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RT @BarakRavid: 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper and the chairman of the joint chiefs General Dan Caine briefed President Trump for 45 minutes today on new plans for possible military action against Iran, two U.S. officials said

Scoop: President Trump is slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, two sources with knowledge told me. My story on @axios
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/30/trump-military-plans-iran-briefing-centcom - Barak Ravid
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OSINTdefender
His Majesty, King Charles III and Queen Camilla participated in an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Thursday, marking the final day of the Royal Couple’s state visit commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the United States.
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WarMonitor
So now they literally want to dig through our sh*t too?

Scoop from @CBSNews: Trump admin is proposing wastewater testing on a national level to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy.
The strategy also accuses pop culture of normalizing drug use, and says marketers of addictive substances -- including nicotine, alcohol, marijuana and psychedelics -- have adopted "strategies similar to Big Tobacco's historical targeting of young audiences."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-white-house-drug-abuse-strategy-wastewater-testing-ai-treatment/ - Jennifer Jacobs
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OSINTdefender
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, along with the Commander of U.S. Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper briefed President Trump today for 45 minutes on new plans for possible military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, two U.S. officials told Axios.
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WarMonitor
Yeah, that tracks. Some people get heated when they’re losing an argument, but you’d think he’d be used to it by now.

“The war is not going your way” seems to have been the line that triggered the outburst from Jennings here. https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/2050038658473013663/video/1 - Acyn
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OSINTtechnical
Ukrainian forces carried out a major drone raid on southern Russia this evening, reportedly targeting the Black Sea city of Tuapse and its oil export terminal.

Russian authorities report the oil terminal was hit. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/2050053811150954757/photo/1
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WarMonitor
RT @WSJ: The GOP is eager to gain from the high court’s decision curbing the use of race in the drawing of electoral maps. https://on.wsj.com/4udgfes
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Open Source Intel
Ukraine struck the Tuapse refinery on Russia's Black Sea coast with drones for the fourth time this week. - reports.
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Open Source Intel
WATCH 🔴

A swarm of Ukrainian long-range drones on their way to targets inside Russia. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050103577310380415/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Q: The United States is playing Peru in the World Cup. Who do you cheer for?

Pope Leo XIV: Probably Peru. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050103888552833467/video/1
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Open Source Intel
FIFA President Infantino tried to arrange a photo between the Palestinian and Israeli representatives at the 76th FIFA Congress. The Palestinian representative refused: "We are suffering." https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050105477703278963/video/1
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Open Source Intel
German Chancellor Merz on social media speech: "Anyone can say whatever they want, anonymously, in whatever tone they choose, often in language that I find very difficult to tolerate. I have to endure it. I can't change that." https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050106413507133570/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Lebanese activist Majd Harb on normalizing with Israel:

Normalization should have happened decades ago. It would fulfill his religious wish to visit Jerusalem and open Lebanon to a $500 billion market.

"Why not have a beer in Tel Aviv one day?" https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050107966427115610/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Essa Suleiman, from Somalia, has been identified as the attacker in the Golders Green terror attack. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050111235916497183/photo/1
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ELINT News
RT @Faytuks: Israel sent an Iron Beam laser defence system and surveillance system to the UAE during the war -FT

Additional weapons systems have also been deployed to the UAE along with "not a small number" of Israeli personnel https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/2049949194224349404/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
Markets now give a coin flip on a US-Iran nuclear deal. A week ago they gave it 70%. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2050118784149598321/photo/1
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WarTranslated
RT @UkraineDailyUpd: Regarding developments in Kostyantynivka over the past few weeks:

After the Russians' attempts to advance through the south toward the center of Kostyantynivka stalled around November 2025, their focus now appears to have shifted to the city’s flanks (double red arrows).

Western flank of Kostyantynivka:
Based on videos, the number of Russian soldiers in and around Stepanivka and Illinivka has increased significantly compared to recent weeks. Some soldiers have infiltrated as far as Dovha Balka and were able to wave flags in Illinivka. Although the dense network of anti-tank trenches (white lines) hinders Russian movements and makes them predictable, they are being breached with increasing frequency.

Based on our experience with similar incidents in neighboring villages over the past few months, which did not lead to long-term consolidation, we are somewhat hesitant to place this area under Russian control. In addition, Ukrainian attacks in this area have almost exclusively destroyed Russian positions in basements or resulted in the neutralization of Russian soldiers.

The Russians have been steadily expanding their control over the village of Berestok, located southeast of Kostyantynivka, in recent weeks. With the exception of a small contested section, they have managed to drive out the Ukrainians. Berestok serves as a key staging ground for Russian forces to infiltrate the south-west of Kostyantynivka and into Illinivka.

Central/Southern Kostyantynivka:
Ukrainian forces continue to hold key buildings in the southern part of the city (hatched blue area) as well as south of the city and in Ivanopillya, where Russian soldiers raised their flags in November 2025 but have not yet been able to bring the area fully under their control.

Key buildings in the southern part of Kostyantynivka include several industrial facilities, the Agricultural Technical School, and the Wagon Depot, which were infiltrated by a few Russian soldiers in isolated incidents weeks ago but appear to remain under Ukrainian control.

In a disturbing development at the end of March, individual Russian soldiers managed to infiltrate industrial facilities in the city center (long dashed red arrow) and were engaged by Ukrainian forces. Because we lack ongoing geolocation data, which might suggest ongoing combat or a consolidation of forces, we assume Ukrainian forces eliminated them.

Eastern flank of Kostyantynivka:
While the Santurynivka district continues to be characterized by a scattered presence of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, the overall number of documented Russian forces in the area remained lower in the first months of 2026 compared to December 2025. However, a significant increase in Russian infiltration attempts has been observed since early April in the Hora district and toward Novodmytrivka.

After months of Russian artillery fire targeting Ukrainian forces in the area, Russian soldiers are advancing along the edges of the sector, putting Ukrainian troops under intense pressure while simultaneously consolidating their positions in and around Predtechyne and Stupochky.

The connection between these current developments and the impact of the withdrawal of elements of the 5th Assault Brigade and the deployment of elements of the 44th Mechanized Brigade remains unclear.

General Development:
Overall, the initiative remains with the Russian side, even though they have only achieved minor successes on the city’s flanks recently. The Ukrainians are holding on to isolated positions far behind the line of contact, which hinders Russian forces from consolidating. Due to this Ukrainian tactic, this part of the frontline is characterized by several-kilometer-deep contested zones (yellow area) where neither side holds full control.

Furthermore, no major Ukrainian counterattacks have been observed recently; only the repulsion of Russian infiltrations and the recapture of positions near the contact line.

This is likely due to Russia[...]

n drones continuing to dominate the skies around the city, making any concentration of soldiers or vehicles extremely difficult. Entering the city with vehicles involves enormous risks, and most logistics are carried out by Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), which minimizes Ukrainian infantry casualties. Similar ambitions can also be seen on the Russian side, though not yet on such a massive scale.

Every few weeks or months, the Russians attempt to advance toward the city with armored vehicles. So far, these attempts have consistently been repelled before they reach the city limits, demonstrating that Ukrainian drone operations are preventing the Russians from deploying vehicles into the city. For the same reason, Russian infantry attacks usually consist of only one or two soldiers, which makes it difficult to take positions on a larger scale.

In the coming weeks, it remains to be seen whether the Russians will manage to expand the area their infiltrators frequently move through. Their objectives are likely comparable to those in Pokrovsk a few months ago, when the Russians broke the line of contact through large-scale infiltrations, turning the urban area into a patchwork of Ukrainian and Russian positions that complicated Ukrainian defenses and enabled them to push Ukrainian forces out of the city.

We'll continue to monitor the situation and check our map for any changes in other fighting directions as well.

-> https://map.ukrdailyupdate.com/
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