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…https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/well/cruise-ship-virus-fatal-outbreak.html Trump statement on Strait: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116512555123589170 Germany 1: https://www.reuters.com/world/car-rams-into-crowd-people…

…Iranian forces have seized the Israeli-linked container ship M/V MCS ARIES in the Strait of Hormuz. -HomeFront- New York: A riot broke out between police and Palestinian supporters in midtown Manhattan following weeks of…

…https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/iran-war-oil-tanker-strait-hormuz.html Freedom Convoy: https://globalnews.ca/news/9048900/toronto-police-freedom-convoy-protest-policing-cost/ Maine Border Crossing: https://www.mainepublic.org/immigration…

…Overnight, Iran struck another tanker vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel has been identified as the M/T AL SALAM II, a Kuwaiti-owned tanker attempting to exit the Gulf. Analyst Comment: Claims are…

…Last night, the Houthis claimed to have partially closed the Bab el Mandeb Strait, threatening another major global maritime chokepoint. This announcement has been implemented as a blockade of Saudi ports, with the Houthi's claiming…

…The M/V ST NIKOLAS (an oil tanker bound for Turkey) was hijacked by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 50 NM north of Oman. AC: There is more to this incident than meets…

…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 this time. United Kingdom: Following the withdrawal of…

…China continues military drills in the vicinity of the Taiwan Strait, following Taiwanese elections last week. -HomeFront- USA: Congress quietly passes a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. The funding bill, passed with bipartisan…

…China’s exercise (Joint Sword-2024A) has so far involved a handful of ships carrying out demonstrations and joint maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait. AC: A few days ago, Lai Ching-te was sworn in as…

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…

…China launches military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. AC: This is almost certainly a power-projection move intended to coincide with Taiwan’s own exercises to test defenses against a probable Chinese invasion. However, Taiwanese defense…

…https://x.com/mpls_spring/status/2018002351521415346 Strait of Hormuz 1: https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2018647378581139885 Minneapolis 2: https://x.com/FordFischer/status/2018548959933759871 California 1: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/vandals-trash…

…https://news.usni.org/2025/06/16/aircraft-carrier-uss-nimitz-sailing-west-through-strait-of-malacca Westfest Shooting 2: https://kutv.com/news/local/draft-multiple-people-shot-at-west-valley-festival-at-least-one…

…Last night Iran struck another tanker vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, which resulted in the vessel being disabled just off the coast of Oman. The vessel has not been identified as of this report, however…

…https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/04/beyond-oil-lng-commodities-impacted-closure-hormuz-strait/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Bahrain 1: https://www.wuft.org/2026-04-03/evacuation-of-u-s-troops-from-mideast-base…

…Following the recent escalation of the war, the Houthis have claimed to close the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to American and Israeli vessels. Analyst Comment: Now, a second major maritime choke point is threatened. During this…

…This morning Iranian forces seized a crude oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The M/T *TALARA* was hijacked and taken into Iranian waters. This vessel is flagged out of the Marshall Islands, but is…

…Another Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the USS *MIGUEL KIETH* (ESB 5) is also projected to be approaching the operational area, after having transited the Strait of Malacca and should be arriving on station soon (though it…

…The Houthis struck another vessel in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait last night. Analyst Comment: Locals claim this vessel wa

…This morning one merchant vessel reported being struck by an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) near the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The UKMTO reported the vessel as being sunk during the attack. The incident occurred so quickly…