The French-flagged container ship CMA CGM GALAPAGOS passed the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, June 27th. It followed a route imposed by Iran, sailing between Qeshm and Larak islands, dubbed the 'toll booth'.

Het Franse containerschip CMA CGM GALAPAGOS is zonder problemen de Straat van Hormuz gepasseerd. Volgde een door Iran voorgeschreven noordelijke route en heeft vermoedelijk betaald.

Iraq presses Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude exports take hit: Any interference in the Strait of Hormuz will only delay its reopening, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says in Baghdad, as Iraq offers to host a… Bne IntelliNews #Iraq #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #CrudeOil #EnergySecurity

'Araghchi: Iran blijft verantwoordelijk voor Straat van Hormuz' nieuws.nl/buitenland/a...

Franse rederij: enorm containerschip door Straat van Hormuz

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Infographics of the changing balance of power between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in drone launches to strategic depth.

Taliban en Russen zetten nieuwe elite-eenheid op voor grensoperaties

'Iran bevestigt aanvallen op Amerikaanse bases in Bahrein en Koeweit en dreigt vredesgesprekken op te blazen' www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/g...

The Japan Times: Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan – ‘some of the bombers had flown through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa Prefecture and into the western Pacific’

🔥 Drones attacked three facilities in Russia, - Oko Gora 🟢 Slavyansk Oil Refinery, 315 km from the frontline 🟢Yaroslavsky Oil Refinery, 700 km from the frontline 🟢Oil stabilization and gas treatment facility in Krasnodar Krai, 305 km from the frontline

👀🇬🇧✈️ “The Mail on Sunday has established that at least 18 British pilots were recruited to train China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Of these, six were involved in teaching air combat skills, six were teaching submarine hunting techniques and six were instructing future Chinese test pilots.”

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian drones reportedly struck Russian oil infrastructure in various regions overnight on June 28, as worries continue to mount in #Russia over the country's fuel and oil reserves. kyivindependent.com/oil-refinery... #Ukraine

Oh. We’re back to threatening genocide.

Good morning! Ukraine struck no less than three major Russian oil targets last night. Here's a current view of the Slavyansk refinery:

'Het Verenigd Koninkrijk heeft aangekondigd geld vrij te maken voor het opzetten van een nieuwe gezamenlijke vloot van amfibische transportschepen met Nederland.' nieuws.nl/buitenland/v...

Venezuela: nog 50.000 mensen vermist. www.ad.nl/buitenland/j...

The cost of the Iran War has been massive. Direct military costs will likely approach $100 billion. But the total could be closer to $1 trillion when long-term costs from inflation impacts, debt interest payments, and veterans’ benefits are included. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart

Bingo board update!

Ook ChatGPT stelt nieuw model slechts beperkt beschikbaar op verzoek regering VS

🇺🇸🇮🇷The US and Iran struck each other again tonight.

Slavyansk-on-Kuban 😍

UK Successfully Test-fired Three Low-Cost, Deep-Strike Weapons Intended for Ukraine Named One Way Effectors (OWE), these weapons are ground-launched and capable of hitting targets more than 500km away while carrying a powerful 225kg warhead. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/06/25/u...

🔥 Slavyansk-on-Kuban It is one of the largest oil refineries in the Russian Federation, supplying the Southern Federal District and the occupied Crimea with oil products.

"Centcom said in a statement, 'Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit MT Kiku,' a Panama-flagged tanker." @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Defence shot down: ▪️1/2 Zircon/Onyx anti-ship missiles ▪️6/6 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles ▪️125/142 UAVs Missile hits and 14 strike UAVs were recorded at 11 locations, as well as the fall of downed fragments at 13 locations.

'Explosions, fires reported in Kyiv amid Russian missile attack' kyivindependent.com/explosions-r...

⚡️Explosions again reported in Kyiv amid Russian missile attack. Explosions were again reported in the capital around 2:35 a.m. local time, amid a barrage of incoming Russian missiles.

🤩 A view 45 km from Slavyansk-on-Kuban!

‘US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal’ apnews.com/article/iran...

2 am, Kyiv is sleeping. An air raid siren sounds, 1 minute later explosions. Shelling with ballistic missiles… People have no chance to hide in a bomb shelter. Only terrorists do this!

There's a ballistic missie attack on Kyiv. Five explosions were heard - at least 5 missiles are believed to have been fired from Russia. Air defence was again filmed taking down the high speed targets. It's not known if any rockets struck the capital.

During the period from 01:56 to 02:34, 6x Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 2x Zircon anti-ship missiles were launched from the Bryansk and Kursk regions over the territory of Kyiv. Approximately 6/8 targets were destroyed by the Kyiv's Patriot air defense system. t.me/monitoringwa...

Fkc that was some scary sh%t I gotta say. Trying to get my breathing back. Adrenaline is crazy

Explosions just now in Kyiv. Russia just attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles

Krasnodar Oblast.

🔥🤩🤩🤩 Slavyansk-on-Kuban

Drones attacked the oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Russia. The extent of the damage has not yet been confirmed. #Russia

'US military says it struck multiple targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks' apnews.com/article/iran...

Oekraïense droneaanval op doelen in Rusland. De groene pijlen zijn kruisraketten, de blauwe zijn drones met een jetmotor.

Norwegian F-35As Shadow Russian Tu-160 Bombers Near Arctic Circle Norwegian F-35s intercepted a flight of Tu-160s and MiG-31BMs, supported by an Il-78M tanker, which were involved in a 16-hour patrol over the Norwegian and Barents Seas. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/06/27/n...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about the dynamics between the NATO alliance, its leader, and President Trump.

Over on X - Elon Musk boosting Rupert Lowe tweet calling immmigrants "third world savages" - so another day ending in Y. Musk also replied "yes" to this in another post reply to Lowe.

Ossoff: "This is what happens when you send your son in law Jared to cosplay as a diplomat. Despite zero qualifications, Prince Jared was tapped to lead Middle East diplomacy. Now remember Jared's slush fund already got $2 billion from the Saudi Crown Prince ... "

Fire Point chief designer Shtilerman on the new 800 km-range FP-9 ballistic missile: “We will test the engine this month and expect to begin test flights soon. As soon as a test flight shows that everything is working properly, the next flight should be launched toward Moscow.”

⚡️Trump 'skeptical' of Putin, may dismiss Russia's Alaska summit demands, Axios reports. The so-called "Alaska understanding" refers to Moscow's request that Washington to pressure Ukraine to withdraw completely from Donbas, a source previously told the Kyiv Independent.

'That world you say you carry on your shoulders, is it in the room with us now?'

Luchtalarm in Kyiv. Naderende (jet)drones.

De route van het containerschip EVER LOVELY. Voer in de territoriale wateren van Oman, niet in de eigenlijke Straat van Hormuz. Naar verluidt getroffen door een Iraanse drone, maar volgens diverse berichten werd het schip getroffen aan de stuurboordzijde (=rechterzijde) van de brug.