FrozenFrequency

Early in the war with Iran, the U.S. and Israel had a plan for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president, to take over as the leader of the country, per the NYT. However, the plan failed after he was freed from house arrest but "became disillusioned with the regime change plan."

FREEBD11 (12-20496) a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter operating over the UAE near Dubai.

A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (169874) operating over central Saudi Arabia. #Iran

U.S. forces have seized another #Iran linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

HKY716 (15-5831) a U.S. Air Force C-130J-30 Super Hercules outbound from Yerevan, Armenia tracking northwest across the Black Sea.

Three U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus tankers (21-46099, 18-46044, 19-46111) heading into Lajes.

Several Gulf officials from some of the countries Trump mentioned said they were not aware of the imminent plan to attack Iran he described - WSJ

SAM624 (01-0015) a U.S. Air Force C-40 Clipper outbound from Joint Base Andrews tracking eastbound across the Atlantic to Brussels.

A Trump-Iran pattern? • Wed: Iran wants a deal. They called us • Thu: We are looking at proposals • Fri: We might be close. Very close • Sat.: Iran knows what to do • Sun: OBLITERATION. TOTAL. COMPLETE. They have 24 hrs. • Mon. : The storm is coming • Tue.: I’m giving it more time [Return to Wed. ♻️]

Trump reportedly paused additional strikes on Iran partly over Pentagon concerns that Tehran was becoming more effective at tracking U.S. air operations and improving its air defenses - NYT

🙃 lmao

We are most definately not clear on OPSEC this evening... 👀

The Situation Room:

Is the consensus going to lower gas prices? If not, no need to waste time when gas is $5 in many places.

Four U.S. Air Force KC-135s out of Okinawa: 62-3519, 59-1513, 60-0342, and 61-0294 tracking across the western Pacific,

SAM271 (99-0004) a U.S. Air Force C-32A out of Joint Base Andrews tracking northeast to Europe.

Remember the Maine. 🙃

Authorities in Abu Dhabi responded to a fire incident that broke out in an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra Region, caused by a drone strike. No injuries were reported, and there was no impact on radiological safety levels. All precautionary measures have been taken, and further updates will be provided as they become available. The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) confirmed that the fire did not affect the safety of the power plant or the readiness of its essential systems, and that all units are operating as normal. The public is reminded to obtain information from official sources only, and to avoid spreading rumours or unverified information.

(1342) a UAE Air Force Bombardier GlobalEye out of Abu Dhabi westbound over the UAE.

The USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) carrier strike group, air wing and escorting forces have been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their part in Operation EPIC FURY