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Open-source intelligence and verification.
OSINTOSINT account @hey_itsmyturn reports a 25+ vehicle convoy on the Khalij E Fars freeway heading south from Tehran and a 'weird' convoy on Chamran highway at 23:15 local time (1945Z).
OSINTThree US KC-46A Pegasus tankers that arrived at Ramstein as YETI15/16/17 are returning to CENTCOM, with REACH286 filed for Al-Udeid and the others possibly heading to Tel Aviv or Ovda.
OSINTThe Ukrainian PATRIOT SAM battery in Kyiv appears to have received a limited number of interceptors and destroyed an incoming Russian ballistic missile over the capital tonight, according to an OSINTtechnical post retweeted by @hey_itsmyturn.
OSINTFootage released March 9, 2026, shows a Khorramshahr-1 ballistic missile launching beside the wreckage of a previously targeted launcher during the 30th wave of Operation True Promise 4.
OSINTAn OSINT post retweeted by @hey_itsmyturn from @DefenceGeek notes an aircraft carrying CIA Director Ratcliffe in Riga had standard US Air Force and base markings removed, leaving only the US flag.
OSINTAn OSINT summary reposted by @hey_itsmyturn from @DefenceGeek tracks C-17A REACH4555 (07-7181/AE20C2) Riga-Moscow and C-40B REACH790 (02-0042/AE11F8) Andrews-Riga, with US convoy footage from Moscow and Russian denial.
OSINTJet activity reported over Baghdad, Iraq.
OSINTAn X user reported recon UAV activity near the Khandab Nuclear Complex in Markazi Province, Iran, with strobes off and unclear origin, possibly the IRGC's own UAV.
OSINTA post by @Osinttechnical, retweeted by Sh1n (Dave), describes tailgating a Ukrainian Army Aviation Mi-8 helicopter gunship on a strike mission.
OSINTA reposted OSINT report says a new IRGC underground facility is under construction in Karaj, with work starting May 21, 2026.
OSINTOSINT flight tracking data shows a surge in NATO air activity around Poland, Germany, and Denmark over three days, likely linked to unannounced exercises amid Russian sabotage and incursions.
OSINTSentinel-2L imagery from August 21 reveals 3–4 U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft dispersed at Al Udeid Air Base, while five Qatari C-17s return for the first time since July 12.
OSINTUS tanker numbers held steady while two jets forward-deployed to Bezmer returned to RAF Mildenhall, one remained at Stuttgart, and CENTCOM tankers operated across multiple regional bases.
OSINTSh1n retweeted an OSINT post from @DefenceGeek reporting two B-1Bs, including 86-0120 'Whiskey Pete' (AE6BFA), airborne as KAZAN72/73 from RAF Fairford (EGVA) to ARA10 to meet tanker ABATE96.
OSINTJet activity was observed over Salahuddin, Iraq on August 20, 2026.
OSINTSatellite imagery reveals four runway craters from an Israeli airstrike on Syria's Abu ad-Duhur Air Base, disrupting reconstruction and signaling a warning to Turkey.
OSINTAn OSINT update shows 186 US tankers deployed across the Middle East and Europe, down 6 from early August, with concentrations in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
OSINTFollowing recent attacks on ADNOC-operated tankers, a new analysis argues the UAE could deploy an unannounced naval escort through Hormuz and lists AIS, SAR/optical, naval-base, and RF indicators to watch.
OSINTAn IRGC-affiliated media outlet released a documentary that largely consists of censored or manipulated archival footage presented as new, according to OSINT analysis.
OSINTA series of U.S. Air Force tanker movements between Europe, the Middle East, and the continental U.S. on Sunday, August 16, 2026, was noted ahead of the pending expiration of the Iran Memorandum of Understanding.
OSINTAt 18:56 UTC on August 15, 2026, three missiles were launched from Sirik, Hormozgan Province, Iran, presumably towards a vessel.
OSINTShin reports unmanned aerial vehicle activity over Baghdad, Iraq.
OSINTA Persian-language X/Twitter Space announced for tomorrow night at 11 PM Tehran time will cover OSINT collection, verification methods, and detecting misinformation amid war developments.
OSINTA retweeted OSINT update reports US tanker numbers are similar but several CENTCOM tankers moved, and Al-Udeid Airbase (OTBH) and Al-Dhafra Airbase (OMAM) are operational again.