⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇦 — Gilan’s Governor reported that the attack on the Bandar Anzali-registered commercial vessel at the Volga River external anchorage (Caspian Sea) resulted in one fatality and three crew injuries — Mehr citing regional official.

➡️ The attack "completely destroyed" the ship's command bridge during an iron-transport mission from Astrakhan to Bandar Anzali, rendering the vessel inoperable and disrupting an established regional trade corridor.

➡️ Iranian authorities categorized the incident as a "criminal act" and "attack on maritime trade security," alleging a strategic contradiction by "the enemy" regarding Strait of Hormuz security while vowing international legal follow-up.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇬🇺🇦 — Nikzad, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament during his speech:

«The criminal America is trapped in a quagmire. We must reiterate that the regulations governing the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the conditions before the war. We also advise the deluded American president to remove this cotton from his ear and leave the region, which has been the home of our people and our ancestors for thousands of years, before he experiences an even heavier defeat than the previous one.

Over the years, we have endured the obstructionist actions of European governments. We warn these governments, especially the new government of England, the parliament and government of Bulgaria, and the government of Ukraine, not to become pawns in the hands of America and to refrain from engaging in adventures that do not concern them.

The Islamic Republic of Iran will always exercise its legal right to defend its territorial integrity. Any point from which an attack on our country and our soil originates will undoubtedly be a legitimate target for our armed forces, and the reckless actions of the Ukrainian government will not go unpunished. By the grace and promise of God, and according to established historical precedent, the victory of the great Iranian nation is near.»

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇱🇮🇶🇮🇷 — Analysis from a Kurdish-Swedish journalist argues Israel should actively arm Kurdish liberation movements to counter Iranian influence, dismantle regional hostile proxy networks, and disrupt strategic axis routes across the Middle East, — The Jerusalem Post.

​➡️ Kurdish Freedom Party (PAK) Commander Gen. Hussein Yazdanpana stated Israeli-Kurdish strategic alignment serves mutual security interests, highlighting the potential for disciplined Kurdish forces in northwestern Iran to challenge Tehran's internal stability.

​➡️ The report calls for Israel to move beyond moral backing to direct defense cooperation, noting shared historical parallels and past diplomatic support, such as Israel's sole endorsement of the 2017 Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum.

​➡️ Supporting Kurdish groups across Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Turkey is presented as a counterweight against regional adversaries, while acknowledging that primary obstacles remain U.S. commitments to existing national borders.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇷🇪🇺🇺🇦 — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone call with EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas to discuss regional and international developments, strongly condemning a Ukrainian military attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, — According to Mehr News Agency.

​➡️ Araghchi called for firm responses from the UN Security Council, the European Union, and the international community, demanding full accountability for those responsible for the maritime strike and their supporters.

​➡️ Both diplomats addressed escalations in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz following Iranian military retaliations to U.S. aggression, emphasizing the urgent need for diplomatic initiatives to manage rising tensions.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🚨🇮🇷 — A tanker reportedly exploded in the Strait of Hormuz approximately one hour ago after striking a naval mine following a deviation from Iranian-mandated maritime routes, with an informed source characterizing the vessel as a "violating tanker" — Mehr News Agency citing Defense Press.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 — The late Senator Lindsey Graham aborted an early March plan to lobby President Trump for a joint US-Israel strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon after Prime Minister Netanyahu cautioned the move was "too far-reaching" — N12 citing documentary excerpts about Graham's life / WSJ.

➡️ Netanyahu reportedly informed the Senator that Israel is "currently focused on Iran" and argued that while threatening a broad attack serves as deterrence, executing it would leave Hezbollah with "no reason not to go all the way" against Israel, a scenario deemed contrary to current interests.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 — The Lebanese Army Command accused Israeli forces of "systematic destruction and violating international law" through widespread infrastructure sabotage and fire near military positions in Southern Lebanon, obstructing army deployment and civilian returns — Al-Jadeed citing Army Directorate of Guidance.

➡️ Kinetic actions include home demolition and machine gun fire in Kfar Tebnit, Bint Jbeil, and Tyre, the destruction of a Litani River Authority water project in Markaba, and the burning of agricultural lands in Aitaroun.

➡️ Fire near army posts in Nabatieh al-Fouqa and Zawtar al-Gharbiya reportedly hinders missions while the army monitors resident returns and maintains security in Frun and Sarifa in coordination with the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L).

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇱🇮🇷🇱🇧 — Israel's Alma Research Center warned that a combined Iranian and Hezbollah multi-domain assault targeting Haifa Bay, gas rigs, and desalination plants could cripple Israel’s vital energy and water lifelines, — THE JERUSALEM POST.

​➡️ Over 70% of Israel’s electricity and half of its water supply depend on offshore natural gas rigs and coastal desalination facilities, leaving essential services vulnerable to simultaneous drone, cruise missile, and naval attacks.

​➡️ Despite reduced capabilities, Hezbollah retains anti-ship cruise missiles—such as the Yakhont and Ghadir—alongside Iranian Paveh cruise missiles and ballistic options capable of striking maritime targets.

​➡️ Recent strikes hitting Haifa's Bazan oil refinery and proactive shutdowns of the Karish and Leviathan rigs highlight that targeting coastal energy infrastructure remains a core Iranian strategy to force costly self-inflicted shutdowns.

​➡️ Israel is reinforcing its defensive layers with Sa'ar 6 corvettes, land-based air defenses, and unmanned underwater vessels, but experts warn a synchronized multi-front swarm attack has yet to be fully tested.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇷 — Expediency Discernment Council member Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, a relative of Mojtaba Khamenei, reported that the Supreme Leader is currently "not in contact with anyone or any entity due to certain circumstances" but remains in good health — Ynet citing ILNA.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — President Donald Trump has suspended operations against Iran to facilitate diplomatic engagement, according to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz — Reuters citing Fox News.

➡️ Senior administration officials stated Trump prioritizes a "preference is diplomacy" but emphasized that recent military actions demonstrate consequences for failing to negotiate "in a serious way" as the President grants "talks some space."

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Tehran will cease military operations provided the U.S. maintains the current ceasefire, adhering to a reciprocal "attack for attack" doctrine already communicated to Washington — Reuters citing a senior Iranian official.

➡️ The official expressed "more skepticism than optimism" regarding the cessation of U.S. strikes, characterizing the current pause as "tactical and not real" rather than a strategic shift.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷🇶🇦🇵🇰 — The United States and Iran have submitted formal responses to a Pakistani-Qatari proposal to resume negotiations, amid efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and Pakistan to implement a 10-day ceasefire — Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadath citing Axios and regional sources.

➡️ Iran informed Pakistani officials that dialogue is "suspended" rather than terminated, expressing readiness to continue via the Washington-Tehran memorandum of understanding from prior points in Geneva, Doha, or Islamabad. Tehran demands a specific sequence: resolving the "Hormuz file" first, followed by frozen funds and the nuclear file, while explicitly rejecting any "new corridor" in the Strait.

➡️ The 10-day truce proposal requires a cessation of hostilities and the reopening of two shipping lanes: the southern Omani lane free from Iranian attacks and the northern Iranian lane free from the "American naval blockade." This builds on July 11 Muscat discussions where the U.S. demanded Iran publicly commit to keeping the Strait open to resolve the crisis that led to the MoU's collapse.

➡️ Parties are considering long-term maritime arrangements during the temporary truce, including a "Malacca model" where Iran collects a "reasonable service fee" for security services. Alternative proposals include depositing transit fees into a joint fund managed with the participation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to regulate shipping traffic.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🌏 — U.S. Central Command:

A MH-60R Sea Hawk delivers supplies to guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) in the Arabian Sea.

✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel