Dan Howells

2 APR 2026 @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 🛰️📷 1. The Strait of Hormuz 2. The Qeshm-Larak channel, where ships supposedly pay for Iranian approval for transit 3. Qeshm port: something on fire there Will these islands and littorals be targets for the Marines' Expeditionary Advanced Base Ops (EABO) and subject to amphibious operations and seizure? See this: x.com/supbrow/status… And see the article by @jamestareddy : wsj.com/world/middle-e… @TankerTrackers @JemimaShelley @mercoglianos @tom_bike @MT_Anderson @UANI

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Qatar says an Iranian cruise missile hit one of its oil tankers in the Persian Gulf this morning. Appears to be the first confirmed ASCM hit on an oil tanker during the war.

NEWS 🧵: I called President Trump for some clarity on this post. He says the U.S. is not pulling assets in and around the Strait of Hormuz yet: “At some point I will, not quite yet, but countries have to come in and take care of it. Iran has been decimated, but they're going to have to come in and do their own work."

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UKMTO WARNING 029-26 Click here to view the full warning. ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/… #MaritimeSecurity #Marsec

Original thread on this from last night: x.com/i/status/20372…

Saudi oil shipments via the Red Sea have been ramping up rapidly and are getting close to the five million BPD target bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage. reuters.com/business/energ…

I asked Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud about red lines on Iran. He says Saudi has “significant capabilities” if it chooses to act. Patience is “not unlimited” and no timelines will be telegraphed. Iran should “recalculate”…. but he doubts it has “that wisdom.”

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

🚨Soar Atlas has obtained new high-resolution satellite imagery from March 15th confirming the legitimacy of the much debated strikes at the Al Dhafra Air Base in UAE. Explore & compare here: tinyurl.com/4jsmynb5 Impacts at the accommodation area and nearby buildings.

The Ministry of Defense has announced that armed forces intercepted a missile attack that targeted the State of #Qatar #QNA

First non Iranian cargo through Hormuz As the US Iran conflict enters its third week, vessel tracking data suggests limited movement is cautiously resuming through the Strait of Hormuz. The Aframax Karachi, carrying Abu Dhabi’s Das #crude, became the first non Iranian cargo to transit the chokepoint while broadcasting its #AIS signal. The vessel took an unusual route through Iranian territorial waters, indicating that negotiated safe passage may be allowing select shipments to leave the Gulf. More than 20 long range tankers have now exited the strait, though many still rely on dark transits. The developments suggest a fragile and highly controlled reopening of one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. Stay ahead of the market with #Kpler Insight: okt.to/7MVo1l

⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran is entering its 17th day after 384 hours. Over the last day a decline has been tracked in reserved telecoms network infrastructure, further reducing VPN availability and sending some whitelisted users and NIN services offline.

TRUMP: HOWEVER, SHOULD IRAN, OR ANYONE ELSE, DO ANYTHING TO INTERFERE WITH FREE AND SAFE PASSAGE OF SHIPS THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ, I WILL IMMEDIATELY RECONSIDER THIS DECISION

IMPORANT-Kharg Island, which the U.S. just struck, sits some 30 km off Iran's coast in the Gulf and processes 90% of its crude exports.

The #spycops surveillance took place while the grieving family was seeking to hold the Metropolitan police to account and uncover the truth of why officers had mistaken him for a suicide bomber when they shot him seven times in the head. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m…

Four undercover police officers spied on the justice campaign run by the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man shot dead by police on the tube in 2005, the #spycops public inquiry has heard. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m…

RT @CENTCOM: U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace duri…