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Yesterday, President Trump joked that the elimination of Iran’s top leadership had made it difficult for Washington to know who to negotiate with: “I probably went a little too far, I'm sorry. Because I don't know who the hell we're dealing with anymore.”
https://x.com/c14english/status/2110643482029175274/video/1
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RT @bayraktar_1love: Russian military aviation blogger Fighterbomber has published a lengthy reaction to the Ukrainian Neptune missile strike on Borisoglebsk airbase that reads very much like an indirect admission that the attack had serious consequences.

He doesn’t even address Ukraine’s claims of six destroyed Su-34Ms. Instead, he focuses entirely on how to prevent such strikes in the future and hide their consequences from Ukrainian reconnaissance.

He calls for urgently relocating Russian military aircraft at least 400 km from the front line, constructing reinforced concrete shelters, and, most interestingly, immediately clearing or concealing wreckage before Ukrainian satellites can photograph it.

The entire post reads like it was written by someone who knows something very bad has happened and understands the scale of the problem.
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RT @bayraktar_1love: But perhaps the most revealing part is his insistence on immediately hiding the aftermath of such strikes:

“The wreckage must be cleared before the enemy photographs it from every angle and puts it on display for the whole world. Satellite overflight schedules are available, and bulldozers can be found.”

Hopefully, we’ll soon get satellite imagery showing the aftermath of the strike on Borisoglebsk airbase, and the results won’t disappoint.
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>>energy infrastructure
Pathetic. Asking Ukraine to stop striking Russian energy infrastructure while planning to bomb Iran's energy infrastructure, knowing Iran will retaliate by targeting energy facilities across the Gulf
https://x.com/CNN/status/2110626776439210440

The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called "mother of all bombs" to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/4zwhxUu - CNN
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Saudi carriers are moving about $4 billion in aircraft out of Riyadh Airport as deadly Yemeni strikes continue.

Officials to WSJ: "A week of continued Yemeni attacks has pushed the Saudi aviation industry into crisis."
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A targeted drone strike near the Abad al-Rahman School in Zeitoun, northern Gaza City. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2110653166760984966/video/1
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The home front state of emergency is being extended to November 3, past the elections, after ministers signed off.

Jerusalem Post
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Unarmed spotters in small boats are now being used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to identify potential targets, among them U.S. naval vessels. The shift followed the destruction of much of Iran's radar capability in American strikes, and marks one significant change in Iranian tactics.

A U.S. military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, to Reuters.
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Spanish-flagged ships would pay $200,000 every time they arrive at a U.S. port under a new Federal Maritime Commission proposal. Restrictions on five categories of Spanish imports are also on the table. Not final yet.

The move closes a nearly two-year investigation. The FMC concluded that Spain created unfavorable shipping conditions by denying port and docking access to U.S.-flagged vessels beginning in late 2024, specifically Maersk ships enrolled in the U.S. Maritime Security Program.
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