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…TURKISH MERCHANTS STRUCK BY UKRAINIAN DRONES IN BLACK SEA. WILDFIRE RESPONSE CONTINUES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS ARSON REMAINS A CONCERN.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: This morning Iranian attacks continued in the Strait of Hormuz…

…CSG-2 steaming into the Mediterranean Sea. US deploys B-1B LANCE

…Red Sea/HOA: Houthi targeting continues as before. Last night a commercial vessel was reportedly targeted with two cruise missiles in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. No further information on the success of this attack at…

…CONFLICT CONTINUES IN THE RED SEA. NAVALNY DEATH INCREASES INTL TENSIONS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Russia: Much consternation abounds concerning the death of Putin critic Alexei Navalny. Pro-Russian sources are quick to point out that…

…WAR CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST AS CHINA BEGINS MAKING DIPLOMATIC MOVES. UNITED STATES DEPLOYS SECOND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT TO CENTCOM.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Middle East: Iranian forces successfully engaged an American F-35 aircraft during…

…Black Sea: Due to the rise in targeting of commercial vessels, Bulgaria has requested additional NATO assets to defend their airspace. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov stated that Bulgaria has requested missile defense and anti-drone systems…

…CSG-2 is not yet in the Mediterranean Sea, only having departed Norfolk this morning after a delay. This battle group will likely be observed transiting Gibraltar in approximately 10 days. CSG-12 remains O/S…

…this is a more prolonged cancellation as the potential for military action in the region remains elevated. South America: Unrest continues in Venezuela, along with substantial information warfare efforts to shape the perception of what is…

…Red Sea/HOA: Houthi attacks have intensified over the past few days, with substantial missile and drone attacks being reported along the Saudi East-West Pipeline. Abnormal flaring was observed at two pumping stations on Saturday…

…Israeli forces continued their northern push along an axis of advance from the south, and from the east.

…DIPLOMATIC TENSIONS INCREASE IN MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH AMERICA. MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING RESULTS IN INCREASED THREAT RISK AS MANY PEOPLE DECLARE SUPPORT FOR THE KILLER.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Indications and warnings are growing regarding…

…Though that military operation departed the news headlines after a few weeks, even as of a year later (even before the Iran war began), many maritime shipping companies were avoiding the Red Sea a full year…

…In addition to American aircraft leaving their transponders on for the majority of their flights, China has dutifully been using their own satellite imagery networks to show the world where American forces are being deployed to.

…This is a newer class of vessel that functions as an Expeditionary Sea Base. Quietly sending her back to her home port in Greece would be a strategically useful move to bolster US Naval assets in…

…Overnight, North Korean forces also launched approximately 10x SRBMs into the Sea of Japan. France: Reports continue to mount that France either has, or is about to, deploy troops to Ukraine in some manner. Following the…

…past few weeks. US DoS rhetoric indicates a potential mass evacuation campaign of USPER in the region. South America: Tensions flare between Venezuela and Guyana following a long-standing territorial dispute regarding mineral rights. Diplomats on…

…This southern advance now threatens the logistical corridor used by the Russian Naval base in Tartus, Russia’s only direct access point for the Mediterranean Sea that does not involve going through the Turkish Straits. Lebanon…

…Taiwanese and American tensions with China have escalated following the quiet announcement that the U.S. will permanently station Special Forces troops at observation posts on the islands of Kinmen and Matsu. These troops will be…

…A total of 7x Central and South American migrants were arrested yesterday in conjunction with a jewelry heist that occurred back in May.

…Red Sea/HOA: The U.S. continues to conduct (now) routine strikes in Yemen, allegedly targeting cruise missiles readying to launch, and alleged Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs). Yemeni attacks against commercial shipping have waned over the…