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The latest U.S. effort to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon has stalled as Israel expands its ground offensive and seeks U.S. approval for major strikes in Beirut. Source: Axios
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Iranian hackers breached and briefly controlled an Instagram account run by U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna before it was recovered.
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๐บ๐ธ๐๐น๐ผ - Pete Hegseth's speech at Shangri La security conference makes zero mention of Taiwan, in an apparent attempt to placate Beijing. The annual speech by the US Secretary of Defense is the first to evade the Taiwan issue completely in decades. Echoing President Trump, Mr Hegseth hailed ties with Beijing as...
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The U.S. said it struck Iranian military targets after Iran downed a U.S. drone. Iran responded by targeting a U.S.-used air base in Kuwait.
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The U.S. military has quietly coordinated the safe passage of about 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past three weeks, according to U.S. officials. Most vessels traveled with their tracking systems turned off and followed routes away from Iranโs coastline to reduce the risk of drone or...
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IDF announces the death of Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati, 20, who was killed in combat in southern Lebanon after an explosive drone struck IDF forces. The attack was carried out by a thermal-imaging drone operating at night that targeted troops in the area.
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โบ๏ธ โJust sit back and relaxโ โ Trump's new strategy for dealing with Iran & criticism Demented Don, who promised "only I can fix it" now needs the entire country to relax and stop asking questions. ๐ Boost us | Chat | @geopolitics_prime
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Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur have been barred from entering the UK ahead of SXSW London, where both were scheduled to speak this week. The pair say the decision is retaliation for their criticism of Israel and its war in Gaza.
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๐ก Dutch police disrupt botnet tied to 17 million compromised devices Dutch authorities have dismantled a botnet infrastructure linked to roughly 17 million infected devices, targeting the command layer used to manage a large pool of compromised systems. The action, detailed in the operation, focused on taking down...
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The IDF announced that a Staff Sergeant of the Maglan Reconnaissance Unit of the elite 89th Commando Brigade was killed in recent fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. In the same incident, another soldier was "severely injured" while two others were "lightly injured". This incident was likely related to the...
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Around 15 minutes ago, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet tried to shoot down a Ukrainian F-16 over northern Sumy Oblast with 2 R-37/77 air-to-air missiles. The Ukrainian F-16 was launching glide-bombs at the Krupets/Rylsk area of Kursk Oblast. Russian interception attempts of the Ukrainian jets were made southwest and...
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French naval forces detained the tanker Tagor in the Atlantic Ocean while it was en route from Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said, adding that the vessel is under international sanctions and that the operation was carried out with support from several partners, including the UK. ๐ต Military Summary ๐ฑ...
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#Iran #USA Iran has indicated that it is prepared to rewrite the draft agreement with the United States and is also ready for the possibility that no agreements will be reached. This reflects ongoing tensions and uncertainty in the negotiations. Subscribe to @OSINTdefender Chat room
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#Iran #USA #Kuwait Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a missile strike on a U.S. airbase in Kuwait as retaliation for American military actions near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. This escalation highlights the ongoing tensions and fragile ceasefire between the two nations. Subscribe to...
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De Pekรญn a Washington: la prueba estratรฉgica de Cheng Li-wun ๐ Asia - Pacรญfico ๐ #Estados_Unidos #Taiwรกn La visita de Cheng Li-wun a Estados Unidos, entre el 1 y el 16 de junio, constituye probablemente la prueba internacional mรกs importante de su liderazgo desde que asumiรณ la presidencia del Kuomintang (KMT). Si su...
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Russiaโs Ministry of Defense reported that air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 72 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple Russian regions. ๐ต Military Summary ๐ฑ ะะพะฒะพััะธ ะ ะพััะธะธ | ะะพะตะฝะฝัะต ัะฒะพะดะบะฐ
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๐ฑ๐งโ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ Over the past ten minutes, two rocket alerts and one drone alert have activated in the Kiryat Shmona area. @GeoPWatch
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โก๏ธ๐บ๐ธ Zionist pastor slams Americans who donโt kowtow to Israel as Satanists John Hagee goes full throttle, railing against a โnationwide revival of occult forcesโ in America while declaring that real Christians have a biblical obligation to unconditionally defend Israel. The Christian Zionist pastor claims Americans...
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Romanian President Nicuศor Dan stated that any Russian strikes on Ukraine must not endanger Romanian citizens. He said that when Russia conducts attacks from across the Danube, it should make sure that no harm comes to people in Romania. ๐ต Military Summary ๐ฑ ะะพะฒะพััะธ ะ ะพััะธะธ | ะะพะตะฝะฝัะต ัะฒะพะดะบะฐ
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๐ฎ๐ทโ๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ โ Iran has published footage of the launch of a Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile towards the Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait. @GeoPWatch
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Sirens north of Kiryat Shmona
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Hezbollah rocket launches from Lebanon to Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel.
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๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ Around 10 thousand subscribers were left without electricity after drones strikes in the Chernigov region. A fire broke out in Chernigov as a result of the attack. There are also reports of a drone strike on a facility in Zaporozhye. ๐ด @DDGeopolitics | Socials | Donate | Advertising
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท โ President Trump claims that Iran wants to make a deal, and calls on Americans to be patient. Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us. But donโt the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me...
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I agree with this. Media sensationalism makes it seem as if this has all happened at once. The battles for urban areas of Kostyantynivka have lasted over 7 months, since mid-October 2025. The Russians have utilised a massive amount of manpower, progressively deepening their infiltrations, resulting in the defence for...
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๐ CVE-2026-0257 exploited via forged GlobalProtect cookies Rapid7 says attackers actively abused CVE-2026-0257 against multiple customers after Palo Alto patched the flaw on 13 May. The issue affects PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal and gateway deployments where auth override cookies are enabled and the same certificate...
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Kostyantynivka direction, a focus on Russian casualties and Ukrainian defenses, as well as debunking common misunderstandings. After seeing geolocations of Russians deep inside the city and rumors about an imminent loss of the city, many started to wonder about how effectively the defense of the city has been carried...
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๐ซ๐ทโ๐ท๐บ โ President Macron announces that the French Navy intercepted the crude oil tanker TAGOR in the Atlantic Ocean. This tanker is sanctioned and is part of Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers. The attached video shows a NH90 NFH helicopter in service with the French Naval Aviation landing on the ship, followed by...
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Russian Geran-2 drones struck a gas processing facility near the village of Koverdyna Balka, Poltava Oblast, resulting in a large fire breaking out. Coordinates: 49.94979, 34.06467
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Russian fibre-optic FPV drones struck two power transformers at the "Konka" 35 kV electrical substation in the village of Tavriiske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Coordinates: 47.657324, 35.702360
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๐จ๐ Trump is either demented or controlled by Israel โ exโTrump lawyer Robert Barnes, Trump's former attorney, says the president keeps sabotaging his own Iran deal โ not because of strategy, but because of a declining mental state or because he's "in the pocket of Israel." "A politically rational person would have...
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๐ซ๐ท๐ท๐บโก๏ธ- "The French Navy intercepted a new tanker under international sanctions yesterday morning, originating from Russia: the Tagor. Our determination is steadfast and unwavering. This operation was carried out in the Atlantic, in international waters, with the support of several partners including the United...
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Hezbollah released footage showing an FPV drone strike on an Israeli Iron Dome launcher near the town of Biranit on the Israel-Lebanon border. This brings the total number of visually confirmed Hezbollah strikes on Israeli Iron Dome launchers to 7.
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Hezbollah released footage showing an FPV drone strike on an IDF vehicle in the Israeli Galilee Forest Camp military base near the town of Shtula, northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon.
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Hezbollah released footage showing the launch of 107mm Fadjir -1 rockets, 122mm rockets, and 120mm HM-16 long-range mortars towards IDF positions in the town of Deir Seryan, southern Lebanon.
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The IDF released footage showing an airstrike on a Hezbollah rocket launcher, which they claim was used to attack the city of Tiberias, northern Israel, overnight.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผโก๏ธ- The ballistic missile was reportedly intercepted near Kuwait.
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In addition to this, Hezbollah continued attacking northern Israel with drones. Sirens sounded in several different areas, including Kiryat Shmona, Hanita, Shomera, Shear Yeshuv, Shlomi, Rosh HaNikra, Kfar Yuva, Margaliot, and other areas. The IDF claims that they shot down 1 drone, while another 2 impacted. They did...
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๐ Happy Northern Fleet Day! Although the first Russian military ships appeared on the distant northern frontiers of the country back in the 17th century, and the first naval base was established in 1733, Northern Fleet (NF) Day is celebrated in honor of the creation of the Northern Naval Flotilla on June 1, 1933....
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Hezbollah continued their intensified rocket attacks on northern Israel for the second day in a row, attacking various towns and cities including Tiberias, Kiryat Shmona, Karmiel, Safed, Shlomi, Ma'a lot Tarshicha, and Kisra-Sumei, as well as various border settlements. The IDF claimed that they intercepted at least...
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CENTOM states that their strikes on Iranian radar and drone command and control facilities were in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. MQ-1 drone yesterday, which they claim was operating over international waters.
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In response to U.S. airstrikes on Iranian radars and command and control centres, Iran launched a ballistic missile from Khuzestan towards Ali al Salem Airbase in Kuwait, which was seemingly intercepted by a Patriot battery.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ค๐ฅโ๐ฎ๐ท - US official says Central Command has helped 70 ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks. The official did not divulge what type of ships transited, which route they took and which direction. The average rate of crossing with CENTCOM assistance is low at ~3 ships per day, just 3% of the...
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๐ฃ AI giants created a monster to destroy democracy โ Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen claims tech giants, capital, and AI are actively cooperating with political powers to undermine democracy. She says she told Sam Altman: "You have created a monster." ๐ฌ Altman's reply: "Yes, and now it's up to you to deal with it."...
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๐ After reviewing it more, the shot down drone in question is probably a MQ-1C "Grey Eagle" belonging to the U.S. Army, and the IRGC just didn't know about it. The IRGC specifically named the MQ-1 "Predator" which is no longer in service, leading us to initially believe the drone was Emirati. The MQ-1s and MQ-1Cs are...
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๐ฎ๐ทโ๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ โ Footage of the ballistic missile launch from Khuzestan Province, Iran towards Ali Al-Salam Base, Kuwait. @GeoPWatch
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island this weekend. The measured and deliberate strikes occurred on Saturday and Sunday in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a...
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Iranโs Mehr News Agency has released a statement from the IRGC, following what appears to have been a spate of reciprocal strikes from both the U.S. and Iran. Per the release, the IRGC aerospace forces, in response to recent U.S. strikes, targeted the airbase (likely Kuwaitโs Ali Salem) from which the U.S. strikes...
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ โ Iranian outlet Tasnim News confirms a telecommunications tower in Sirik Island was targeted by the U.S., and the launches against Kuwait are a direct reprisal to that strike. โถ๏ธ The IRGC claims their targets were destroyed, and warn that another attack will have a different, likely more aggressive response.
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๐ฎ๐ทโ๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ โ IRGC announces that, in response to a US airstrike against a telecommunications tower in Sirik Island that took place recently, a retaliatory strike was conducted against the airbase of origin, likely the Ali Al-Salam Air Base.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐งโ๐ฑ๐ง - The US proposes that Hezbollah stops attacking Israel first and Israel, in return, refrains from further escalation in Beirut, US officials told Reuters. The officials said gradual deescalation is required before an effective ceasefire. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding talks with...
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that over the weekend it carried out several self-defense strikes on Iranian air defenses, radar, command-and-control sites, and one-way attack drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island. The strikes, which occurred Saturday and Sunday, were in response to recent aggressive...
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๐บ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ท โ CENTCOM announces conducting airstrikes using fighter jets against Iranian radar & drone command sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island, in response to Iranian actions including the interception of a MQ-1 "Predator" UCAV likely operated by the Central Intelligence Agency. CENTCOM claims targeting air defenses, a...
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ โ CENTCOM: We carried out defensive strikes on radars and command and control sites for drones in Goruk and Qeshm, Iran.
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Footage reportedly showing Iranian missile launches against Kuwait, as Kuwait has announced a new wave of Iranian missile and drone strikes.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผโก๏ธ- Visual confirmation of a missile launched from Khuzestan province, Iran, towards Kuwait.
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๐ฎ๐ทโ๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ โ An IRGC ballistic missile launch from Khuzestan towards Ali Al-Salam Base was intercepted. @GeoPWatch
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๐ฉ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ Danish PM says she knew nothing about Ukraine before the war - which shows how important and European Ukraine is ๐ด @DDGeopolitics | Socials | Donate | Advertising
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According to a release from the Kuwaiti Army, Kuwaitโs air defenses are now engaging a wave of Iranian missiles and drones. The public has been urged to remain sheltered.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผโก๏ธ- Emergency alerts dispatched in Kuwait.
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ US left AI chip loophole open for a year โ China bought hundreds of thousands of advanced Nvidia chips The Commerce Department quietly allowed Chinese subsidiaries abroad to buy the world's most advanced AI chips (Nvidia Blackwell) without a license โ for an entire year. One industry source estimates hundreds of...
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โ ๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ฑ๐ง/๐ฎ๐ท NEW: The IDF has managed to capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, which was last occupied by Israel in May 2000, more than 26 years ago. Israel continues its advance in southern Lebanon, mostly by indiscriminate bombing and flattening of villages before advancing, and using banned โwhite...
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๐จ๐ด โ Conservative ex-presidential candidate Paloma Valencia, having lost in the first round, has endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella. Colombia's right/center-right will likely rally behind the far-right candidate. @GeoPWatch