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The Pentagon is considering outsourcing warship design and building to Korea and Japan with a proposed $1.85 billion feasibility study into the project within the proposed budget for 2027, with the study to look at the feasibility of adopting or co-producing advanced hulls such as Japan’s Mogami-class and Korea’s Daegu-class frigates to supplement the U.S. Navy, according to USNI News.
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Open Source Intel
WATCH 🔴

Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala erupts, sending lava and ash high into the sky. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2049381954223587476/video/1
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Open Source Intel
The IDF says a suspected Hezbollah drone was intercepted over southern Lebanon near where Israeli troops are deployed.
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OSINTdefender
His Majesty, King Charles lll joked about the ongoing construction on the White House’ East Wing during tonight State Dinner alongside President Trump, telling guests: “And if I may say so, it is a particular pleasure to be back in this wonderful building, the heart of your democracy. On this occasion, I cannot help noticing the readjustments to the East Wing, Mr. President, following your visit to Windsor Castle last year. And I'm sorry to say that we British, of course, made our own small attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in 1814.”
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King Charles lll continues with his jokes during tonight’s White House State Dinner: “This said, our French friends can feel equally at home with a glance at a map. Indeed, you recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. Dare I say that if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French.”
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Open Source Intel
IDF and Shin Bet: Iyad Shambari, chief of operations in Hamas's intelligence division, was killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza yesterday.

Shambari was involved in gathering intelligence on IDF troops for attacks and took part in planning the October 7 massacre. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2049386772937736696/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Iran's Tasnim agency released unreleased footage of eliminated IRGC Ground Forces chief Mohammad Pakpour and Ali Larijani at the Turkey border. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2049387976870781297/video/1
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Visioner
RT @NSTRIKE1231: 🇨🇳🇯🇵 China’s Coast Guard said it drove away a Japanese fishing vessel near the disputed Diaoyu Islands, claiming the boat had entered its territorial waters and warning Tokyo to stop what it described as provocative actions.

Video is half AI https://twitter.com/NSTRIKE1231/status/2049388962095976839/video/1
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Open Source Intel
UPDATE: At least 2 dead and 11 hospitalized after a plane crashed into a hangar at Parafield Airport in Adelaide, Australia, local media reports.

Contributed by @AZ_Intel_. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2049389218086965461/video/1
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Visioner
🇬🇧🇺🇲 “Indeed, Mr. President, you recently remarked that without the United States, European countries would be speaking German today.

Dare I say that if it were not for us, you would be speaking French?” — King Charles III, during a diplomatic exchange with Donald Trump in Washington.
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Nuno Felix
RT @BrettErickson28: Before everyone gets all up in arms on my comments surrounding the likely failure of the U.S. blockade and economic warfare campaign, here is helpful context:

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, an EXTREMELY hawkish DC think tank are the ones that put forth the “oil well shut-in”/“$500M/day”/“public uprisings from economic collapse” theory.

They promised this would happen within 13 days of the blockade. It has now been 15 days. No shut-ins. No economic collapse. No public uprisings.

Twice now, we have forgone a second round of negotiations in Islamabad due to our unwillingness to lift the blockade in the belief the promised outcomes will occur.

If it takes 16 days compared to 13? Small miscalculation. But 30 days? 50 days? Entirely different calculus.

The purpose of the blockade and sanctions imposed under Operation Economic Fury is meant to cause such great economic devastation to Iran that it brings them to the negotiating table in an expeditious manner that produces the desired diplomatic outcomes we could not achieve through kinetic strikes.

For this theory to work, two things need to be true:

1) Catastrophic oil well shut-ins, rapid hyperinflation of the Rial, total economic collapse (ideally which causes mass uprisings). These then need to produce the desired diplomatic outcomes.

2) It needs to happen FAST. Initially, it was promised by 13 days of the imposition of the blockade. We are now at day 15, and even the first step of oil well shut-ins has yet to take place.

If either number 1 or number 2 fail, it results in catastrophic global economic damage without the desired results.
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Nuno Felix
RT @michaeldweiss: Israel’s gone from neutral about the largest land war in Europe to now benefiting from Russia’s theft of sovereign land and grain. All this as Moscow backs Iran with targeting packages against U.S. and aligned forces in the Gulf and after it hosted Hamas within weeks of the 10/7 pogrom. Ukraine’s diaspora in Israel may not be as large as Russia’s but it isn’t insignificant either.

In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability. This applies, in particular, to grain stolen by Russia. Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived at a port in Israel and is preparing to unload. This is not – and cannot be – legitimate business. The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying.

Russia is systematically seizing grain on temporarily occupied Ukrainian land and organizing its export through individuals linked to the occupiers. Such schemes violate the laws of the State of Israel itself. Ukraine has taken all necessary steps through diplomatic channels to prevent such incidents. However, we see that yet another such vessel has not been stopped. I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform all partners of our state about the situation.

Based on information from our intelligence services, Ukraine is preparing a relevant sanctions package that will cover both those directly transporting this grain and the individuals and legal entities attempting to profit from this criminal scheme. We will also coordinate with European partners to ensure that the relevant individuals are included in European sanctions regimes.

Ukraine counts on partnership and mutual respect with every state. We are genuinely working to enhance security, particularly in the Middle East region. We expect that the Israeli authorities will respect Ukraine and refrain from actions that undermine our bilateral relations. - Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
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RT @NSTRIKE1231: 🇺🇦 Mykhailo Fedorov:

🗣️ “We have tested a new type of FPV drone and are accelerating its delivery to the army. During trials, the drones covered distances of up to 25 km and successfully struck targets under various electronic warfare conditions.

Some solutions fully met all objectives in environments closely resembling real combat conditions.

We have already built the necessary system:

🔹 Simplified codification to shorten the path from development to the frontline;

🔹 Adjusted how requirements are formed — 80% of resources now go toward effective, battlefield-driven solutions, while 20% are focused on new technologies;

🔹 We conduct regular field testing together with Brave1.”

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Open Source Intel
Japan's PM says a Japanese oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude has transited the Strait of Hormuz.
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Open Source Intel
Sirens in Avivim warning of a suspected drone attack from Lebanon. IDF says it is investigating.
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Open Source Intel
President Donald Trump:

"I want to congratulate Charles on having made a fantastic speech today at Congress. He got the Democrats to stand, I've never been able to do that. I couldn't believe it!" https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2049402230546043234/video/1
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RT @NSTRIKE1231: 🇺🇦⚔️ President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to open arms exports:

🗣️ “Ukrainian companies will be given real access to partner-country markets, on the condition that our military is fully supplied with the weapons it needs first.

We have proposed a special cooperation format to our partners — Drone Deals — covering the joint production and supply of drones, missiles, ammunition, and other in-demand military equipment, as well as software and integration solutions.”

Video is generated by grok AI
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The Spectator Index
Trump post about Iran. https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/2049403522308100404/photo/1
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