INTEL ARCHIVE

Mecca agreement includes NATO-style collective defense obligations — top Turkish diplomat

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized that "technically, it's the same thing"

🌍 Global·TASS·6 days ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·6 days ago

Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’

Washington doesn't immediately respond to new demands, which include a permanent end to the conflict and withdrawal of American forces from Mideast, 'complete compensation' for war damage The post Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·6 days ago

North Korea learns from Russia's experience in war, Zelensky says

North Korea is gaining experience of modern warfare from Russia, which could lead to increased tensions in the Pacific region. Against this backdrop, Ukraine is open to cooperation with South Korea.

CRITICALAerial

Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz

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🇮🇷 Iran·Middle East Eye·6 days ago

MEDIUMINVASION

Russian soldiers engage Ukrainian drone with small arms fire

Absolutely insane video of Russian soldiers desperately firing small arms at an approaching Ukrainian drone. https://t.co/fkKbU2y8pH

🌍 Global·X/@warmonitor3·6 days ago

CRITICALESCALATION

#Iran #Ukraine #USA

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🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·6 days ago

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Three Palestinians killed and dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza and West Bank

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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·6 days ago

HIGHAerial

Russian strikes in Kharkiv region leave one killed, another injured

A man was killed and another person was injured in Russian FPV drone attacks in the Kharkiv region on Saturday.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·6 days ago

HIGHNaval

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North Sea The Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships. Naval operations to monitor Russian vessels increased by 25% last month compared with the previous year, with warships making repeated voyages through the Dover Strait and North Sea. Continue reading...

🇷🇺 Russia·Guardian World·6 days ago

MEDIUMBOMBARDMENT

Russian troops neutralize Ukrainian kamikaze drone with rifle fire

Russian troops down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone with rifles. https://t.co/Ficmf2g8ky

Iran tells US no plans to impose tolls on Strait of Hormuz

Iran has told Washington it has "no plans" to impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz, per VP JD Vance.

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·6 days ago

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CRITICALGeneral

Ukraine braces for winter power crisis after Russian strikes, Zelensky says

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·France 24·6 days ago

🇮🇷 Iran·Al Monitor·6 days ago

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says

ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran. Fidan also said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see the alliance expand, and that Egypt was a potential candidate to join, among others.

HIGHAerial

Another explosion reported in Sumy in northern Ukraine

An air raid warning remains in effect across the Sumy Region

🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·6 days ago

Ukraine destroyed a Russian Volna Kupol Garant Starlink-jamming system near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai—reportedly the third confirmed loss of this type.

Ukraine destroyed a Russian Volna Kupol Garant Starlink-jamming system near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai—reportedly the third confirmed loss of this type. The ~$1.5 million system uses powerful Ku-band uplink interference to temporarily disrupt Starlink over a small area (~20 km²). Its effectiveness is limited by Starlink’s rapidly moving satellite network, while its large footprint and strong emissions make it relatively easy to detect and target.

🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·6 days ago

HIGHINVASION

Sudanese army repels major RSF attack on Bir Saliba; 6,600+ flee Sirba

Sudanese army allies repelled a major RSF attack on the strategic area of Bir Saliba in West Darfur, Darfur Governor Minni Minnawi said, as renewed fighting in Sirba locality forced over 6,600 people to flee. https://t.co/T6pWbw1AVD #Sudan #Darfur #WestDarfur #BirSaliba #SudanNews

🇮🇷 Iran·Task & Purpose·6 days ago

Crew of second carrier extended for Iran war deployment reportedly facing poor morale

The carrier is in the ninth month of an extended deployment, with military families reporting food shortages, moldy showers and more. The post Crew of second carrier extended for Iran war deployment reportedly facing poor morale appeared first on Task & Purpose.

WATCH: Russian troops firing with rifles at an incoming Ukrainian kamikaze drone, eventually managing to shoot it down.

WATCH: Ukrainian drone footage shows a strike drone continuing toward Russian shadow-fleet-linked targets near Gelendzhik while a Pantsir-S1 fires three missiles and fails to intercept it.

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BIG: Ukraine is set to receive 70 x M39 ATACMS missiles from Türkiye, alongside 12 x M270 launchers, 2,524 x M26 rockets, and 47,000 x cluster artillery shells.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·6 days ago

CRITICALNuclear/Missile

Zelenskyy on Ukrainian ballistic missile this autumn: there will be successful combat use and results

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·6 days ago

Turkey calls on parties to Ukraine conflict to declare moratorium on military operations

The request came from Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said

HIGHNaval

Hormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait

Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains unclear.

🇮🇷 Iran·BBC World·6 days ago

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Cyprus:

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Cyprus: For the past 50 years, the status quo in Cyprus has remained the same. The stability and peace on the island are due to one single reason: the presence of Turkish troops on the island.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·6 days ago

Israelis routinely enter West Bank without military approval, senior IDF officer says

The officer gave an example of a hike that continued for nearly two hours without the IDF soldiers operating in the area being aware of it.

HIGHGround

Lebanese soldiers injured while Israeli troops intrude on southern town

Soldiers disarm unexploded ordnance in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, near where Israeli forces reportedly built an earth barrier.

🇮🇱 Israel·Al Jazeera·6 days ago

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Russia-Ukraine:

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Russia-Ukraine: When the war of attrition at the front turns into attrition behind the front lines, the issue becomes a matter of whether or not you will continue to exist as a nation. You use whatever last resort you have at your disposal. If the destruction reaches that level, Russia may resort to the final option at its disposal. During my visit to Russia, it seemed that this issue might come up as well, because it was said that the public is now dema

Serbia plans to open a drone factory with Israel in September, President Aleksandar Vučić said, with the opening expected around September 15–20.

Serbia plans to open a drone factory with Israel in September, President Aleksandar Vučić said, with the opening expected around September 15–20. He added that while Ukraine has extensive drone-production capabilities, the Serbian project will be carried out with Israel. Source: CDM

CRITICALESCALATION

Zelensky: 30K-50K North Korean troops in Russia; NK missiles used in strikes on UA

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🇷🇺 Russia·The War Zone·6 days ago

CRITICALNuclear/Missile

Russian Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines Are Now Cocooned In Nets

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MEDIUMESCALATION

Switzerland leading candidate to oversee Israel-Lebanon agreement monitoring force

Switzerland is a leading candidate to lead the monitoring force overseeing the Israel-Lebanon agreement, i24 reports. Talks with Israel and the US have been ongoing since February.

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·6 days ago

Ovechkin plans to return to Moscow after finishing playing career

The Russian star forward signed a one-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals in early July

Zelensky:

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President Trump’s war against Iran has severely depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, forcing the Pentagon to pull missiles and other critical equipment from bases and forces in Europe and Asia.

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🇮🇷 Iran·Middle East Eye·6 days ago

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the new defence agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and does not target Iran. Fidan told Turkey’s Anadolu news agency that the three countries would establish a ministerial committee resembling NATO’s decision-making structure. The pact will also have a general secretariat based in Sa

Zelensky:

Zelensky: Ukraine will have “very strong” security guarantees from the United States after the war ends.

CRITICALESCALATION

Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz closure unless 6 demands met including sanctions lift

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·6 days ago

HIGHAerial

Explosions reported in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region

Air raid warnings are currently in effect for the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zhitomir, Kiev, Poltava, Sumy and Chernigov regions

Zelensky:

Zelensky: When they strike our logistics, we begin building an operation to destroy their logistics centers. That is exactly how it works. Logistics is not a weak point only for Ukrainians — logistics is a weak point for everyone. Logistics is about life, about everyday functioning, about habits. I would not advise Russia to continue striking Ukrainian logistics, because we have studied very clearly what logistics in Russia looks like.