…Persian Gulf: This afternoon CENTCOM targeted another merchant vessel for attempting to violate the American blockade of Iranian ports. The M/T *LEXIE* was struck with a missile, marking the sixth such vessel targeted by the…

…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 DUE TO STRIKES. ISRAEL LAUNCHES GROUND INVASION OF LEBANON.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE…

…IRANIAN STRIKES AND AMERICAN BOMBINGS REMAIN CONSTANT AS GULF STATES MORE OPENLY CENSOR DAMAGE REPORTS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Persian Gulf: Over the weekend Iranian strikes on Dubai have continued, with the fuel point at the…

…COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER DIRECTOR RESIGNS IN PROTEST OF WAR.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Persian Gulf: Over the past few days, conflict within Baghdad has become more significant, as Iranian-backed militia groups concentrate attacks on the Green…

…IRANIANS CONDITIONALLY OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, SURGE OF SHIPS ATTEMPT TO DEPART THE PERSIAN GULF. CRIME WAVE STRIKES WASHINGTON DC. TERROR ATTACK SCARE STRIKES LONDON.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Middle East: Significant diplomatic events have…

…AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN IRAQ, NO SURVIVORS REPORTED.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Persian Gulf: Last night CENTCOM reported the loss of one KC-135 Stratotanker, which crashed in western Iraq. Rescue operations were conducted immediately, however…

…Her most recent name is the M/V *JIN LI* and last night she was inbound to the Persian Gulf to take on a cargo of Iranian oil at Iran's own ports. At the moment…

After the United States announced the implementation of Project Freedom, US Forces conducted kinetic strikes on 6x Iranian gunboats patrolling either the Strait of Hormuz, or the Persian Gulf itself. On the Iranian side, the IRGCN…

…The Iranians are very likely to retaliate by hitting one (or several) critical bridges throughout the region, on the south side of the Persian Gulf. The King Fahd Bridge linking Bahrain with the mainland was already…

…However, third-party maritime companies have confirmed via satellite imagery the transit of several sanctioned vessels into the Persian Gulf, through the American blockade. Analyst Comment: These vessels transited with their AIS transponders turned off, so…

…At the time, the Iranian targeting did occasionally strike these bases, but most of the Iranian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the American bases decently close to the Persian Gulf itself. So now, what's happening…

…A few dozen other ships have continued to enter/exit the Persian Gulf over the past few days (mostly local or Iranian-aligned traffic), and all shipping has so far used the new Iranian route to…

…In the Persian Gulf itself, Iranian targeting of merchant vessels continued overnight, as two ships reported being targeted.

…QATAR SHOOTS DOWN TWO IRANIAN FIGHTERS OVER PERSIAN GULF.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Middle East: The Gulf War continues to expand, with nearly every nation throughout the region being involved as airstrikes and drone/missile attacks…

…Even if we were to just avoid the Persian Gulf, avoid the Strait of Hormuz. Let's just take those two out of the equation. The coastline of Iran outside of the Strait of Hormuz is…

…This is a super complicated conflict and ordinarily this would really not be worthy of mention if the war in the Persian Gulf was not a factor. Nobody's going to care what goes on in…

…No style like caves that they've cut into the side of the waterway there on the coast of the Persian Gulf so that you can't really hit them. They're like submarine pens during…

…In the Persian Gulf, the Ayatollah's funeral has served as a sort of ceasefire-within-a-"ceasefire", and the United States and Iran took the past week to actually stop shooting at each other. During…

…The US and Iran have thirty days after Friday to allow shipping to resume, but 60 days after the agreement is signed, Iran will retain the right to charge tolls for access to the Persian Gulf…