Nuno Felix
RT @PhilGordonDC: The Strait is effectively closed, ships are on fire, oil is near $100/bl, Russia is reaping windfalls, the SPR is half-empty and we seem to have no solution for either drones or mines. So to say administration "knew this was Iran's plan" not a defense but an indictment.

I received a classified briefing from the administration. It is categorically false that they did not plan for Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.

Lawmakers and national security officials have known for years that this was Iran’s plan once their backs were against the wall. - Tim Sheehy
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Nuno Felix
RT @nicholadrummond: Portugal taking Counter-UAS air defence seriously.

The Portuguese Army will be procuring Boxer Skyranger air defense vehicles via the EU's SAFE loans, according to the Minister of Defense, Nuno Melo. https://twitter.com/Drecas_2000/status/2032476598297841833/photo/1 - Drecas
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WarMonitor
More than $2 trillion in U.S. stock market value has been wiped out since the Iran war began, as surging oil prices and fears of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz shake global markets.
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Status-6 (War & Military News)
"When Saddam Hussein raided the island numerous times forty years ago and destroyed a number of storage tanks, Kharg Island was still able to export over 1.5 million barrels per day. Here's a 40 year old sat pic we keep handy."

Before everyone gets carried away with the bombing of Kharg Island, there are a few things to know:

- It's got a military presence like everything else in Iran. That's what was struck. They'll most likely get replaced ASAP from the mainland.

- It also has 55 crude oil storage tanks that can capacitate over 34 million barrels. They're most likely unscathed.

- There was a VLCC supertanker today that was wrapping up her 48h loading there of 2 million barrels. A couple of smaller tankers loaded or were just berthed on the east side of the island.

- Kharg Island has been loading tankers non-stop since the war broke out two weeks ago.

- If folks here start posting satellite data showing fires on the island to imply destruction of the oil facilities, then compare them against old images because there's gas flaring happening there daily. You can review them here: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:tsd;d:2026-03-13;@50.316,29.232,13.288z

- Although the island has some offshore oil production, the bulk of the oil actually derives from the mainland via multiple pipelines. The island first began exporting oil during the summer of 1960 and was built to capacitate 7 million barrels per day in exports, to reflect the potential in oil production. Iran hit 6.6 Mbpd in production back in 1976.

- According to our tracking, the island accounted for 96% of the Iran's crude oil exports during 2025; or 1.538 Mbpd of the 1.605 Mbpd total.

- When Saddam Hussein raided the island numerous times forty years ago and destroyed a number of storage tanks, Kharg Island was still able to export over 1.5 million barrels per day. Here's a 40 year old sat pic we keep handy.

Thanks,
/TT

#OOTT #Iran #KhargIsland #Tankers - TankerTrackers.com, Inc.
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ELINT News
#BREAKING: Israel planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, officials say - Axios

“Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials say.”

“‘We are going to do what we did in Gaza,’ a senior Israeli official said, referring to the flattening of buildings Israel says Hezbollah uses to store weapons and launch attacks.”

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/14/israel-lebanon-ground-invasion-hezbollah
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U.S. Central Command
🚫 The IRGC is again claiming they've rendered the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) inoperable. This is after they've previously claimed to have destroyed it multiple times.

✅ The IRGC is not only peddling recycled lies, but they are contradicting these lies with more lies. To be clear: the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group continues to dominate Iranian airspace from the sea.
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The Spectator Index
BREAKING: Israel is preparing ground invasion up to Lebanon's Litani River, according to Axios report.
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Nuno Felix
This has aged quite well https://x.com/felix_nuno/status/2031515112943608101?s=46

Senior Houthi official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti says the group has decided to stand militarily with Iran and will announce “Hour Zero” (start of action) at the appropriate time. https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/2032585311654433115/photo/1 - Clash Report
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Nuno Felix
RT @EuropeanPan: Oh for fuck's sake.

BREAKING: Israel is planning to seize the entire area south of Lebanon's Litani River in a massive ground invasion, Israeli and U.S. officials say - Axios

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/14/israel-lebanon-ground-invasion-hezbollah https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/2032610928403865638/photo/1 - Faytuks News
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Nuno Felix
RT @CarlosM9B: @Felix_Nuno https://x.com/CarlosM9B/status/2032034264590561428 We both said this yesterday Nuno. They're in reserve waiting for the call from Tehran

@Felix_Nuno They also have room for escalation which I suspect they need to demonstrate a win to their internal and regional audience. On top of this, keep an eye on the Houthis. I suspect they’re been held in reserve for more chaos to come - Carlos P.
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Nuno Felix
RT @: I don’t know what we would do without some of these journalists. So very grateful for the work that you see below. A must read.

Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft

@christogrozev, @Dobrokhotov and @michaeldweiss detail how hubris and Google Translate exposed Russia's most secretive assassination unit, Center 795.

https://theins.press/en/inv/290235 - The Insider
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The Spectator Index
BREAKING: Meta is planning sweeping layoffs ​that could affect 20% of employees, according to Reuters.
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