OSINTdefender
More context, including Israel’s strikes on the key Iranian Caspian Sea port of Bandar Anzali during joint U.S.-Israeli combat operations against Iran.

This is notable, as earlier today, news broke that Israel struck a key node for Russo-Iranian trade networks, the Bandar Anzali port on the Caspian Sea, striking C2 hubs, warships, and shipyard infrastructure.

Additionally, to those who think that Russia sending drones back to Iran is foolish due to Iran being the original producer, Russia has onshored production for much of its Shahed supply during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, and such measures have allowed them to produce and field Shaheds at scale in a LSCO environment. - John M. Larrier
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Michael A. Horowitz
RT @JavierBlas: Notable shipping movement in the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatar is sending a laden LNG tanker (if sucesfull, it would be 1st crossing for Qatar since the start of the war).

Crucially, the Al Kharaitiyat tanker is following the new Iranian shipping lanes. Her destination is Pakistan. https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/2053134189701079312/photo/1
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Nuno Felix
RT @BrettErickson28: I’m not trying to be rude here, but resorting to a rebuttal of “Nuh uhhh” is generally not all that effective…

Intelligence leaks of national security information are political warfare by unelected bureaucrats. I'm very confident based on my first-hand experience, that the leaks on Iran cherry picks a partial assessment that fits whatever narrative the leaker wants to convey, and buries the confidence caveats.

People who leak classified intelligence are not civil servants, they are politically motivated operatives selectively feeding reporters partial assessments. - Miad Maleki
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Open Source Intel
A U.S. military task force struck a narco-terrorist vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing 2 and leaving 1 survivor, SOUTHCOM says. The strike was ordered by SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis Donovan. Coast Guard search and rescue followed. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053171959253320124/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to zero. AIS data from MarineTraffic shows no vessel transits in the past 24 hours. The pre-Operation Epic Fury average was 130 per day. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053172396824170987/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
CENTCOM:

The U.S. Naval blockade against Iran continues be to fully enforced. As of today, CENTCOM forces have redirected 58 commercial vessels and disabled 4 since April 13 to prevent the ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053173152457412836/photo/1
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WarTranslated
Putin started his evening press appearance. He said the military will brief him later about "possible Ukrainian provocations" on May 9.
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Open Source Intel
Péter Magyar has officially taken office as Hungary’s Prime Minister. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053177915051815168/video/1
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WarMonitor
I'm sure at least a few credible doctors would have noticed.

Sen. Ron Johnson claims preposterously that as many as 3.9 MILLION (!!!) Americans died as a result of the covid vaccine

Complete insanity https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/2053170946286985317/video/1 - Aaron Rupar
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WarTranslated
There was no special message from Zelensky, Putin claims. He heard again that Zelensky is ready for a personal meeting and "whoever wants to meet can come to Moscow."

Russia and Ukraine are working on prisoner exchange lists today and may start swapping if they agree.

🤡 Russia and US held two-day ceasefire talks for Victory Day. Putin is ready to receive Zelensky in Moscow, Ushakov claims. - WarTranslated
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WarTranslated
The US clearly doesn't need the Ukrainian conflict and has many other priority tasks, Putin claims.
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Faytuks News
Israel set up a secret military base in Iraq to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who almost discovered it early in the war, US officials say -WSJ https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/2053180745099747617/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
WSJ: U.S. officials say Israel established a covert base in western Iraq to support strikes on Iran, and carried out airstrikes against Iraqi forces that came close to uncovering the site early in the conflict.
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WarTranslated
The globalist direction of Western elites is fighting us with Ukrainian hands and they've arranged things well for themselves, Putin claims.
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OSINTdefender
A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15s and a KC-46A tanker were spotted over northern Iraq today. However, such flights remain in line with the current defensive air-posture in the Gulf region, amidst Iranian drone and missile strikes on the United Arab Emirates and Kurdish territories in Iraq. Due to this, at the time of writing, such flights are not indicative of an impending resumption of scaled up strikes against Iran.
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WarTranslated
I think the Ukrainian conflict is moving toward an end, Putin claims.
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WarTranslated
Macron called me in 2022 and said Ukraine can't sign documents in Istanbul "with a gun to its head" and asked to withdraw troops from Kyiv, Putin claims.
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Open Source Intel
Russia's Victory Day parade went ahead today without disruption. No armored vehicles or other mobile platforms were present. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053183802520818161/video/1
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WarTranslated
We need to make sure no one threatens us and we will strive for this, Putin claims after Kyiv allowed the victory parade in Moscow.
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OSINTdefender
According to the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, Israel set up a secret outpost in Iraq’s western desert in the work up to the conflict with Iran and the U.S. was aware of the move. Additionally, per the report, early in the conflict an Iraqi shepherd discovered the installation and Israel used airstrikes to force back investigating Iraqi military forces, killing one Iraqi soldier. The installation was set up to support operations against Iran, including positioning for combat search and rescue (CSAR) if an Israeli pilot was downed during operations
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Open Source Intel
Putin:

Armenia’s plans to join the EU require “special consideration.” https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053186581561757825/video/1
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