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…As a reminder, both Israel and Turkey openly invaded Syria during the collapse of the Assad regime (taking advantage of the chaos of the HTS advance). Though details are impossible to verify with any veracity, some…

//The Wire//2300Z March 4, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: GULF WAR CONTINUES AS ALLIED RADAR INSTALLATIONS TARGETED BY IRANIAN FORCES. US NAVY SINKS IRANIAN FRIGATE OFF COAST OF SRI LANKA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -Int

//The Wire//2100Z July 3, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: BORDER CLASHES EMERGE BETWEEN TURKEY AND SYRIA. ITALY INTERCEPTS SHIPS CARRYING CONCEALED CHINESE DRONES.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle Ea

//The Wire//2000Z November 9, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR CONTINUES IN GAZA. POLITICAL TARGETING RAMPS UP AROUND THE WORLD.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- European Front: In Spain, prominent polit

//The Wire//1900Z July 14, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR IN MIDDLE EAST REMAINS HOT WITH USA AND IRAN EXCHANGING HEAVY FIRE OVERNIGHT. NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALISTS ISSUED SUBPOENAS REGARDING THEIR REPORTING ON AIR FORCE O

//The Wire//2230Z January 9, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CIVIL CONFLICT BEGINS IN ECUADOR. SECDEF AUSTIN CONTINUES HOSPITALIZATION.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- South America: In Ecuador, President

//The Wire//1900Z July 22, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: BIDEN WITHDRAWS FROM RACE. ISRAEL COUNTERATTACKS HOUTHIS IN YEMEN. HEARINGS BEGIN IN CONGRESS ON FAILURES OF USSS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events-

…ved in Bandar Abbas, Jask, and Qeshm Island, along with more substantial strikes at the underground missile cities in Khorramabad and Yazd. Coastal targets remain an American priority as the ports and marinas housing small b

//The Wire//2100Z October 13, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Strait of Hormuz: Yesterday the UKMTO published a series of time-late reports regarding the targeting of merchant vessels in the region. All t

//The Wire//2300Z March 16, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRANIAN STRIKES AND AMERICAN BOMBINGS REMAIN CONSTANT AS GULF STATES MORE OPENLY CENSOR DAMAGE REPORTS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Persia

//The Wire//2330Z October 23, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ALASKA AIRLINES EXPERIENCES ATTEMPTED HIJACKING. CONFLICT CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: Rocket a

//The Wire//2300Z June 20, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: STRATEGIC AVIATION AND NAVAL FORCES CONTINUE STAGING IN MIDDLE EAST.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Targeting efforts by Iranian f

//The Wire//1800Z March 26, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: UKRAINE TARGETS RUSSIAN OIL INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR ST. PETERSBURG. QATAR SEEKS DEAL WITH IRAN TO CEASE IRANIAN ATTACKS ON QATARI OIL REFINERIES.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE

//The Wire//2200Z September 23, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIAN ICBM TEST FAILS. ISRAELI BOMBING IN LEBANON CONTINUES. DOJ RELEASES BOUNTY LETTER FROM WOULD-BE TRUMP ASSASSIN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -Internationa

//The Wire//1630Z February 10, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL PREPARES FOR INVASION OF RAFAH, EGYPT RESPONDS BY POSTURING.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Israel continues to prepare f

//The Wire//2130Z October 11, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAELI TARGETING OF UNITED NATIONS POSITIONS IN LEBANON DRAWS INTERNATIONAL CONCERN. KNOXVILLE EXPLOSIVE SITUATION STILL POSES THREAT TO LOCALS.// -----BEGIN TEAR

//The Wire//2130Z January 17, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RED SEA ATTACKS CONTINUE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Iran continues to conduct ballistic missile strikes. Strikes have been r

//The Wire//2300Z January 15, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PEACE AGREEMENT ALLEGEDLY REACHED IN GAZA. FORMER PRESIDENT YOON ARRESTED IN SOUTH KOREA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- South Korea: Follow

//The Wire//2100Z April 24, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: INDIA AND PAKISTAN ON THE BRINK OF WAR. ARREST MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW JERSEY WILDFIRE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- India/Pakistan: T

es of the Saudi empire. Europe: In a televised press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly stated the conditions for a peace proposal in Ukraine. -----END TEARLINE-----