#British Navy broadcasting securite message on open source VHF channel 16 in the Persian Gulf every hour. #Iran #UK https://t.co/HqzxPFe0EZ

#USNavy coalition warship securite message being broadcast on VHF open source channel 16. This message is echoing the #British Navy message to inform vessels they can request assistance if needed. This message is also being broadcast every hour. https://t.co/dSQAu0BG8r

The key question, of course, is would a Littoral Strike Ship have made a difference?

It appears a nationwide blackout is underway across #Venezeula this evening.

63% of Americans describe the United States 🇺🇸 and #China 🇨🇳 as mostly rivals, up from 49% who said the same in March 2018. Read more from a recent report by @ckafura: https://t.co/J9WJoX1huF And look for more new polling data from @ChicagoCouncil on US attitudes…

Between the British vessel seized by the Iranians, the Chinese company sanctioned for buying oil, the U.S. deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia and Tehran's claim of arresting CIA agents, the headline writes itself: Tanker, Trader, Soldier, Spy.

Still waiting on that evidence of the Iranian drone downed by the USS Boxer 🤔 https://t.co/VxtIo3Iap6

Question: Why does the US pursue a friendly relationship with North Korea, but a hostile one with Iran? Pompeo: "In North Korea, we want them to denuclearize...(but) in Iran, it’s different. We’re trying to prevent them from having a nuclear weapon..."

Okay, fine, I’ll go look for it then @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/HhDFLC1Ha8

New this morning: KCNA says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a newly-built submarine and pointed out its "operational tactical provisions and weapons combat systems.” No description of the weapons systems the submarine contained, or when the inspection…

Doesn’t sound like the new SSB (remember: there’s been a second under construction for some time). But let’s see. https://t.co/HFgStiwDFW

#BREAKING: Venezuela Information Minister claims major blackouts across the nation tonight are a result of an “electromagnetic attack” https://t.co/nmO2QpdWnB

But maybe the poetry of “wind is bound to bring waves” was intentional after all. https://t.co/Pn7vBarATU

This follows #NorthKorea’s warning that the US and South Korea need to cancel the Dong Maeng 19-2 exercises scheduled for August because that’s a promise Trump made to Kim during the June 30 summit.

The U.S. is serious about enforcing our sanctions on the outlaw regime in Iran. So today, we’re taking action against a Chinese company that acquired Iranian oil contrary to U.S. sanctions. No entity should support the regime’s destabilizing conduct by providing…

First images coming in from #NorthKorea media: The new submarine looks like it’s a big one. This *might* be the new SSB (USIC designator Sinpo-C).

More images. I’ve been waiting for these since 2017. This is not very subtle of Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un. https://t.co/1yfpJ4WBn8

That’s definitely bigger. Wow.

For a recap: we left off with several ominous indicators of a) a new SLBM (Pukguksong-3) and b) a new submarine in 2017. Several ejection tests of a new SLBM happened that year (mostly unreported). Now, we see the new submarine. One guess at what we might…

BREAKING: North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects newly built submarine, examining its "tactical specifications" and "weapons systems," KCNA reports.