Open Source Intel
President Trump on oil: You saw what we did with Venezuela; it will be something very similar to that, but at a higher level. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2043349342308696171/video/1
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Open Source Intel
As I mentioned earlier, we may soon see Iranian regime tankers seized by the U.S.

This would hit both Iran’s export flows and key buyers like China.

This may actually bring Iran to the table. Time will tell.

The blockade always made more sense than seizing Kharg Island. It stops Iran’s exports, its revenues, is a counterpoint to their closing the Straits. They may attack Gulf oil facilities but it puts greater pressure on Iran. It also puts great pressure on China to pressure Iran. - Dennis Ross
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Open Source Intel
Trump:

The Strait is critical for Japan, they get about 93% of their oil through it. South Korea gets roughly 45%. Yet these countries haven’t really helped us.

I ask them: are you going to help?

We have about 45,000 U.S. troops in Japan and about 50,000 in South Korea. We guard them and protect them.

But when we ask for a little help in return, they don’t help us.
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Open Source Intel
Iran’s president, in a call with his Putin, says Tehran is ready for a “balanced and fair” agreement that ensures long-term peace and security.

(Note: The call likely took place before President Trump’s blockade announcement.) https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2043350604504846515/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
Trump: As Bibi Netanyahu said, we're the big brother and they're the small brother. It's been a very effective team. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2043350860307034344/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Hezbollah has fired some 20 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel today, according to the IDF.

The rockets were either intercepted or struck open areas, and there have been no reports of injuries.
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OSINTdefender
RT @sentdefender: In an extremely notable announcement, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said that U.S. naval vessels will begin the process of blockading the Strait of Hormuz and that any vessel that pays a toll to Iran for transit will be interdicted by the U.S. Navy. Additionally, President Trump was extremely critical of the Iranian negotiators as well.
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OSINTtechnical
Battle-damaged USAF KC-135 tanker returning from the Middle East sporting a number of patched shrapnel holes.

Likely one of the tankers damaged in an Iranian missile/drone attack on Prince Sultan Airbase. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/2043355074244583688/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Saudi Arabia summoned Iraq's ambassador over "threats targeting the Kingdom via drones launched from Iraqi territory." - Saudi Foreign Ministry
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Open Source Intel
President Trump: Chinese cars are destroying Europe because they are taking away business from Mercedes and BMW.

We don’t have any Chinese cars in our country. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2043357424002699404/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Trump on reports China is preparing to ship weapons to Iran: "I doubt they would do that... but if we catch them doing that, they get a 50% tariff, which is a staggering amount." https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2043357802375020964/video/1
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Open Source Intel
REPORT: The CIA used Israeli Pegasus spyware in a deception operation during efforts to rescue a downed U.S. airman in Iran, sending fake messages to Iranian officials and IRGC operatives claiming the pilot had already been recovered. - Times of Israel
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OSINTdefender
According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre, a sailing vessel 54nm southwest of Al-Hodeidah, Yemen was approached by a skiff with roughly a dozen people aboard, ~4 of which were armed. After the skiff pulled alongside the vessel and requested they stop the sailing vessel’s master fired a flare at the skiff causing them to break off. Given the nature of the encounter, it’s yet unlikely that this encounter involved Houthi actors.
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Open Source Intel
NEW: i24News reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir held a joint situational assessment today in an IDF-controlled area in southern Lebanon.
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Open Source Intel
Israeli Ambassador to UN Danny Danon:

I was not surprised because I deal with the Iranians at the UN for years, and I see their attitude. They feel superior, superior to the U.S., to the Gulf countries, to Israel. You cannot fool President Trump https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2043360958572089637/video/1
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ELINT News
RT @BarakRavid: A U.S. official details the main gaps in the talks with Iran:
☢️Ending all uranium enrichment
☢️Dismantle all major nuclear enrichment facilities (which are mostly destroyed)
☢️Retrieve highly enriched uranium
📄Accept a broader peace, security and de-escalation framework that includes regional allies
💰End funding for terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis
🚢Fully open the Strait of Hormuz, charging no tolls for passage
💰Another gap was the amount of Iranian frozen funds that will be released
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