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//The Wire//2130Z December 1, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: GAZA CEASEFIRE HAS BROKEN. TENSIONS REMAIN IN NORTHERN BRAZIL.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: In Gaza, the ceasefire between Isra

//The Wire//2300Z July 24, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TARGETING CONTINUES TO ESCALATE THROUGHOUT MIDDLE EAST. EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED DURING RAID IN IRELAND. SHILOH HENDRIX CONVICTED OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN LANDMARK FREE S

//The Wire//2000Z July 16, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE DAMASCUS. ATTEMPTED FIREBOMBER ARRESTED IN MICHIGAN. CONCERNS MOUNT REGARDING SECRET BRITISH PLAN TO HOUSE AFGHAN MIGRANTS.//  -----BEGIN TEARL

//The Wire//2000Z March 3, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: DRONE AND MISSILE ATTACKS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE PERSIAN GULF. SAUDI FORCES DEPLOY TO QUELL RIOTS IN BAHRAIN. MAJOR OIL FACILITIES SHUT DOWN THROUGHOUT MIDDLE EAST D

//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

ng residences along the Lebanese border. This follows weeks of targeting in Lebanon, and a general increase in combat conditions along the border. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: In typical fashion, contradicto

//The Wire//2200Z February 1, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PROTESTS CONTINUE IN EUROPE, DESPITE LACK OF MEDIA COVERAGE// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- United Kingdom: An acid attack wounds 12 people in

//The Wire//2230Z January 11, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRAN RE-HIJACKS OIL TANKER. PROTESTS CONTINUE IN EUROPE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: The M/V ST NIKOLAS (an oil tanker bound f

//The Wire//2300Z November 14, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PENTAGON ANNOUNCES OPERATION SOUTHERN SPEAR IN CARIBBEAN. IRAN HIJACKS OIL TANKER. ATTEMPTED STABBING REPORTED AT PARIS TRAIN STATION.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----

//The Wire//1700Z March 12, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MEDIA REPORTS MINES LAID IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. MULTIPLE SHIPS STRUCK BY EXPLOSIVE BOATS IN PERSIAN GULF. THREATS TO AMERICAN HOMELAND REMAIN ELEVATED.// -----BEGIN TE

//The Wire//2100Z November 27, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WARTIME PREPARATIONS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT EUROPE, USA PLANS NEXT AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: Throughout th

//The Wire//2300Z July 29, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR IN MIDDLE EAST EXPANDS TO AFRICA AS DRONE ATTACK REPORTED IN EGYPT. IRAN CONDUCTS MORE MISSILE STRIKES ON AMERICAN BASES IN MIDDLE EAST, UNITED STATES BEGINS RESP

//The Wire//2300Z February 3, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: US NAVY SHOOTS DOWN IRANIAN DRONE NEAR THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN CSG. IRANIAN FORCES ATTEMPT TO HIJACK STRATEGIC AMERICAN OIL TANKER. CHINESE BIOLAB RAIDED AT RESIDENCE

//The Wire//2300Z February 6, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRANIAN FORCES HIJACK TWO VESSELS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. GRENADE ATTACK REPORTED IN FRANCE. RUSSIAN GENERAL TARGET OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN MOSCOW. DETAILS EMERGE

//The Wire//2300Z July 2, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRANIANS CLOSE AIRSPACE TO COMMERCIAL AVIATION. FBI GETS NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: This afternoon I

//The Wire//2100Z April 25, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: INDIA-PAKISTAN TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH. POSSIBLE IED DISCOVERED AT FORT BRAGG GATE. TWO JUDGES ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF HARBORING ILLEGALS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----

//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

//The Wire//2300Z August 25, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CIA DIRECTOR CONDUCTS MYSTERIOUS VISIT TO MOSCOW. AMERICAN TRADE DISPUTE WITH CANADA DETERIORATES AS BOTH SIDES DIG IN AND ANNOUNCE MUTUAL TARIFFS. IRAN STRIKES ANO

//The Wire//2330Z October 26, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL CONTINUES LIMITED CLEARANCE OPERATIONS AS ROCKET ATTACKS INTENSIFY.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: Rocket attacks by

//The Wire//2130Z January 27, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TRUCKER PROTESTS BEGIN ORGANIZING FOR SOUTHERN U.S. BORDER// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: As the war in Gaza continues, Israel am