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  1. Pentagon Chiefs Under Fire as Iran War Rationale Shifts

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny from senators over his claims about the US war on Iran, struggling to provide clear answers about the strategy and impact of the conflict. Hegseth made assertions about the devastating effects of US strikes on Iran's military and infrastructure, but also made partial admissions about Tehran's…

    osintsights.com/pentagon-chief

    #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #Iran #UsPentagon #NationState

  2. Iran Threatens UK Air Base After US Bombers Launch Strikes

    Iran has issued a stark warning to a UK air base, threatening it as a legitimate target if used to launch attacks on Iranian territory, after US bombers took off from the base to carry out strikes. The base, RAF Fairford in England, has also recently welcomed electronic warfare aircraft, heightening tensions.

    osintsights.com/iran-threatens

    #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #Iran #UsAirForce #RafFairford

  3. Sen. Adam #Schiff (D, CA) said that #trump lowered threatened #tariffs on #Vietnam "but not until after the Trump Organization broke ground on a $1.5 billion Trump golf course complex outside of Hanoi — a golf complex that Vietnamese officials fast-tracked by ignoring their own rules 👀

    "This kind of overt pay-to-play is playing out in country after country after country.

    "What is the cost of this #corruption? ...our national security suffers..."

    #USA #US #USpol #AdamSchiff
    #NationalSecurity

  4. Sen. Adam #Schiff (D, CA) said that #trump lowered threatened #tariffs on #Vietnam "but not until after the Trump Organization broke ground on a $1.5 billion Trump golf course complex outside of Hanoi — a golf complex that Vietnamese officials fast-tracked by ignoring their own rules 👀

    "This kind of overt pay-to-play is playing out in country after country after country.

    "What is the cost of this #corruption? ...our national security suffers..."

    #USA #US #USpol #AdamSchiff
    #NationalSecurity

  5. Yesterday, my husband and his colleagues in the Federal Civil Service were laid off for a new Trump program privatizing TSA - a return to the days before 9/11 while Trump bombs the Middle East.

    They held the line, working for America without pay for months. They kept us safe while eating from food banks and having their union gutted by Kristi Noem. They wrote weekly emails to Elon Musk and Big Balls justifying their jobs. Nobody got a $10k bonus - they just got fired.

    Trump, MAGA, and Russell Vought’s Project 2025 have terrorized, demoralized, and bankrupted Civil Servants who made America work for everyday people. Trump is dismantling the framework of our country so he can cut taxes for billionaires, fund a reckless and useless war, and put money in his pocket. He couldn’t care less about working people.

    Privatizing TSA does more than throw dedicated and trained patriots on the street. It jeopardizes national security by emphasizing profits over security, dividing loyalties, and creating a vulnerable patchwork of aviation safety. Trump doesn’t care. The private companies taking over are probably paying kickbacks to him and his children.

    Trump and MAGA devastated working Americans whether they’re farmers, teachers, nurses, small business owners, or Civil Servants. I knew this would happen - it’s all in the fascist manifesto Project 2025. Nobody around me listened until it was too late.

    Good luck, America. My husband and me were supposed to be looking ahead to retirement. Now we’re scrambling for survival. Trump and MAGA may not bury us, but they’re trying.

    #workers #workingclass #workersrights #union #unionstrong #MAGA #Project2025 #FederalWorkers #TSA #nationalsecurity #economy #jobs #DOGE #Trump #GOP #fascism #oligarchy #VoteBlue #democracy

  6. Yesterday, my husband and his colleagues in the Federal Civil Service were laid off for a new Trump program privatizing TSA - a return to the days before 9/11 while Trump bombs the Middle East.

    They held the line, working for America without pay for months. They kept us safe while eating from food banks and having their union gutted by Kristi Noem. They wrote weekly emails to Elon Musk and Big Balls justifying their jobs. Nobody got a $10k bonus - they just got fired.

    Trump, MAGA, and Russell Vought’s Project 2025 have terrorized, demoralized, and bankrupted Civil Servants who made America work for everyday people. Trump is dismantling the framework of our country so he can cut taxes for billionaires, fund a reckless and useless war, and put money in his pocket. He couldn’t care less about working people.

    Privatizing TSA does more than throw dedicated and trained patriots on the street. It jeopardizes national security by emphasizing profits over security, dividing loyalties, and creating a vulnerable patchwork of aviation safety. Trump doesn’t care. The private companies taking over are probably paying kickbacks to him and his children.

    Trump and MAGA devastated working Americans whether they’re farmers, teachers, nurses, small business owners, or Civil Servants. I knew this would happen - it’s all in the fascist manifesto Project 2025. Nobody around me listened until it was too late.

    Good luck, America. My husband and me were supposed to be looking ahead to retirement. Now we’re scrambling for survival. Trump and MAGA may not bury us, but they’re trying.

    #workers #workingclass #workersrights #union #unionstrong #MAGA #Project2025 #FederalWorkers #TSA #nationalsecurity #economy #jobs #DOGE #Trump #GOP #fascism #oligarchy #VoteBlue #democracy

  7. Though the votes forced by #Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to #Trump that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on & lawmakers in both parties have questioned his admin’s endgame.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  8. Though the votes forced by #Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to #Trump that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on & lawmakers in both parties have questioned his admin’s endgame.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  9. Though the votes forced by #Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to #Trump that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on & lawmakers in both parties have questioned his admin’s endgame.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  10. Though the votes forced by #Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to #Trump that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on & lawmakers in both parties have questioned his admin’s endgame.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  11. Though the votes forced by #Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to #Trump that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on & lawmakers in both parties have questioned his admin’s endgame.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  12. …A gallon of regular #gasoline in the #US cost 37% more on Thursday than it did prewar, at a national average of $4.09 per gallon, according to the AAA motor club. #Diesel prices were 39% higher than they were when US & #Israel strikes on #Iran started in February.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  13. …A gallon of regular #gasoline in the #US cost 37% more on Thursday than it did prewar, at a national average of $4.09 per gallon, according to the AAA motor club. #Diesel prices were 39% higher than they were when US & #Israel strikes on #Iran started in February.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  14. …A gallon of regular #gasoline in the #US cost 37% more on Thursday than it did prewar, at a national average of $4.09 per gallon, according to the AAA motor club. #Diesel prices were 39% higher than they were when US & #Israel strikes on #Iran started in February.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  15. …A gallon of regular #gasoline in the #US cost 37% more on Thursday than it did prewar, at a national average of $4.09 per gallon, according to the AAA motor club. #Diesel prices were 39% higher than they were when US & #Israel strikes on #Iran started in February.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  16. …A gallon of regular #gasoline in the #US cost 37% more on Thursday than it did prewar, at a national average of $4.09 per gallon, according to the AAA motor club. #Diesel prices were 39% higher than they were when US & #Israel strikes on #Iran started in February.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

  17. “The conflict has entered a decidedly more dangerous phase,” analysts from RBC Capital Markets wrote on Wednesday. Even though #oil prices have risen a lot in recent weeks, “we still see them as a lagging indicator of the extreme pressure building in the region,” they added, forecasting that a “full regional #war” could send prices toward $150 a barrel.

    #US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis

  18. “The conflict has entered a decidedly more dangerous phase,” analysts from RBC Capital Markets wrote on Wednesday. Even though #oil prices have risen a lot in recent weeks, “we still see them as a lagging indicator of the extreme pressure building in the region,” they added, forecasting that a “full regional #war” could send prices toward $150 a barrel.

    #US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis

  19. The #Houthis, an #Iran backed group in #Yemen, claimed Wednesday that they had targeted 2 Saudi #oil tankers with missiles and drones. If the Houthis manage to block #SaudiArabia from using the #RedSea, they would be cutting off about 4% of the world’s oil supply & leaving Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest producers, with very little access to global markets.

    #US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis

  20. The #Houthis, an #Iran backed group in #Yemen, claimed Wednesday that they had targeted 2 Saudi #oil tankers with missiles and drones. If the Houthis manage to block #SaudiArabia from using the #RedSea, they would be cutting off about 4% of the world’s oil supply & leaving Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest producers, with very little access to global markets.

    #US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis

  21. The #Houthis, an #Iran backed group in #Yemen, claimed Wednesday that they had targeted 2 Saudi #oil tankers with missiles and drones. If the Houthis manage to block #SaudiArabia from using the #RedSea, they would be cutting off about 4% of the world’s oil supply & leaving Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest producers, with very little access to global markets.

    #US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis

  22. #Oil prices leap to over $100 a barrel after #US & #Iran & #Houthi attacks. A jump of about 40% just this month.

    The price of oil hit $100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since May, after Iran’s Houthi allies in #Yemen claimed to have struck two #SaudiArabia tankers in the #RedSea, & the #UnitedStates & Iran launched more attacks overnight.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
    nytimes.com/live/2026/07/23/wo

  23. #Oil prices leap to over $100 a barrel after #US & #Iran & #Houthi attacks. A jump of about 40% just this month.

    The price of oil hit $100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since May, after Iran’s Houthi allies in #Yemen claimed to have struck two #SaudiArabia tankers in the #RedSea, & the #UnitedStates & Iran launched more attacks overnight.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
    nytimes.com/live/2026/07/23/wo

  24. #Oil prices leap to over $100 a barrel after #US & #Iran & #Houthi attacks. A jump of about 40% just this month.

    The price of oil hit $100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since May, after Iran’s Houthi allies in #Yemen claimed to have struck two #SaudiArabia tankers in the #RedSea, & the #UnitedStates & Iran launched more attacks overnight.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
    nytimes.com/live/2026/07/23/wo

  25. Donald Trump said: "We have to go to war against Iran because they can’t be allowed to have a nuclear program! They’re a dangerous fundamentalist Muslim state! And that’s why we’re giving Saudi Arabia a nuclear program.”

    Cenk Uygur: "Wait, what?!"
    #NationalSecurity #corruption #PublicSafety #politics

  26. Donald Trump said: "We have to go to war against Iran because they can’t be allowed to have a nuclear program! They’re a dangerous fundamentalist Muslim state! And that’s why we’re giving Saudi Arabia a nuclear program.”

    Cenk Uygur: "Wait, what?!"
    #NationalSecurity #corruption #PublicSafety #politics

  27. Donald Trump said: "We have to go to war against Iran because they can’t be allowed to have a nuclear program! They’re a dangerous fundamentalist Muslim state! And that’s why we’re giving Saudi Arabia a nuclear program.”

    Cenk Uygur: "Wait, what?!"
    #NationalSecurity #corruption #PublicSafety #politics

  28. Donald Trump said: "We have to go to war against Iran because they can’t be allowed to have a nuclear program! They’re a dangerous fundamentalist Muslim state! And that’s why we’re giving Saudi Arabia a nuclear program.”

    Cenk Uygur: "Wait, what?!"
    #NationalSecurity #corruption #PublicSafety #politics

  29. IC Brief Evening — 2026-07-22

    Three adversary intelligence services demonstrated distinct tradecraft adaptations this cycle: Iran's APT42 integrated generative AI into credential-theft phishing, China-linked operators maintained decade-long undetected access inside a Taiwan defense supplier, and FSB handlers tasked expendable Telegram recruits against Ukrainian military targets. The administration will likely maintain relaxed chip export restrictions on China through year-end, leaving the AI-sector counterintelligence gaps HPSCI witnesses identified on July 22 without a near-term policy response.

    Moderate confidence in the export-control assessment rests on the administration's consistent posture of easing technology restrictions since taking office and the absence of advocacy for tightening from any named administration official or intelligence committee chair. A documented MSS exfiltration of protected AI model weights from a named US firm would alter this judgment and accelerate congressional action on the counterintelligence authorities witnesses requested.

    Germany's proposed BND/BfV intelligence reform, dissolving the G10 oversight commission and expanding both services' cyber surveillance and biometric tracking authorities, is unlikely to pass the Bundestag within twelve months. High confidence reflects convergent legal assessments of constitutional exposure under Article 10 and the historical pattern of maximalist German security drafts being narrowed during committee review before reaching a floor vote.

    icbrief.org/icbrief/

    #Intelligence #OSINT #NationalSecurity

  30. IC Brief Evening — 2026-07-22

    Three adversary intelligence services demonstrated distinct tradecraft adaptations this cycle: Iran's APT42 integrated generative AI into credential-theft phishing, China-linked operators maintained decade-long undetected access inside a Taiwan defense supplier, and FSB handlers tasked expendable Telegram recruits against Ukrainian military targets. The administration will likely maintain relaxed chip export restrictions on China through year-end, leaving the AI-sector counterintelligence gaps HPSCI witnesses identified on July 22 without a near-term policy response.

    Moderate confidence in the export-control assessment rests on the administration's consistent posture of easing technology restrictions since taking office and the absence of advocacy for tightening from any named administration official or intelligence committee chair. A documented MSS exfiltration of protected AI model weights from a named US firm would alter this judgment and accelerate congressional action on the counterintelligence authorities witnesses requested.

    Germany's proposed BND/BfV intelligence reform, dissolving the G10 oversight commission and expanding both services' cyber surveillance and biometric tracking authorities, is unlikely to pass the Bundestag within twelve months. High confidence reflects convergent legal assessments of constitutional exposure under Article 10 and the historical pattern of maximalist German security drafts being narrowed during committee review before reaching a floor vote.

    icbrief.org/icbrief/

    #Intelligence #OSINT #NationalSecurity

  31. Ukrainian F-16 Achieves First Air-To-Air Kill Against Russian Fighter

    In a major milestone, a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet scored its first air-to-air kill against a Russian fighter, marking a significant boost to Ukraine's expanding military capabilities. This breakthrough achievement was confirmed by Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

    osintsights.com/ukrainian-f-16

    #Ukraine #Russia #F16 #Airtoair #NationalSecurity

  32. House Republicans Push $95 Billion Package for the Iran War and Trump’s Priorities

    House Republicans are divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AssociatedPress #breakingnews #Collections:Political #Collections:TopNews #Collections:US #Elections #Internationaltrade #Iran #Legislation #nationalsecurity #politicalnews #Politics #U.S.news
    newsbeep.com/656953/

  33. #Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role

    Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
    reuters.com/world/middle-east/

  34. #Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role

    Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
    reuters.com/world/middle-east/

  35. #Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role

    Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
    reuters.com/world/middle-east/

  36. #Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role

    Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.

    #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
    reuters.com/world/middle-east/

  37. Watchman Reporters @watchmanreporterscom.wordpress.com@watchmanreporterscom.wordpress.com ·

    Nigeria Army Affirms the Identity of ISWAP Photographer Killed, as Terror Group Releases Obituary

    Image|| Abu Salim al-Barnawi Publisher: Okpeaye Theophilus Wed, 22 July 2026 ISWAP has released the identity of its fighter and cameraman killed on 11 July in a foiled attack when the terror group attempted to infiltrate a military base in Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The Acting Military Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Mohammed Goni, had earlier stated that troops of the 19 Brigade, Sector 3, under Operation HADIN KAI, successfully foiled the […]

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