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🇰🇵 IAEA chief: North Korea has made "very serious" advances in its ability to produce nuclear weapons. The UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed a rapid rise in activity at the Yongbyon nuclear complex and says North Korea has likely built a new uranium enrichment facility on top of its existing capabilities. Kim's nuclear program is now estimated at a few dozen warheads. Source: Reuters @MarioNawfal

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Over 25 million Iranians have registered for "Jan Fada, For Iran," a state-backed campaign asking citizens to declare readiness to die defending the country. It's not a draft. Registration takes a name, phone number and province, and signing up carries no military commitment. The campaign was launched via mass SMS and state TV as U.S. ground invasion fears grew. “Jan Fada” loosely translates to "I sacrifice my life" and Iran wants the world to know 25 million people mean it. Source: Tasnim, @Alihashem @MarioNawfal

🔴🇰🇵🇰🇷 North Korea’s nuclear production capacity rising sharply. The head of the IAEA says North Korea is showing a “very serious increase” in its nuclear weapons production capacity, raising fresh concerns over its expanding nuclear program. The warning highlights growing pressure on global monitoring efforts as Pyongyang continues to advance its strategic weapons development. Source: IAEA (statement in Seoul) @Defence_Index

⭕🇰🇼 Kuwait F15 crash video arrest triggers global free speech concerns. A man in Kuwait who filmed the crash of an F15 fighter jet has been detained since March 2, with his X and Instagram accounts also taken down following the circulation of the video online. The incident has drawn attention as reports suggest hundreds of similar detentions linked to filming or sharing military accident footage, raising questions about expanding restrictions on citizen journalism and online expression in Kuwait. The case has sparked wider debate over how authorities respond to the rapid spread of military and aviation incident videos on social media. @Defence_Index

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe is quietly building a version of NATO that works without America. Germany, which spent decades blocking any talk of European defense independence, finally flipped after chancellor Merz concluded Trump couldn't tell the victim from the aggressor in Ukraine. That unlocked the UK, France, Poland, the Nordics and Canada, who are now drawing up contingency plans for who runs air defenses and major exercises if U.S. officers walk out. Trump called NATO a paper tiger and European allies cowards after they refused to join the Iran war, so Europe decided it’s time to prepare for a future that does not rely on Washington. Source: Wall Street Journal @MarioNawfal

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Satellite imagery from April 10 shows equipment clearing debris from a blocked tunnel entrance at an Iranian missile base near Tabriz. Remind me how much the U.S. and Israel spent bombing these shut. @MarioNawfal

🇱🇧🇮🇱 Lebanese Minister Ghassan Salamé on Netanyahu parading through south Lebanon: "It's my territory, not his. I would advise our neighbors to the south some more humility." And there was I thinking Lebanon belonged to its people, not politicians @MarioNawfal

🇮🇱 Israel is now fighting across 6 fronts simultaneously, and analysts say a new doctrine is taking shape around it. Rather than walls and missile shields, Netanyahu has shifted to preemptive strikes across the Middle East, operating on the logic that if you don't go to the jungle, the jungle comes to you. Israel's reservists have been deployed for up to 2.5 years. The question is how much longer that's sustainable. Probably at least until Netanyahu's corruption trial ends. Source: FT @MarioNawfal

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran's AI videos are now going Toy Story style And they're just as brutal 😂

🇺🇸🇮🇷 An Iraq-bound supertanker that aborted a weekend attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf is now sailing through it. If successful, it would be the first crude carrier to head west through the Strait since Trump's blockade took effect. Meanwhile, sanctioned tankers Rich Starry and Alicia are literally stuck “waiting for orders,” floating symbols of how messy this power play has become. Source: Bloomberg @MarioNawfal

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran's history vs. the U.S thanks to AI Lego @MarioNawfal

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. and Israel went to war hoping to install more reasonable leadership in Iran. They got the opposite. The new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, built his career crushing reformists and elevating hardliners through the Revolutionary Guard. His inner circle includes men accused of the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing, a national security chief who killed an American petroleum engineer before the revolution, and commanders who believe destroying Israel will trigger the return of a Shiite messiah. That last part isn't fringe ideology, but the organizing principle of the Iranian state now. "We created a reality that is worse than what Iranians were facing before the war," said the former head of the Iran desk for Israeli military intelligence. Trump called the new leadership "more reasonable." He may want to read the room. Source: WSJ @MarioNawfal

🇷🇺🚀 SARMAT activity detected near Russia Kazakhstan border New NOTAMs suggest another possible test window for Russia’s heavy intercontinental missile program between tomorrow and Friday. Analysts note similarities with previous November 2025 alerts, though slight changes may indicate different payload or deployment configuration. This comes after earlier reported test failure, with experts still debating whether the system is fully operational or undergoing repeated validation trials. If confirmed, this could mark another key step in Russia’s strategic missile development program. Source: 🇫🇷 French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), NOTAM tracking data, open source defence analysis @Defence_Index

⚡🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. missile stockpiles drained at alarming pace in Iran war. x.com/defence_index/… In the opening phase of the conflict, the U.S. burned through a major share of its high-end missile arsenal, with estimates suggesting nearly 45 to 46% of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles were used within weeks. The PrSM, one of America’s newest long range weapons, was deployed in combat for the first time and at scale. The pace of fire revealed a critical reality: modern wars are not just about firepower, but how quickly you can rebuild it. The Pentagon is now moving to ramp up production as inventories take a significant hit. Source: Cronkite News

Iran has proposed a temporary halt to its nuclear activity for up to five years during negotiations with the United States, a significantly shorter timeframe than Washington’s demand Soure: The New York Times @Defence_Index

🇮🇷 🇺🇳Iran is demanding war reparations from five Arab countries. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan. In a letter to the UN Security Council, Iran accused these nations of helping the United States and Israel attack Iran. Tehran claims they allowed their territory to be used for strikes and in some cases took part directly. Iran says it has sent evidence to support its accusations. Source: DropSiteNews @MarioNawfal

🇺🇸 🇮🇷Oil isn’t just fuel for your car. One barrel quietly keeps the entire modern world running. When people talk about an “oil shock,” they’re really warning about major disruption to the global economy, not just higher pump prices. A typical barrel (159 liters) gets used in many different ways: It powers airplanes through jet fuel, keeps trucks and factories moving with diesel, and turns into the plastics and chemicals we use every day. The rest goes toward shipping, heating, and heavy industry. If oil supply gets squeezed or prices spike, supply chains stall, flights get cut, factories slow down, and everyday products start disappearing from shelves. In short, oil is the hidden foundation that holds modern life together. Source: @jackprandelli @MarioNawfal