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The Pakistani and Chinese foreign affairs ministers have met today in Beijing, according to Chinese state media. The meeting comes as **rumours** abound that Beijing could play a role as "guarantor" of any US-Iran deal.
If we leave with the strait closed, and the son in charge, we will not only have lost the war, we will have lost the Iranian people.
Iran’s parliament approved a formal toll and access regime for the Strait of Hormuz but bars vessels linked to the US, Israel and countries that have imposed unilateral sanctions on Iran from passage. https://t.co/c28zaLYYtE
Whoever is doing all the supply chain attacks really wants us to switch to passwordless auth for everything. If the cadence of attacks continues we will end up just having to permanently rotate everything for the rest of the year.
"All this time Putin had, and still has, a mole in all European and NATO official meetings. If the integrity of these meetings is to be maintained, it would be appropriate to ban Hungary from all of them. Every generation...
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones on Tuesday struck crude oil loading facilities of Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft TRNF_p.MM at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga, three industry sources said.
Given that the Russian administration has strung them along, too, will the USA now be attacking Putin et al?
Drone warfare 🤝 AI Currently each drone requires a single pilot. Now that drone production is increasing rapidly, manufacturers in Ukraine are attempting to move to 1 pilot for many drones. The idea is the drones will pilot themselves towards targets...
#IndiaWatch🇮🇳: India's minister of external affairs, S. Jaishankar says India will not be a “go-between country like Pakistan" in the US-Israeli war on Iran. S. JAISHANKAR = A WISE MAN. https://t.co/JFnuxXvlKV
Andrei Lugovoy tells state tv the British embassy in Moscow is not really an embassy but "a center for spying and subversive activity" (центр разведывательно-подрывной деятельности), and warns Russians not to fall into the hands of British spies. https://t.co/pkFjdXNCaH
is it me or supply chain attacks on npm are getting regular occurrence these days?
#IndiaWatch🇮🇳: India is one of the largest importers of fertilizers sourced in the Gulf. Now, India has pivoted towards Russia. It is locking in long-term deals, to cut its reliance from the Gulf. IT’S A SIGN THAT THE ILL-CONCEIVED SANCTIONS REGIME IS STARTING...
AI-driven cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and costly, with automation enabling highly targeted phishing, synthetic identities, and a surge in ransomware and coordinated attacks impacting businesses of all sizes. cybersecurity
Japan Is Fortifying This String of Islands Close to China—Tokyo faces what it calls a severe security environment, not least because of China’s threats against Taiwan @NiharikaSM @wsj_douglasj https://t.co/qlzrCwklT1 https://t.co/qlzrCwklT1
🇺🇸TRUMP’S 40-YEAR PLAN In 1987 President Trump said in an interview that the US should go and seize Iran’s oil He predicted a war to start in the Middle East Fast forward to today, Trump has his eyes on Kharg Island,...
Exactly. In the long term, countries should invest to make the Strait of Hormuz less strategically important. More pipes. @washingtonpost https://t.co/f7lWVZ0GyY
Trump's war has lost everything he had a month ago: He lost Hormuz He lost sanctions on Iran Iran wasn't building nukes but now it will US bases in the Gulf were assets, now they're not WINNING LIKE NEVER BEFORE Time for a magic trick...
What's next? Trump telling UAE he will accept their demands for US to stay in the war only if $500 bn in frozen Iranian assets in Gulf is confiscated and disbursed to US Treasury.... Biden tried it w/frozen Russian assets...
Tonight, @MaritimeCollege and their training ship Empire State VII, the first of @DOTMARAD National Security Mult-Mission Vessels doubled as a @USNavy destroyer targeted by a Houthi terrorist in an episode of #FBI. https://t.co/2pwgBdhUJO
If re-opening Hormuz is all Trump gets from the war, it's a disaster, says @ksadjadpour It will be "a halfway house to hell," says former National Intelligence Council official Beth Sanner
ICYMI. In case you need it. What is Strategy in War? my article with @LiamSCollins in @smallwars https://t.co/o27njmt7mI
Rubio: “Imagine if instead of spending billions on weapons, Iran spent that money on its people. They’d have a much different country.” Fascinating https://t.co/rx0UQkBSGi
Not sure what to make of words on the war from Trump any more, but here you go: "Trump tells aides he's willing to end war without reopening Hormuz" -- WSJ Admin officials assess that forcing the waterway back open would mean...
🇺🇸 TRUMP: Tells aides willing to end war w/out reopened Hormuz. 🇮🇷 IRAN: warns US troops face death if sent to Kharg Islnd. Iran strike hits Kuwaiti crude carrier in Dubai port.
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“.. Trump told aides he’s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed .. likely extending Tehran’s firm grip on the waterway and leaving a complex operation to reopen it...
🇺🇸🇮🇷GAINING FULL CONTROL OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL BE HARD FOR THE US It is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, with shipping lanes just 2 miles wide in each direction Iran has heavily fortified the northern coastline...
NATOs core problem is misaligment: USAs enemy is China, but Europa sees China as a partner. Europas enemy is Russia but USA would like to do a reverse Nixon with Russia to weaking the Dragonbear ties. Europa supports Ukraine to fight against Russia...
In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) Just before launching a war. FT has the scoop: https://t.co/ulRcXTH2Vp In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight. https://t.co/013BL2pZEB
The UAE is pushing hard for Trump to order a US ground invasion of Iran, a Gulf diplomat tells AP, with Kuwait and Bahrain also supporting such an operation
We break: Key details about US military spending for the 2027 fiscal year will be released on April 21, a source says https://t.co/JeLmkFp4Ul
Trump warns the US may strike Iran’s energy infrastructure if talks fail - per WSJ
Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack - https://t.co/8RQRd4zFhW via @FT
Kudos to Spain… @SecRubio is unhappy that Spain refused to give permission to the US to use its Airspace in their murderous escapades…. While @Keir_Starmer did… https://t.co/RzRVRM74tc
What's happening in the Persian Gulf today is the geopolitical equivalent of Biden's debate performance ... now everyone knows that everyone knows that it's broken, and that changes everything. "Trump's War, Iran's Strait, and the Common Knowledge Game"
While it’s possible that Iran’s enriched uranium could be secured by a diplomatic deal, most recent discussions have involved special forces’ boots on the ground And boots on the ground is going to seriously complicate efforts to reopen to Strait of...
"The U.S. Army and Amazon are creating an online storefront to buy drones as the technology transforms the battlefield." I support the idea, will be interesting to see how it is implemented. https://t.co/N25xQG4lu8
What would happen if Trump were to say "ok, we're done. We'll leave Iran"? https://t.co/yInQSNy76L
Ryan Hass On Taiwan: Is America dividing on Taiwan — And implications for Taiwan Is the "elite consensus" accurate? https://t.co/DyOQZXZLmE
The Israeli military suspended a battalion of reservist soldiers on Monday, days after it detained a CNN crew in the West Bank village of Tayasir. https://t.co/wA0W5hdn4n
"There's no turning back at this point. There's no way we can return to the status quo," @perkinscr97 on the Iran situation. https://t.co/6eQLOwwmn9
Given Iran's fragmentation and ethnic diversity, internal stability is essential. Should the IRGC's revenue streams fall in the war, internal fractures would form. #iranwar #irgc #geopolitics https://t.co/p2wDZMDKrC
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US may need to reassess its relationship with NATO after the #Iranwar is finished, calling the military alliance’s alleged lack of support during the Middle East conflict “very disappointing.” https://t.co/stc5XJGSss
The U.S. has many more options than to only seize Kharg Island with ground forces. It may be possible to isolate, degrade, or rendered it inoperable without occupation. Kharg is uniquely a center of gravity for the regime’s economic power/survival. It...
There is a lot of talk on X today about Professional Military Education. Nobody mentions that when the National War College opened in 1946, the first man brought in to teach foreign affairs was George Kennan — the same officer...
Another veteran computer security research — Thomas Ptacek — says we're currently in middle of the Computer Security AIpocalypse: https://t.co/80HQZjpMDb https://t.co/8llU4N93SX
US rug pull on rare earth floors. They didn't even let US supply get built. Looks like the names are getting hit. I wonder where the US gov thinks supply with come from... Brazil? Rely...
Today, after many months of hard work, we're launching a bunch of new @haveibeenpwned features that improve privacy, usability and performance. We're a little team, but we've done a lot since this pic in November. Here are all the details:...
This exploded diagram appears to shows a liquid propellant rocket engine (two tanks, plus an engine); PrSM is a solid rocket motor. What gives? https://t.co/GvxUeeiaqs
Israeli F-16s Appear To Be Carrying Cluster Munitions The cluster munitions likely have a very particular purpose aimed at neutering Iran's ability to launch long-range ballistic missiles. Follow up to our recent story: https://t.co/ejprb4Sgq4
