Open Source Intel
Israeli sources told the New York Times that IDF commanders in Lebanon face tight engagement restrictions, fire is authorized only against immediate threats or with direct approval from the Chief of Staff.
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Michael A. Horowitz
RT @JavierBlas: It may only last 60 days (I doubt it; likely would become permanent), but the US Treasury’s waiver is effectively rolling back 40-year plus of American oil sanctions against Iran.

Even US refiners are allowed to import Iranian oil and pay for it in greenback!!! https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/2069065870865838151/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
RT @miadmaleki: Also worth noting: this Iran oil sale authorization/license was signed yesterday, so when Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi publicly stated that Iran had received sanctions waivers, he wasn't fabricating. He probably got a copy of it before we saw it today.

As for his claim that 'some frozen assets have been released,' that piece doesn't require a. public U.S. action. So we won't know.

The U.S. Treasury just issued a new license, "General License X," that reopens Iran's oil (including petrochemicals) business to the world. Here's what it lets Iran do, and why each piece matters.

1/3 It lets Iran produce, ship, and sell its oil — not just unload what's already at sea, but keep the whole operation running. The previous license was much more narrow in scope and only covered tankers already loaded during a certain period.

The biggest piece: the money flows back to Tehran. The license explicitly allows buyers to pay Iran — including the Iranian government and blacklisted Iranian entities — directly for the oil. This isn't just permission to sell. It's permission to get paid.

And the payments can be made in U.S. dollars. The dollar is the backbone of global finance, and Iran has been largely locked out of it for years. Handing the regime dollar revenue restores access that sanctions were specifically designed to deny. - Miad Maleki
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Open Source Intel
Erdogan called Pezeshkian to welcome the Iran-U.S. deal. Urged vigilance against those trying to sabotage negotiations.
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Visioner
RT @NSTRIKE1231: ❗️🇺🇦🇷🇺🔥The “SBORKA” enterprise in Voronezh, a manufacturer of military assembly kits, which was jewel-like bombed by Ukrainian cruise missiles a few hours ago.
Video is generated by Grok AI https://twitter.com/NSTRIKE1231/status/2069035936676024487/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Two Montreal police officers have been shot in the Côte-des-Neiges area. An emergency alert is in effect. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2069103039001075733/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Israeli Defense Minister Katz:

IDF commanders and fighters have "full freedom of action to act decisively against any threat" in southern Lebanon, Gaza, and beyond. The IDF will remain in Lebanon's security zone to protect northern communities and destroy terror infrastructure above and below ground.
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Open Source Intel
Trump:

Everybody is fully aware that Iran will agree to have Major Weapons Inspections in order to ensure “Nuclear Honesty” long into the future. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2069108030319337704/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
One police officer killed and another critically injured in a shooting in Montreal, Canada.

Two Montreal police officers have been shot in the Côte-des-Neiges area. An emergency alert is in effect. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2069103039001075733/video/1 - Open Source Intel
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WarTranslated
Very serious reinforcements have arrived in Russia. Fuel shortages are definitely a thing of the past now. https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/2069110277237330124/video/1
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Status-6 (War & Military News)
Ukrainian Hornet middle-range strike drone gets intercepted just moments before it is able to strike a Russian truck.

Crimea-Kherson Oblast border. https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/2069110437258383592/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Professor Muhammad Marandi, a senior member of the Iranian negotiating delegation:

Yesterday, the possibility of the Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors coming to Iran was not discussed at all.

Ignore the western propaganda
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Open Source Intel
Due to the sanctions waiver, Iran can quickly monetize an estimated $8–9 billion worth of oil already floating at sea. That comes on top of ongoing oil sales, access to USD transactions, and the release of frozen assets. (Which we don’t have too much info on)

Ultimately, much, if not most, of the money will flow to the IRGC.

Some fear that at least part of those funds could continue supporting Iran’s network of terror proxies.

Iran oil relief could be an economic lifeline for the Islamic Republic.

While Major Western and new-market buyers won't be rushing to do business with Iran, the license authorizes far more than Iran can currently produce, and there are more than enough willing buyers in China and across Asia to absorb every barrel and petrochemical ton Iran can move. The shadow market already exists — GL-X just makes it cheaper, faster, and dollar-denominated.

What the license theoretically unlocks:

~67M barrels stranded in the Gulf — worth $8–9B in immediate floating inventory that can now legally move. And with dollar-clearing now authorized, expect China to accelerate purchases aggressively. Chinese state refiners and teapots now have banking comfort they didn't have before, expect a rapid storage top-off cycle before the August 21 expiration.

Restored exports at pre-war levels (1.5–1.7M bpd) = $120–135M/day in oil revenue — now payable in U.S. dollars, eliminating the China discount and dramatically lowering the cost of clearing proceeds.

Petrochemicals represent another $10–15B/year in potential relief. Iran's petrochemical trade runs through a web of intermediaries across the UAE, Turkey, and East Asia precisely because dollar repatriation was impossible. GL-X's USD authorization cuts through that layering — Tehran can now receive proceeds more directly, reducing transaction costs, shrinking the role of front companies, and making revenue repatriation on a $10–15B trade flow significantly faster and more efficient.

The caveat the regime won't advertise:

Iran's actual extraction capacity has collapsed. Production dropped from ~3.7M bpd pre-war to ~2.3M bpd in May. Field pressure damage, deferred maintenance, and workforce disruption mean Iran cannot simply flip a switch. The regime gets oxygen — full recovery depends on how fast it can rebuild capacity it let atrophy. - Miad Maleki
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Open Source Intel
US VP Vance: Iranians allowing inspectors in for the first time in a while.
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