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…Oil onloading at Yanbu has completely shut down, and right now, the main way for the Saudis to export oil, would be to sneak tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, which they have been trying to…

…The war between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia has continued to increase in complexity following the Houthi strikes on the Jazan refinery last week. Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to fund and supply the official…

…Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have acknowledged strikes targeting their countries, however neither have confirmed how many drones/missiles have been intercepted. Analyst Comment: Note that these figures only encapsulate the munitions that were successfully intercepted and…

//The Wire//2300Z June 16, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: STRATEGIC MILITARY MOVEMENT INCREASES AMID EXPANSION OF THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. DOMESTIC INCIDENTS CONTINUE AT PROTESTS AND LARGE PUBLIC EVENTS.//  -----BEGIN TE

//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//1700Z May 21, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ICC CONSIDERS ARREST WARRANTS FOR ISRAELI AND HAMAS OFFICIALS. DETAILS OF IRANIAN HELO CRASH REMAIN CONTRADICTORY.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events-

//The Wire//1900Z December 23, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MARITIME ATTACKS EXPAND TO INDIAN OCEAN. SPAIN, ITALY LEAVE RED SEA TF.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Indian Ocean: The M/V CHEM PLUTO was a

//The Wire//2300Z December 19, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTER ALLEGEDLY FOUND DEAD AFTER BRIEF MANHUNT. STABBING ATTACK STRIKES TAIWAN. NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS CANCELED IN MANY NATIONS WORLDWIDE DUE T

//The Wire//2130Z October 2, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRAN STRIKES ISRAEL WITH BALLISTIC MISSILES. MASS SHOOTING REPORTED IN TEL AVIV. CONTROVERSY CONTINUES TO MOUNT IN SOUTHEASTERN DISASTER ZONE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE

//The Wire//1800Z June 3, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TARGETING EFFORTS INCREASE THROUGHOUT MIDDLE EAST AS U.S. TARGETS QESHM ISLAND, AND IRANIAN MISSILES AND DRONES STRIKE BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT. HOSTAGE SITUATION CONCLUDES

//The Wire//2030Z July 25, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIAN, CHINESE BOMBERS INTERCEPTED IN ALASKA ADIZ. IRAN MAKES MAJOR PROGRESS WITH RAIL LOGISTICS NETWORKS. INDICATORS MOUNT REGARDING POTENTIAL ISRAELI INVASION OF

//The Wire//2300Z April 17, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: 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 LO

o Saudi Arabia. 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…

//The Wire//1700Z December 2, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR CONTINUES IN GAZA. TENSIONS REMAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA IN ADVANCE OF REFERENDUM VOTE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: The war in

The Emirates and Saudis have likewise been the main belligerents actually conducting targeting efforts during the ceasefire, so they're also ready to go at a moment's notice. All diplomacy has failed so far, and…

RSK CHESAPEAKE and M/V MAERSK DETROIT (both American flagged, owned, and operated) were attacked with multiple cruise missiles as they attempted to run northbound through the Bab el Mandeb Strait under the escort of US N

//The Wire//2030Z August 23, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIAN PRISON OVERRUN BY ISIS MILITANTS. CANADIAN RAILROAD LABOR STRIKE HALTED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Russia:

e "hybrid warfare" tactics throughout Europe over the next few weeks, to include within Poland. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys also confirmed that Lithuania had the same intelligence, and concurred with Pola

//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//2300Z November 29, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR IN SYRIA ESCALATES AMID MAJOR REBEL OFFENSIVE. CYBER INCIDENTS CONTINUE IN EUROPE. CEASEFIRE LARGELY HOLDING IN LEBANON, DESPITE BOTH PARTIES CLAIMING VIOLATI