🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Four KC-46A Pegasus refueling aircraft are supporting six EA-18G Growler electronic warfare fighter jets as they fly to Spain, with a further deployment towards CENTCOM likely.

🇮🇷 — Both the Iranian Navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy will soon conduct naval exercises.

The IRGC Navy will be conducting live-fire naval exercises in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, including areas where international shipping operates. Disruption is expected, and this exercise is likely to show Iran's capabilities in disrupting shipping should the United States attack.

The Iranian Navy, in coordination with the Russian Navy and the People's Liberation Army Navy, will be conducting naval exercises in the Sea of Oman. Notably, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was spotted there a few days ago, according to public flight tracking data showing US Navy aircraft takeoffs in the area.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — The USS Delbert D. Black guided missile destroyer has arrived in the Middle East and will soon dock in Eliat, Israel.

🇮🇷 — Map of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's live-fire naval exercises; international shipping is warned to avoid the area on Sunday and Monday.

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 The U.S. has deployed 8 destroyers and an aircraft carrier near the Middle East, with a total of 756 VLS cells available for strike and air defense missiles

The buildup comes as the US begins to surge additional fighters and air defense assets amid escalating tensions with Iran.

🔗 OSINT Technical

🇺🇸🤝🇸🇦 — Saudi minister of defense arrived at Washington.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Trump had just pinned yesterday's post on “TruthSocial” in which he threatened Iran with a “massive Armada” on the way.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Two KC-135R Stratotankers and one KC-46 Pegasus are moving eastwards across the Atlantic, ferrying EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets and/or F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Earlier yesterday, F-35As previously in SOUTHCOM participating in Operation Southern Spear against Venezuela were also redeployed across the Atlantic.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — There is no confirmation regarding any ferrying of B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers towards the Pacific; the tankers supporting them flew a very irregular flight route not aligned with past flight routes towards bases in the Pacific, it was likely an exercise.