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@Grandsport_FTW @CENTCOM You're right. I had old info when I posted and was thinking about some other related matters as well. Wasn't as clear as it could have been. Thanks!

@theosintreport @CENTCOM They never once said sanctioned vessels, they said they were targeting vessels operated from Iranian ports, simple as that.

More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports. During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.

The UK just announced its biggest drone package for Ukraine yet: 120k units this year. The standout detail is the shift to cargo drones. These aren't just for scouting; they’re being used to fly supplies & ammo directly to the front lines where ground transport is too difficult.

@CENTCOM Correction needed- It loaded at Hamriyah, so it fits the "non-Iranian port" exception. But the OSINT angle is that this is a sanctioned, Chinese-owned hull testing the line. It's a clear probe to see if the Navy will interdict a blacklisted ship transiting with a UAE cargo.

@mskd76544 @CENTCOM Fair point. It loaded at Hamriyah (UAE), so it fits the "non-Iranian port" exception. But the OSINT angle is that this is a sanctioned, Chinese-owned hull testing the line. It's a clear probe to see if the Navy will interdict a blacklisted ship transiting with a UAE cargo.

@theosintreport @CENTCOM That ship departed from UAE not Iran

@Grandsport_FTW @CENTCOM Fair point. It loaded at Hamriyah (UAE), so it fits the "non-Iranian port" exception. But the OSINT angle is that this is a sanctioned, Chinese-owned hull testing the line. It's a clear probe to see if the Navy will interdict a blacklisted ship transiting with a UAE cargo.

@theosintreport @CENTCOM It left from Sharjah port, not iranian port. Hence allowed

Russia is now mounting R-77 fighter jet missiles onto Ural truck chassis to protect industrial sites. It’s a desperate but clever pivot—turning high-end air-to-air tech into improvised ground defense to counter the swarm of Ukrainian drones hitting their chemical plants.

Today’s drone strike on Russia’s Apatit plant is a major shift. By hitting the ammonia workshops that feed explosive production, Ukraine is choking the ammunition supply chain at its source. This is the new front line of the deep-strike war.

Maritime blockades might start as a strategic move on a map, but they quickly turn into a direct tax on your gas and groceries. We're watching high-stakes geopolitics being paid for by every person just trying to balance their weekly budget.

USS Ford and its carrier strike group in the Mediterranean have completed a resupply of ammunition and supplies. This week could be 3 U.S. carrier strike groups in theater:

The amount of US airforce transports heading to the Middle East tonight is insane. Something is definitely up...

Trump blockades all shipping from the Persian Gulf stopping our Gulf allies from exporting oil, LNG, fertilizer, and general cargo imports. This creates a catastrophe for our allies and a calamity for global economy. Trump sees this as clever.

100% true and agree

Am I missing a logistical reason why they'd scuttle two MC-130Js (and more) instead of flying them out? Let me know your theory below.

This is a 155-aircraft rescue mission that doesn't add up. Why established an "extraction base" 100 miles from the crash site, but only 14 miles from a major nuclear hub? The math suggests the rescue was just a tactical cover for something much bigger. the-osint-report.myshopify.com

This is a shameful take

The U.S. B52s that took off from UK turned around about 2-3 hours ago… right after the stock market closed. I wonder who traded on the info before markets closed… actually we know the likely answer.

I posted a video earlier today about the persistent questions that have come forward since the aircrew rescue in Iran (here is the link: youtu.be/yns0gMHWd_Y) Do you want me to keep following this story, even if a lot of the information is speculative (perhaps at best)?

🇺🇸/IRAN - US Op in Iran Involving C-130s, MH-6, and A-10s Was Likely Offensive Turned Disaster By F-15/A-10 Losses Back in 2023 Wyoming media reported on special operations training along a highway involving exactly the sort of operation reported on deep inside Iran - involving landing C-130s, disembarking MH-6 helicopters to "project power" deep inside enemy territory. Read the whole article here: wyotoday.com/news/history-m… It is possible such an operation could be launched in support of search and rescue - but the fact it was primarily developed to project power as part of the wider "agile combat employment" (ACE) opens the possibility that this was a special forces operation that either went bad or was compromised by the loss of aircraft providing air support, and ended up as a costly search and rescue operation before ending. In the article Lt. Col. Dave Meyer was quoted as saying: “An adversary that may be able to deny use of a military base or an airfield, is going to have a nearly impossible time trying to defend every single linear mile of roads. It’s just too much territory for them to cover and that gives us access in places and areas that they can’t possibly defend.” The article also claimed: "Exercise Agile Chariot tested the concept of Agile Combat Employment (ACE)—an operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to enhance survivability while generating combat power—through two demonstrations, as well as Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP), Integrated Combat Turnarounds and the infiltration and exfiltration of Air Force Special Operations (AFSOC) personnel with US Army Special Ops Aviation Command (USASOAC)." Some of the participating units do specialize in search and rescue like the 123rd special tactics squadron but not exclusively and do carry out other roles in offensive operations. " It is likely no coincidence the US military was practicing in terrain similar to Iran's for operations they knew they'd carry out in Iran as far back as 2023 - as I have repeatedly explained - this war is not about "Israel tricking the US into war," but the US waging a war it had prepared for for decades regardless of who is president and what rhetoric he told before elections...

I agree with all of this, though I'd use a different word than "stealing." But the GEN....I wholeheartedly believe that is true. This president is an idiot

Possible. Perhaps even likely. But we're not there....yet