaping fast 2.4 km to NW. Small vessel is on fire 1.5 km W of her with POSS a 70 m mil vessel, who gave combat?, aproaching slow.

The more I look, the more speedboats I see. Iran 🇮🇷 fast attack craft galore in the Strait of Hormuz TODAY, like 👇 at 26.4294, 56.8285

الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية تتعامل مع الصواريخ الباليستية والجوالة والمسيرات الإيرانية. UAE Air Defences engaged Iranian Ballistic and Cruise Missiles and UAVs Attacks #وزارة_الدفاع #وزارة_الدفاع_الإماراتية #MOD #UAEMinistryOfDefence

U.S. forces are destroying Iranian naval targets that threaten international shipping in and near the Strait of Hormuz.

Update Security Alert

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning urging people to stay away from key oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. In a statement, the IRGC said several sites have become direct and legitimate targets and could be struck in the coming hours. These include the Saudi @Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF) in Saudi Arabia, the @ADNOCGroup Al Hosn sour gas field in the UAE, the Jubail United Petrochemical Company in Saudi Arabia, the @mphc_qa Mesaieed petrochemical complex and Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company in Qatar, and Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.The statement urged all citizens, residents, and workers in these areas to leave immediately and move to a safe distance without delay. It added that repeated warnings had already been given to regional leaders about what it described as a dangerous path that puts their populations at risk.

Stephen’s Colbert’s favorite app ⁦@MarineTraffic⁩! No better app to track what’s going on today. #OOTT #ShhDadIsWatchingHisBoats ⁦@StephenAtHome⁩

The @USMC amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), carrying around 2,500 Marines, was recently spotted near Singapore. It would likely take at least seven days to reach the @CENTCOM area of responsibility. With reports that the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is sailing to Crete for maintenance, F-35 jets from Tripoli will likely help support ongoing strike operations.

UAE air defences engage 13 ballistic missiles, 27 UAVs The UAE air defence systems on 18th March 2026 engaged 13 ballistic missiles and 27 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged 327 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,699 UAVs. These attacks have resulted in the martyrdom of 2 members of the armed forces while performing their national duty, as well as 6 fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi and Palestinian nationalities. A total of 158 people were also injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate and severe. The injured included nationals of the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Türkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden and Tunisia. The Ministry of Defence affirmed that it remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats, and will firmly confront any attempts to undermine State security in a manner that ensures the protection of its sovereignty, security and stability, and safeguards its national interests and capabilities. #وزارة_الدفاع #وزارة_الدفاع_الإماراتية #MOD #UAEMinistryOfDefence

Good time to rewatch the vintage Iranian war film “The Immigrant (Mohajer),” from around 1989, directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. It follows soldiers using early drones during the Iran–Iraq War. DM for the link