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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 In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two sources briefed on the intelligence said.

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.

Iran and Unexpected Long Wars [Updated] Short wars and interventions, regardless of the intentions of those who design and order them, can easily become long wars. While the attacks have begun, campaign duration remains unknown.

“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....

The far-right Bundestag aide and his rapping FSB case officer 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. Also, hi...

“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

On this day in 1943, a 16 year old Dutch Jewish boy and his father perished in Schoppinitz forced labour camp. His sister, Amalia, was murdered in Sobibor on the 11 Jun 1943. His mother survived the Shoah. His name was David Colthof

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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

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

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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."
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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
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You can't ignore the middle class forever Student Loans, Doctors’ Strikes and the Return of Class Consciousness

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Student fees and the doctors strikes are pointing to a new shift in politics. As Plan 2 graduates hit their thirties, they are finding the graduate bargain is thinner and thinner.

It's the new, ignored squeezed middle.

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