WarMonitor
This is how regional wars become global ones.

For you all who think the US naval blockade will be successful just bc we have US Navy ships in the gulf …

Ask yourself this. Are we going to sink Chinese, Indian and Pakistani merchant ships defying the blockade or just write their names down and cry?

This will be unenforceable and speed up the collapse of the global economy.

This is Madness disguised as a policy. - Malcolm Nance
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Disclose.tv
JUST IN - Skyhorse Publishing to start a new imprint in partnership with Tucker Carlson, called "Tucker Carlson Books," featuring an inaugural lineup that includes Russell Brand, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — WSJ
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ELINT News
RT @lookner: Bloomberg Economics analysts believe the blockade is an attempt by Trump to "escalate to deescalate" but Iran "will see the blockade as an act of war"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-04-12/iran-war-live-updates-hormuz-us-blockade?cursorId=69DC239B69700007 https://twitter.com/lookner/status/2043465429113315591/photo/1
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The Spectator Index
Reports of sirens sounding in northern Israel's Galilee region.
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WarMonitor
He can demand all he wants, but so far he hasn't accomplished a damn thing.
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WarMonitor
RT @hissgoescobra: @ksadjadpour Uhh Iran has oil on the water plus a cash reserve bc we lifted sanctions. They aren’t even going to feel this necessarily for 30-45 days. They won’t let any non Iranian oil pass Hormuz, so the world oil supply will still be depressed. We inoculated them.
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The Spectator Index
US crude oil price are up over 8%, now trading at $105.

Brent crude also up 8%, trading at $103.
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WarMonitor
Oil surges after blockade warning and failed U.S.-Iran negotiations. https://twitter.com/TheWarMonitor/status/2043489167082922022/photo/1
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OSINTtechnical
President Trump is looking at resuming limited military strikes in Iran as a way to break a stalemate in peace talks -WSJ

The US could also resume a full-fledged bombing campaign, though officials said that was less likely
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OSINTdefender
According to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), yesterday, SOUTHCOM’s Joint Task-Force Southern Spear conducted two strikes on vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Groups in known narco-trafficking routes. Per the release, in the first strike, two narcotics-terrorists were killed while one survived, and in the second strike three narco-terrorists were killed. Following the strikes, U.S. SOUTHCOM notified the U.S. Coast Guard to begin search and rescue operations for the one survivor.
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OSINTtechnical
Israel's military is readying for renewed conflict with Iran after the US-Iranian peace talks collapsed -Times of Israel

Israeli forces have moved to a “heightened state of readiness” and are preparing for a resumption of hostilities, with the potential that Iran strikes first.
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The Spectator Index
Eric Swalwell withdraws from California governor race. https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/2043494175031934990/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
U.S. President Donald Trump:

"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart. I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t! I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History. Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested. Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church! President DONALD J. TRUMP."
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OSINTtechnical
Trump lashes out at the Pope tonight, calling him "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy." https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/2043496483681448148/photo/1
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The Spectator Index
Trump criticism of Pope Leo on crime and foreign policy. https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/2043497151951786005/photo/1
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The Spectator Index
Trump says that Iran will be prevented from selling oil under US blockade.
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