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As of May 16, 78 commercial ships have been redirected and 4 disabled to ensure compliance with the U.S. maritime blockade against Iran.
The funeral for Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the Gaza Strip has begun, per Palestinian media reports.
Three explosion sounds in Karrada, Baghdad were caused by celebratory cannon fire, not attacks, according to a clarification on social media.
President Trump signals readiness to accept a 20-year suspension of Iran’s nuclear program, softening his previous stance of complete dismantlement, and warns of dwindling patience over stalled talks.
Heavy United States Air Force jet activity reported over Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
An open-source intelligence update details the current deployment of Royal Air Force aircraft in the Middle East, including those at Akrotiri and Al-Udeid, and recent returns to the UK.
Four assistants to Haddad were killed inside a vehicle while attempting to escape from an apartment used as his hiding location.
A post claims the assassination of a senior Hamas terrorist, directly challenging Iranian official Ahmad Vahidi.
A senior Israeli security official says there are initial indications that Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in an airstrike in Gaza City.
Gazans report a blitz airstrike on western Gaza, likely a targeted assassination of Al-Qassam commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad, but unconfirmed.
Gazans report a blitz airstrike on western Gaza, which is highly likely a targeted assassination.
President Trump stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping does not want a fight for Taiwan's independence and holds strong views on Iran's nuclear program and opening the strait.
President Trump says he disregards Iran's latest proposal if it mentions any nuclear activity.
A KC-46A tanker from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport has declared an in-flight emergency, squawking 7700, as reported by @DefenceGeek via retweet.
US tanker aircraft continue to reposition across Europe and CENTCOM during the ongoing ceasefire, with several KC-135s rotating out of Israel and moving to other bases.
Iran's internet blackout has reached 77 days, cutting off public from online platforms and presenting an emerging mental health risk.
CENTCOM shares a routine night flight of a U.S. F-16 from an undisclosed base in the Middle East.
A blog post about leveraging Claude to create skills that reshape LLM thinking, referencing a GitHub repository.
Observation of jet activity over Mosul, Iraq.
President Trump says Xi Jinping's remark about US decline referred to the Biden era, not his administration's achievements.
The Shir o Khorshid Android client has been updated with built-in CDN Domain Fronting capability, simplifying circumvention of internet censorship.
UKMTO issues warning 057-26 regarding suspicious activity, urging caution for maritime vessels.
A B-2 Spirit bomber training flight from CONUS is supported by a KC-46A tanker from Lajes, as part of a suspected STRATCOM exercise involving an E-6B from Stuttgart.
Saudi warplanes carried out airstrikes against militias in Iraq during a regional conflict, according to sources.