taiwan strait

…The USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG is steaming for the Strait of Malacca, and the two carriers already on station are still cutting waves in the Arabian Sea. On the diplomatic front, not much is known about…

…However, things in the Strait of Hormuz, the only thing that really matters in this entire conflict at this point, are still very much at a point of contention. So, that's kind of going on…

…Chinese military drills in the vicinity of Taiwan continue. Overnight, Taiwan reported a slight decrease in the overall numbers of Chinese vessels and aircraft observed, reporting 34x PLA aircraft and 16x PLAN vessels operating near Taiwan…

…The Iranians have continued to strike vessels nearly daily in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis have continued hitting Saudi refineries down south in the Red Sea region. Over in Europe, the war in Ukraine…

…Chinese incursion flights in the Taiwan Strait continue. 27x PLA aircraft, 7x PLAN vessels were detected operating in the Strait last night. AC: Again falling short of a major imminent wartime indicator, these incursions are taking…

…more than to Monitor and presence Patrol the South China Sea in the event that China invades Taiwan same thing with the Russians except they're gonna they're gonna kick around uh up north and…

…These two pipelines were the main avenue of bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, so if the Houthis took them offline, this will have an immediate and devastating impact to the global energy crisis. Yemen: Throughout the…

…shortages caused by the reduction of petroleum production in the Middle East and with travel through the Strait of Hormuz being restricted. President Heine signed the declaration yesterday, and various committees have been formed to determine…

…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…

…On the rhetoric front, this morning President Trump continued claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, posting a graphic which claims the Strait is now U.S. territory. Even though waterways traditionally can't be claimed…

…This is likely a continuation of Xi Jinping’s quest to consolidate power, which many consider to be a necessity in case of a politically challenging event, such as the eventual invasion of Taiwan. -----END TEARLINE…

otiating team if Iran closes the Strait again in response to Israeli advances in Lebanon. Upon these remarks being broadcast, the Iranian delegation walked out of a photo op that had been planned with VP Vance…

…throughout the South Pacific if a prolonged conflict were to break out between China and you know Taiwan or something like that some kind of situation in the South Pacific Australia is going to be mightily…

…MULTIPLE SHIPS TARGETED BY IRANIANS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. IRANIAN DRONE STRIKES REPORTED IN OMAN. POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACK OCCURS IN SWITZERLAND.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Middle East: Drone attacks throughout the Persian Gulf continue as before…

…Neither platform has popped up on AIS tracking for a while, but both were last spotted in the Strait of Malacca several weeks ago. And if they remained in the Indian Ocean or the Western Pacific…

…Traffic through the Strait has begun to trickle through in an organized manner as Iranian officials have cut deals with various nations, to allow their ships to transit the waterway. Around a dozen ships have passed…

…PLA ACTIVITY INCREASES IN TAIWAN STRAIT.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Slovakia: Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times by a gunman on the street following a meeting in Handlová. The assailant was detained at the…

…Based on the UKMTO reports alone, the US is planning to conduct military operations in the Strait, which sounds pretty clear to me. This could be an announcement of the wholesale targeting of Iranian shipping, or…

…and prepared in Saudi Arabia, with upgrades being carried out at several SAM sites throughout the Kingdom. Strait of Hormuz: Iranian targeting of commercial shipping has remained constant over the past few weeks. Numbers have varied…

eleased a batch of "time late" reports, confirming that a total of three merchant vessels were struck by Iranian cruise missiles while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past few days. Due to…