INTEL ARCHIVE

IED detonates in Jaramana, outskirts of Damascus.

🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·10 days ago

US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement

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🇮🇷 Iran·Al Monitor·10 days ago

Analysis-Trump's Iran dilemma: He's stuck in war with no exit in sight

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week's flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter bind he finds himself in as he tries to extricate the U.S. from an unpopular conflict he originally claimed would last just weeks.

CRITICALGround

Uganda clears way for deployment of troops to Gaza under Trump plan

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🇵🇸 Gaza·Al Monitor·10 days ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Dawn·10 days ago

Israel charges settler in killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank

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HIGHPolitical

Zelenskyy orders plan for special sanctions operation against Russian defence industry

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the preparation of a clear plan for a special sanctions operation designed to significantly restrict the Russian military-industrial complex.

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·10 days ago

🌍 Global·Military Times·10 days ago

Their military careers were cut short in combat. Now they’re fighting Congress for their full benefits.

Combat-injured veterans argue they shouldn’t be penalized after war injuries cut their careers short, but the cost could reach $78 billion.

Iran parliament reviews bill to bar US/Israeli vessels from Strait of Hormuz

Iran's parliament is reviewing a draft bill to bar U.S., Israeli and other "hostile" vessels from the Strait of Hormuz, with fines of up to 20% of cargo value for violations - Fars.

PM Shehbaz arrives in Saudi Arabia on 3-day visit

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🇮🇶 Iraq·Dawn·10 days ago

Iran and Oman are discussing a plan to gradually replace the current northern and southern shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz with a single central corridor.

Iran and Oman are discussing a plan to gradually replace the current northern and southern shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz with a single central corridor. Under the proposal: Ships would initially enter via the northern lane (near Iran) and exit via the southern lane (near Oman). After a transition period, all traffic would shift to the central corridor, with Iran managing inbound traffic and Iran and Oman jointly managing outbound traffic. Transit charges would be based on services p

NEW: A draft bill under review in Iran's parliament would introduce new rules for the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, including:

NEW: A draft bill under review in Iran's parliament would introduce new rules for the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, including: Banning vessels from the U.S., Israel, and other "hostile countries" from transiting the strait. Prohibiting all Israel-linked cargo, military or civilian. Blocking ships or cargo involved in actions against the Axis of Resistance. Denying passage to countries or individuals that have harmed Iran until compensation is paid. Imposing fines of up to 20% of ca

🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·10 days ago

CRITICALMISSILE_ATTACK

#Ukraine #Russia

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Ukraine’s Air Defense Pleas Fall Flat as Western Allies Hoard Interceptor Missiles

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🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·10 days ago

HIGHPolitical

Zelenskyy orders preparation of "special sanctions operation" against Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the preparation of a plan for a special sanctions operation targeting Russia's military industry.

HIGHNuclear/Missile

Virginia Class Submarines with New Payload Module to Receive SSGN Designation

Beginning with the USS Arizona, 19 new boats in the U.S. Navy’s Virginia class of nuclear powered attack submarines will officially be referred to as SSGNs to reflect the boost in cruise missile capacity offered by the new Virginia Payload Module (VPM). Now to be designated as guided missile submarines, otherwise known as SSGNs, the […]

🌍 Global·The Aviationist·10 days ago

CRITICALMISSILE_ATTACK

Polish FM proposes NATO allies shoot down Russian missiles over Kyiv

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🌍 Global·X/@warmonitor3·10 days ago

HIGHAerial

Israeli drone attack reported in southern Lebanon’s Mayfadoun

Israeli drone attack reported in southern Lebanon’s Mayfadoun Israel has carried out a drone attack on Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, the National News Agency is reporting. No casualties were reported. This comes amid a large scale Israeli bombardment of the country on Thursday as peace talks between Israel and Lebanon in Rome are ongoing.

🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·10 days ago

HIGHGround

Beyond war: Why the Middle East needs courage, dialogue, and reconciliation - opinion

Yet history teaches us something different. Military victories may change realities on the ground, but they rarely resolve the deeper wounds that fuel conflict.

🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·10 days ago

Iranians begging for more strikes are the ones with the most to lose

It took the UN three weeks to say anything. It would have taken hours anywhere else. Jonathan Harounoff, who spent two years there, on the silence around Iran's dead.

Hamas calls on US, mediators to stop Israel ‘sabotaging’ Gaza agreement

Hamas calls on US, mediators to stop Israel ‘sabotaging’ Gaza agreement Hamas has welcomed the joint statement from several Arab countries following a meeting of foreign ministers in Amman which condemned Israel’s escalation in Gaza, saying it “underscores the gravity of the escalation and violations perpetrated by the occupying government, which threaten the future of the entire agreement”. Hamas called on the signatories, as well as the US and ceasefire mediators to prevent Israel “from sabot

🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·10 days ago

As Iran war drags on, Americans are bracing for more chaos in Middle East, poll finds

The six-day poll concluded on Monday, as Trump again backed away from threatened "massive attacks" on Iran, underscoring uncertainty surrounding a conflict he predicted would bring a swift victory.

HIGHAerial

Yemeni official accuses Houthis of ‘regional aggression’

Yemeni official accuses Houthis of ‘regional aggression’ Deputy Chairman of the Yemeni Consultation and Reconciliation Authority for Yemen’s Saudi-backed government Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi condemned the Houthi attacks on government positions in Hadramout and Marib on Thursday. “This is their true project: perpetuating the war and preventing the restoration of the state,” he said in a post on X, adding that the only way to prevent further attacks is “ending the militia’s coup, restoring state ins

🇾🇪 Yemen·Middle East Eye·10 days ago

HIGHInsurgency

Hearing set to decide 'terror sentencing' of activists who targeted Barclays

Hearing set to decide 'terror sentencing' of activists who targeted Barclays MEE staff on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 14:28 Judge Altham, who previously issued 'manifestly excessive' sentences to anti-fracking activists, is set to determine whether the offences carry a 'terrorist connection' The defendants allegedly spray painted and splintered windows at a Barclays bank branch in Burnley over its shares in Elbit Systems in August 2024 (Supplied) Off A judge has ordered a hearing in which he will dec

🇵🇸 Palestine·Middle East Eye·10 days ago

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·10 days ago

Relocating Russian embassy in Warsaw to rupture in relations — Polish MFA

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that no EU or NATO country has yet severed relations with Russia

HIGHGround

Russian strike on Ukrposhta facilities in Pavlohrad kills two employees, wounds one

Russian troops attacked the Ukrposhta sorting depot and the base of the company’s mobile branches in Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk region), killing two employees and wounding a mechanic, CEO of the national postal operator Ihor Smiliansky said.

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·10 days ago

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·10 days ago

Russians destroy warehouses storing products of two tobacco giants

Russian invaders destroyed warehouses storing products belonging to Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Imperial Brands Ukraine on the night of 4-5 August.

LOWINVASION

Two Israelis entered Jenin, faced stone/brick attack, escaped uninjured

WILD FOOTAGE: Two Israelis mistakenly entered Jenin, came under a barrage of stones and a brick, and escaped uninjured to the Gilboa crossing. https://t.co/QWKJ1YHWHM

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·10 days ago

HIGHInsurgency

Hamas terrorists push Palestinians to kill Israeli-backed militia members, Gazans tell ‘Post'

The call to assassinate figures in the armed militias follows the announcement of a roadmap for advancing to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire.

$Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox alliance shows signs of fracture before crucial election$

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox alliance shows signs of fracture before crucial election

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox alliance shows signs of fracture before crucial election For nearly three decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has relied on ultra-Orthodox parties as one of the pillars of his political survival. But as Netanyahu gears up to one of his toughest elections in years, his governing alliance is facing unprecedented strain over the long-running dispute about military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. The row has exposed deep divisions within Netanya

Syrian Army Appoints Turkish Citizen to Command 62nd Division

Syrian Army Appoints Turkish Citizen to Command 62nd Division Damascus has appointed a Turkish citizen to command the Syrian Army’s 62nd Division as part of a sweeping military restructuring. READ MORE

MEDIUMESCALATION

Israeli-Lebanese negotiations conclude in Rome; little progress reported

Three days of Israeli-Lebanese negotiations in Rome have concluded, closing out the seventh round of talks. Lebanese briefings suggest little was agreed upon. -Kann News.

Israeli bulldozers uproot West Bank olive trees ahead of harvest season

Israeli bulldozers uproot West Bank olive trees ahead of harvest season Israeli bulldozers destroyed scores of olive trees in Palestinian villages near Jenin on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing campaign of uprooting olive groves across the occupied West Bank. The latest operation targeted farmland in the villages of Ajjah and Zububa, near the separation barrier, weeks before Palestinian farmers were due to begin this year's olive harvest. Zaki Jaradat, head of Zububa Village Council, said Israe

🇾🇪 Yemen·Middle East Eye·10 days ago

HIGHInsurgency

US embassy in Yemen condemns ‘cowardly’ Houthi attacks in Hadramout and Marib

US embassy in Yemen condemns ‘cowardly’ Houthi attacks in Hadramout and Marib The US embassy in Yemen has described Houthi attacks in Hadramout and Marib as “cowardly”, saying the attacks “represent yet another example of terrorrism against Yemeni people”. In a post on X, the US mission paid condolences to the families of “brave Yemeni soldiers killed today”. بشأن هجمات اليوم في حضرموت ومأرب. pic.twitter.com/IirMLRRTNq August 6, 2026

🇮🇷 Iran·Military Times·10 days ago

Iran issues warning to Gulf states: US must desist or you’ll be hit hard

Iran has made a concerted push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless U.S. strikes end.

🇮🇷 Iran·Defense News·10 days ago

Iran issues warning to Gulf states: US must desist or you’ll be hit hard

Iran has made a concerted push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless U.S. strikes end.

MEDIUMESCALATION

Israeli Navy conducts large-scale drill in Mediterranean & Red Sea

The Israeli Navy carried out a large-scale drill across the Mediterranean and Red Sea this week, involving warships, submarines, and border security forces, drawing on lessons from the past three years of fighting. https://t.co/fQlO2ssqGs

Senator Chris Van Hollen:

Senator Chris Van Hollen: We are witnessing a humanitarian disaster in Sudan. RSF has been a particularly murderous group. In fact, it's the only party to this conflict that the United States government has determined is committing genocide in Sudan. The primary supporter of the murderous RSF has been the United Arab Emirates, the UAE. And we need to make it clear to the UAE that we will not tolerate them fueling these massacres, this genocide. I, along with 20 of my colleagues, have be

🇾🇪 Yemen·Middle East Eye·10 days ago

CRITICALNuclear/Missile

Houthis say they carried out attacks on ‘Saudi military deployments’

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MEDIUMESCALATION

Erdogan's party introduces bill to dismantle Kurdish underground, offer partial amnesty

Erdogan is working to reshape the Kurdish arena across Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. His party this week put forward a bill to dismantle the Kurdish underground in return for partial amnesty for some of its members. @kaisos1987

$Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox alliance shows signs of fracture before crucial election$

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox alliance shows signs of fracture before crucial election

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