Additional alerts now for Taif Governorate from Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning System.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. officials have linked high resolution satellite imagery obtained by Iran from Chinese entities to the July 17 Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops and wounded several others. The below video from Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base first surfaced within hours of the attack.
The officials did not identify the Chinese entities or allege that the Chinese government was directly involved. They say Iran obtained imagery both before and after the attack, and that the finding is the clearest evidence so far of Chinese support having lethal consequences for U.S. forces. China has rejected the allegations and demanded proof.
The report also says that U.S. officials are also concerned Chinese assistance could be helping Iran track American naval forces. That concern comes as Iran's ability to target moving U.S. warships has appeared to improve during recent attacks.
The Trump administration has previously sanctioned Chinese satellite companies over imagery it said could be used to target U.S. forces. The latest finding comes ahead of a planned Sept. 24 meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-links-chinese-satellite-imagery-to-iranian-strike-that-killed-three-troops-ca0b4be3
The officials did not identify the Chinese entities or allege that the Chinese government was directly involved. They say Iran obtained imagery both before and after the attack, and that the finding is the clearest evidence so far of Chinese support having lethal consequences for U.S. forces. China has rejected the allegations and demanded proof.
The report also says that U.S. officials are also concerned Chinese assistance could be helping Iran track American naval forces. That concern comes as Iran's ability to target moving U.S. warships has appeared to improve during recent attacks.
The Trump administration has previously sanctioned Chinese satellite companies over imagery it said could be used to target U.S. forces. The latest finding comes ahead of a planned Sept. 24 meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-links-chinese-satellite-imagery-to-iranian-strike-that-killed-three-troops-ca0b4be3
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While in Dublin, Ireland, U.S. President Donald J. Trump told reporters that the Houthis have been in contact with his administration and urged the U.S. not to get involved, further saying that they have let the majority of ships through, save Saudi vessels.
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More information about the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG)/IRG-aligned force’s offensive against the Houthis to the south, that ultimately, culminated in failure. According to CNN, citing a number of officials and sources with knowledge on the matter, the Saudis failed to embed key enablers, such as JTACs and FSOs (rightly mentioned by John Ridge) with IRG/IRG-aligned forces during their offensive. This enabled the Houthis to make considerable gains, due to the absence of Saudi airstrikes, during counteroffensive operations, that ultimately led to the capture of the key port city of Mocha and islands from which they can exercise control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that 100 commercial vessels have now been redirected since the resumption of the U.S. naval blockade of Iran.
In previous updates, CENTCOM has also reported boarding two vessels to ensure compliance with blockade directives and disabling three others after they failed to comply.
In previous updates, CENTCOM has also reported boarding two vessels to ensure compliance with blockade directives and disabling three others after they failed to comply.
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We’ve now received footage from a source on the ground at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, during Iran’s attacks on U.S. infrastructure there earlier in the week, where Patriot missile batteries worked overtime to mitigate the threat of Iranian fires. We have blurred out portions of the video and cut the video so individual voices, names, and the locations of the batteries themselves are not shared
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U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Littoral Combat Force 24 (LCF24) fire a 60MM mortar during a training event at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico on September 2nd. As a subordinate to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), LCF24 deployed to Puerto Rico to support Joint Task Force-Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) and Department of War operations in the region.
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In a first, Ukraine’s navy has announced and released footage of an engagement between two USVs. Per the release, a Ukrainian Sargan 3000, with a platformed .50 M2 Browning heavy machine gun, engaged and destroyed a Russia USV in the Black Sea.
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President Donald J. Trump said today that Ukraine should stop striking Russian oil refineries and diesel infrastructure, arguing that the attacks are contributing to a global diesel shortage. He specifically told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russia’s diesel supply, while saying the resulting fuel shortage is pushing U.S. diesel prices above $6 a gallon.
Russia has restricted diesel exports while Ukrainian strikes have taken Russian refining capacity offline. At the same time, the war in the Middle East has disrupted oil exports from the Gulf, while the Strait of Hormuz disruption has sharply reduced the availability of Middle Eastern refined fuels. Global refining capacity is also running with limited spare capacity.
The result is competition for a shrinking pool of diesel. Europe is pulling more supplies from the U.S. and other alternative suppliers as Russian and Middle Eastern exports decline, while U.S. diesel inventories are unusually low heading into the fall and winter demand period. EIA says global distillate production is expected to remain below last year's levels in the coming months.
Russia has restricted diesel exports while Ukrainian strikes have taken Russian refining capacity offline. At the same time, the war in the Middle East has disrupted oil exports from the Gulf, while the Strait of Hormuz disruption has sharply reduced the availability of Middle Eastern refined fuels. Global refining capacity is also running with limited spare capacity.
The result is competition for a shrinking pool of diesel. Europe is pulling more supplies from the U.S. and other alternative suppliers as Russian and Middle Eastern exports decline, while U.S. diesel inventories are unusually low heading into the fall and winter demand period. EIA says global distillate production is expected to remain below last year's levels in the coming months.
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President Donald J. Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. will remove its tariff on Irish whiskey, currently set at 10%.
The tariff had been 15% before being reduced to 10% in July as part of the broader U.S.-EU tariff regime. President Trump made the announcement in Ireland after saying Prime Minister Micheál Martin, Irish Open winner Shane Lowry and others had urged him to remove it.
President Trump did not specify when the tariff would actually be eliminated. The move follows his earlier decision to restore zero-tariff treatment for UK whiskey, including Scotch, which took effect in July.
The tariff had been 15% before being reduced to 10% in July as part of the broader U.S.-EU tariff regime. President Trump made the announcement in Ireland after saying Prime Minister Micheál Martin, Irish Open winner Shane Lowry and others had urged him to remove it.
President Trump did not specify when the tariff would actually be eliminated. The move follows his earlier decision to restore zero-tariff treatment for UK whiskey, including Scotch, which took effect in July.
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According to a release from U.S. Central Command, since the resumption of the blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iran, 101 vessels have been redirected. This comes as the planned meeting between Iranian and Gulf nation officials over the Strait of Hormuz has now been postponed, per Oman’s foreign minister.
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According to @BarakRavid, citing a Gulf official, the meeting between Iran and other Gulf nations was postponed because of the language of the current proposal on the table for administration of the Strait of Hormuz. Per Ravid, Saudi Arabia submitted amendments, due to the language of the proposal not being satisfactory with it or the other Gulf Cooperation Council member states.
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