UK yesterday raised the threat level to three - critical - for shipping in the Gulf acc to @Jeremy_Hunt. But that was also done at the time of the British Heritage incident less than two weeks ago. Does that mean the threat level was lowered during that time???

Whoever walks into No 10 on Wednesday the hiatus in power in the UK has gone on too long. We are being tested by friends and enemies. We need leadership. This is not a game. #Britaindeservesbetter.

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#UPDATE: First VHS audio released by @GlobalDyrad allows to us to hear British officer aboard HMS Montrose addressing the British tanker Stena Impero, at the same time the IRGC is addressing the tanker ordering it to alter course, obey & it will be “safe”.…

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Seizure of UK tanker was an accident waiting to happen. It suggests the lack of a coherent strategy on Iran at a time of flux with @theresa_may on her way out. It also again exposes UK limitations to defend its interests after decades of @DefenceHQ cuts …

This photo of @PennyMordaunt is just incredible. What an inspiration to young women across the country, showing that one day they can be in charge of HM Armed Forces. Under the command of a female PM, a female SoS (and a female Monarch 😂), we should all be…

Iran is becoming a drone superpower https://t.co/KeW5OFeHLF

#BREAKING #Iran|ian official says all crew members of seized British-operated tanker Stena Impero are "safe and in good health": TV

At 4am SAA UAVs spotted mobilisation by terrorists from abdien & qeratah towards qasabieh, SAA ambushed the attackers & destroyed a BMP, two turkish made armoured cars & T-62 tank.

Been watching this swirl in GOES16 imagery all day - fairly well defined in IR2 imagery - this afternoon, told Kathy if this were mid-August I would be very concerned. Well, it's July, and the NHC just put the 5 day development chance at 20%. #Tropics

This is pretty routine, at least with other nations during FONOPS, but I find the timing interesting that SOUTHCOM would choose now to publicize it. https://t.co/vrfg6nNAgr

#BREAKING: Iranian @PressTV showing the Stena Impero docked near Bandar Abbas, Iranian flag was hanged on-top of the ship

This map shows the Stena Impero was in Omani Territorial Sea when it was intercepted by Iranian forces. Blue Line: Route SI was taking on Friday as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz. Red Square: Location SI was intercepted, boarded and re-routed into…

#Venezuela Russian-made fighter jet "aggressively shadowed" @USNavy signal intelligence propeller plane on Friday, according to @DeptofDefense. https://t.co/DXt58NvnZR

A small Iranian flag now flies over the Stena Impero as IRGC forces continue its detention near Bandar Abbas.

#USNavy LHD-4 #USSBoxer wake seen here on @sentinel_hub Sentinel-2 imagery from July 18th 2019. The wake was at this moment a little less than 29 kms (15.43 nm) from Hengam Island #Iran.

1 of 2 JUST RELEASED #Venezuela SU-30 Flanker “aggressively shadowed” a U.S. EP-3 aircraft at an unsafe distance July 19, jeopardizing the crew & aircraft. The EP-3 was performing a multi-nationally recognized & approved mission in international airspace…

#BREAKING Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets at anti-government protesters

@IntelCrab This isn't a thing. Ex-merchant navy officer here. It is standard practise to fly the flag of the country you are docked in on the starboard halyard during daylight hours. You will get fined in some countries (USA, China) for failing to do so.

@MiracleNinja777 @IntelCrab Because some people unaware with maritime tradition and customs will consider the raising of the Iranian flag as some sort of statement. Now, if they had raised the Iranian flag on the stern flagpole (where the UK red ensign will…