Someone struck a nerve

I don't see why the United Arab Emirates would have a problem with us dropping 12 nuclear bombs near their largest city

That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won. You broke it Don, you fix it.

Printed maps and walkie-talkies are in demand…

Iran, escalation dynamics and why a new Vietnam is not out of the question

U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week

Russia created an elite hit squad to target its opponents abroad. According to a new investigation by The Insider, one officer exposed the entire group by using Google Translate. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

What happens when you dont make any effort to justify the war.

A US submarine has sunk the Iranian IRIS Dena warship off Sri Lanka. 101 people missing, 78 injured.

Restarting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not going to be quick even with US military escorts and government insurance schemes, experts tell the FT www.ft.com/content/e006...

And in conclusion: up is down, defense is offense, our goals are clear and changing, we protected Dear Leader, Deus Vult.

Excuse me? With no rules of engagement - no moral and legal limits - you lead a band of nicely dressed murderers. Not #InOurName and not on our dime.

🇺🇸 1. U.S. airbase at Erbil International Airport in Iraq is on fire.

Direct Iranian drone hit on a high rise building in Bahrain's capital of Manama. Gulf states seem to be struggling to intercept Shaheds while successfully knocking out cruise missiles.

Another angle of the impact.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs

Who needs consent?!

Insane stuff, what appears to be an intercepted Khaybar Shekan MRBM next to an SM-3 Third Stage Recket Motor (TSRM). I wonder the intercept geometry was. This was in Quneitra province (Syria).

The ridiculous extension of the wait for settled status isn't about putting up barriers to arrival, it's about putting up barriers to integration for people who have already been here for years. It's agreeing with Farage that these people should be treated with suspicion - and leaving it at that.

“Wars are full of uncertainty. There is never certainty in war about victory or the direction that a conflict will take. The new war against Iran is no different.” mickryan.substack.com/p/iran-and-u....

“A pro-Russian aide to a far-right German legislator who attempted to scuttle Berlin’s shipment of main battle tanks to Ukraine is an agent of Russian intelligence, The Insider can now reveal. Vladimir Sergienko, 52, is the Ukrainian-born adviser to Eugen Schmidt, a Bundestag deputy with the AfD.“

Traces of air defense activity are visible in the sky above the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Iran simultaneously launched ballistic missiles at Israel, Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar.

Multiple booms in quick succession, much closer too

Trump’s attack on Iran has me seriously questioning the legitimacy and value of the FIFA Peace Prize

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Slow the Americans down, shift to insurgency in the cities, seek to punish whenever possible, bunker the American storm. That about it?

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Geolocation - "POV (26.207711, 50.614555)" x.com/Osinttechnic...

Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X "Footage of an Iranian ballistic missile slamming into the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain earlier today." x.com/Osinttechnic...

A strike targeting the US Al Dhafra base in Abu Dhabi has been reported, with claims of a direct hit. New missiles launched toward Qatar and Bahrain are also reported. #Iran

The moment a ballistic missile struck a US naval base in Bahrain was caught on video. #Iran

The IDF issued an urgent warning to anyone inside or near military industry factories and military infrastructure across Iran, urging civilians to leave immediately and remain away until further notice, saying their presence puts their lives at risk. #Iran

And what operational value did that have? Is this only petulance?

This is so telling about Labour factionalism and the mindset of (some of) the ‘serious’ people in and around the party establishment

BREAKING: Simultaneous explosions reported in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Source: Reuters

Reported missile intercept in Dubai via x.com/mrtylernewma...

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As we have repeatedly tried to explain to a government intent on punishing universities, graduate outcomes will always be poor if you underpay every sector. (Nb y axis starting at 50)

Whelp, #Poland has left the #Ottawa Convention. Very clear sign of the continued changes in European security

Pam Bondi's Top 5 Most Insane Moments from Today's Hearing

Mate, it was 1066. Move on.

This is why there's a whole chapter in my book about the damage the grid has done to policy making.

As you already well know by now, it's all lies. Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie. All of it. Every time.

And here’s what we wrote…

Saab has launched Poland’s second signals intelligence vessel, ORP Henryk Zygalski, during a ceremony held in Gdańsk. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=65771

Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed a building with Russian occupiers in Myrnohrad after identifying their staging area at a fish farm through radio intercepts revealing a soldier's call sign inside.

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The Russian military command has displayed a clear pattern of publicly presenting false information about the battlefield as part of a wider cognitive warfare effort that aims to influence US decision-making about ongoing peace negotiations.

Russian milbloggers continue to loudly reject the alternate battlefield reality that Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior Russian military commanders are trying to create. www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...