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"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."
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"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.
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#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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#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 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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Nuno Felix
This has aged quite well https://x.com/felix_nuno/status/2031515112943608101?s=46
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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 tweet
Nuno Felix
RT @kromark: 1/3 When we found out back in September '25 that 'Rubicon' is based in Patriot Park (https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-rubicon-secret-ukraine-war/33532804.html), I thought location might be a stunt to impress Belousov or something. Now, with this new GRU sabotage unit – 'Centre 795' – also based there, everything falls into place https://twitter.com/kromark/status/2032469991077920810/photo/1
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RT @kromark: 1/3 When we found out back in September '25 that 'Rubicon' is based in Patriot Park (https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-rubicon-secret-ukraine-war/33532804.html), I thought location might be a stunt to impress Belousov or something. Now, with this new GRU sabotage unit – 'Centre 795' – also based there, everything falls into place https://twitter.com/kromark/status/2032469991077920810/photo/1
NEW: Following the embarrassing lapses of Unit 29155, the GRU created a new, bespoke assassination and sabotage unit known as Center 795, meant to be "air-gapped" against compromise. Its top operative, Denis Alimov, is now in a jail cell in Colombia awaiting extradition to the U.S. because he used Google Translate to task his Serbian hitman. The FBI had everything in real time. And we've just burned the rest of Putin's brand new black ops squad. https://theins.press/en/inv/290235 tweet
Nuno Felix
RT @EuropeanPan: Oh for fuck's sake.
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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
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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
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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 tweet
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@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
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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.
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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.
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President Trump told his White House team before the war that he thought Iran would likely capitulate before it would close the Strait of Hormuz, and even if Iran tried, the US military could handle it -- WSJ https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/2032627966727922041/photo/1
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President Trump told his White House team before the war that he thought Iran would likely capitulate before it would close the Strait of Hormuz, and even if Iran tried, the US military could handle it -- WSJ https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/2032627966727922041/photo/1
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Three additional B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-Range Strategic Bombers with the U.S. Air Force’s 5th Bomb Wing, based out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, landed early Friday at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, joining 12 B-1B Lancers and 3 other B-52H Stratofortresses that have been forward deployed to the United Kingdom as part of Operation Epic Fury.
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Three additional B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-Range Strategic Bombers with the U.S. Air Force’s 5th Bomb Wing, based out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, landed early Friday at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, joining 12 B-1B Lancers and 3 other B-52H Stratofortresses that have been forward deployed to the United Kingdom as part of Operation Epic Fury.
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RT @RapidReport2025: BREAKING: Trump releases footage of US bombing on Iran’s Kharg Island, which handles 90% of the nation’s oil exports https://twitter.com/RapidReport2025/status/2032631783943025039/video/1
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RT @RapidReport2025: BREAKING: Trump releases footage of US bombing on Iran’s Kharg Island, which handles 90% of the nation’s oil exports https://twitter.com/RapidReport2025/status/2032631783943025039/video/1
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Footage has now been published by President Donald J. Trump showing today’s strikes against Iranian military targets on Kharg Island in the Northern Persian Gulf, which acts as a port hub for the export of up to 90% of oil products leaving Iran. In the footage, strikes can be seen targeting an airbase, including cratering strikes against the base’s runway, as well as multiple other sites, which likely include air defenses and missiles launch sites operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Footage has now been published by President Donald J. Trump showing today’s strikes against Iranian military targets on Kharg Island in the Northern Persian Gulf, which acts as a port hub for the export of up to 90% of oil products leaving Iran. In the footage, strikes can be seen targeting an airbase, including cratering strikes against the base’s runway, as well as multiple other sites, which likely include air defenses and missiles launch sites operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Israel is preparing to launch a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon, likely the largest operation by Israel targeting its northern neighbor since 2006, aimed at seizing the entire area south of the Litani River and the dismantling of Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.
The Trump Administration backs a major Israeli operation in Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, but is also pressing to limit the damage to the Lebanese State, asking Israel not to bomb Beirut International Airport or other infrastructure managed by the Lebanese Government during any operation against Hezbollah.
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Israel is preparing to launch a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon, likely the largest operation by Israel targeting its northern neighbor since 2006, aimed at seizing the entire area south of the Litani River and the dismantling of Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.
The Trump Administration backs a major Israeli operation in Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, but is also pressing to limit the damage to the Lebanese State, asking Israel not to bomb Beirut International Airport or other infrastructure managed by the Lebanese Government during any operation against Hezbollah.
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Before the start of Operation Epic Fury, Gen. Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told President Donald J. Trump several times that an American attack could prompt Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, stating that U.S. officials had long believed Iran would deploy mines, drones and missiles to close the world’s most vital shipping lane in the case of a full-scale war with the United States.
President Trump acknowledged the risk, moving forward with his decision to launch wide-spread strikes against Iran alongside Israel, telling his team that he believed Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the Strait of Hormuz - and even if Iran tried, the situation could be quickly handled by the U.S. Navy, according to people with knowledge of the discussions who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.
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Before the start of Operation Epic Fury, Gen. Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told President Donald J. Trump several times that an American attack could prompt Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, stating that U.S. officials had long believed Iran would deploy mines, drones and missiles to close the world’s most vital shipping lane in the case of a full-scale war with the United States.
President Trump acknowledged the risk, moving forward with his decision to launch wide-spread strikes against Iran alongside Israel, telling his team that he believed Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the Strait of Hormuz - and even if Iran tried, the situation could be quickly handled by the U.S. Navy, according to people with knowledge of the discussions who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.
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