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Headed to RSAC to sign copies of Guardians of the Machine age: Why AI Security Will Define the Future of Digital Defense. Hit me up for the three venues where you can get free signed copies. https://t.co/kurVMvO4fo #RSA #RSAC #AISecurity
Is it crazy to think Iran military could prob. be funded by them just trading US markets and releasing headlines on X, because I refuse to believe it can't, market so whippy in this geopolitical environment
Europe counts the cost of Middle East war as leaders meet in Brussels https://t.co/Uw7ebXs3sG via @suzannelynch1 https://t.co/4He3c2iNMm
US intelligence assessment admits China is not planning a 2027 Taiwan invasion, contrary to the assertions of numerous China hawks. h/t PA https://t.co/yR1D5boDrL
Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Appears To Have Made An Emergency Landing At A Greek Air Base (Updated) Spotters in Greece have caught an especially good look at what appears to be a particularly secretive drone. https://t.co/TVPXCvTUzz
“.. We were very worried this was going to go really wrong,” said one European official about Trump’s repeated threats over Greenland .. @FT https://t.co/aRJZu8MTXr https://t.co/pj12dd13ct
China Isn’t Planning to Invade Taiwan in 2027, U.S. Concludes—Beijing views an amphibious attack as a losing gamble, intelligence assessment says @joyuwang https://t.co/QOqBlNWNu6 https://t.co/QOqBlNWNu6
Netanyahu is like reverse Churchill: he managed to convince the whole world *not* to unite against a nuclear Iran.
Specifically asked U.S. military officials if Israeli forces deconflicted their attack on South Pars with U.S. forces -- a common practice to avoid friendly fire, collisions, etc. Military officials referred questions about the issue back to the White House. White House...
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Israel's attack on an Iranian gas field on Wednesday was coordinated with the United States but is not likely to be repeated, three Israeli officials said, despite President Donald Trump saying he did not know...
Put the war-of-wards, and it reads as if the Iranians are on board on a tacit understanding that, for now, there won't be more attacks on energy infraestructure. We shall see if this hold. I would imagine it would do...
"On Day 19 of Operation Epic Fury, the answer remains the same. The United States and Israel are still winning."
QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage. https://t.co/LWYkomhG8G
‚If the U.S. attempted an attack, Danish forces would be armed and ready to fight. Danish F-35 fighter jets deployed north were also fully armed. All this despite the understanding that Denmark could not realistically withstand a U.S. military attack.‘
Photographers from several outlets were allowed into the Pentagon's briefing today — the first time since my reporting: https://t.co/4EbXGWkVHt
An obvious comment on US Foreign Policy: US foreign policy is self-defeating. a. spend a year beating up on allies, threatening to take land (Greenland) from a NATO ally b. wage a trade war against your allies. Sure the tariffs were...
Some interesting differences between the newly-released ODNI Annual Threat Assessment and the Pentagon's China Military Power Report (CMPR), released only a few months ago. https://t.co/X6EiKBmG3b
JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 Iran announced that if Israel and US once again attack the Iranian energy infrastructure they will destroy all the infrastructure in the middle east for good “We warn the enemy that you made a major mistake by attacking...
Good morning. In the Pentagon briefing room this morning for an 8 a.m. press conference with Secretary Hegseth and Gen. Caine. It comes after President Trump threatened overnight to “massively blow up” Iran’s South Pars gas field if Iran continues attacking...
China’s export controls threaten US interceptors during conflict with Iran | Umair Ghori | https://t.co/ROnyomjH5J
Operation Fury: "In the first 12 days, the estimated cost was $16.5 billion and some have said that the cost going forward could be $1 billion per day." -Charlie Bilello
This isn't just Israel's war. 12 Arab & Islamic nations (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye, Pakistan, Azerbaijan) just issued a joint statement from Riyadh strongly condemning Iran's missile/drone attacks on infrastructure. https://t.co/Fr18fPeM8X
Companies House @CompaniesHouse has finally admitted to the "hack" and apoligised, well done them #Data #cyberattack #cybersecurity "An apology -- We recognise that this incident may have caused concern, and we are sorry for that. Companies House takes its responsibility...
.@NATO to commercial space: We're ready to move quickly on multi-orbit, multi-frequency and other fronts with contracts that spend years in our bureaucracy before closing. @NCIAgency @govsatcom @defis_eu.https://t.co/5dHFzsqHN6 https://t.co/9FZlet5yQq
There's no easy off ramp right now. RBC's Helima Croft: "We think there may be too much emphasis on the 'TACO' trade, as Iran could continue attacks, even if President Trump seeks to call time, to restore a measure of...
AP follows the @NOTUSreports piece on how the Trump administration had already gutted the State Dept’s staff of Middle East policy experts — and “eliminated the dedicated Iran office ..” @AP https://t.co/F1jjrlTWXe https://t.co/Ffm48gh5WZ
Rupert's newsroom--not editorial board--is all hawkish: "Trump is pressing aides and allies to find ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as gas prices rise. His best bet might be the U.S. Marine Corps." What U.S. Marines Can Do to Help...
The case for diplomacy, with an interesting suggestion of regional nuclear transparency / power cooperation as a prize potentially large enough to motivate dialogue.
Not sure of the meaning of ‘MI-17’ being in quotes here, but this is surely not a HIP-series helicopter? Presumably something in the Bell 206 family.
The heavy cost of the war on Iran, a pleasure to join @gideonrachman for the @FinancialTimes Rachman Review this morning to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and Statecraft: https://t.co/1jwObwwqwN
"Although President Donald Trump says he has 'destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military Capability', the 0% that remains is playing havoc with the global economy by choking off 10-15% of its oil supply." https://t.co/h5NKTbG7R8
Claiming Trump & USA are just "fighting Israel's war" is dangerously naive. Iran's missiles target US bases too, killing American troops via proxies for years. Arab-Islamic summit unanimously condemned Tehran, including Iran's "allies" like Syria.
Japanese leaders perhaps need to understand that the US will never treat Japan the way it treats Israel. Japan should figure out how to deal with—and live alongside—a rising China on its own, instead of counting on Washington.
Critical Metals plans a Saudi rare earth facility backed by Tanbreez offtake and US defense demand. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/critical-metals-saudi-rare-earth.html
Exclusive: US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase https://t.co/1akGIO2cqj @phildstewart @idreesali114 @ErinBanco
In reality, no one in the world has done more than Donald Trump to pull Putin back from the brink of total failure and to encourage and empower him to never stop under any circumstances but to pursue his most...
Joe Kent tells Tucker Carlson: Israel alone cannot execute "regime change" operations on its own, so it needs the US ... which is why the Israeli lobby is so "potent, powerful and aggressive".
Trump on Truth Social: - Says US "knew nothing about" Israel's plan to attack Iran's South Pars - Asserts Israel will make "no more attacks" on South Pars unless Iran decides to attack Qatari assets - Threatens US will "blow up" all of...
Iran inflicts ‘extensive damage’ on site of world’s largest LNG facility in Qatar https://t.co/UY9zOAW5bK via @ft
This is one of the best descriptions of the Ukrainian drone war, and its significance for all of us, that I have read https://t.co/mCJPWiwEe6
For the Pentagon, there is benefit to demonstrating its missile capabilities in combat: The strikes on Iranian vessels from across the Gulf were conducted with the same types of missiles the U.S. is planning to use in case of war...
That's a bad/first echelon take. There is a much larger picture. China is the big loser in their grand strategy plans: https://t.co/usYe48iDIM
Trump threatens to “massively blow up” the South Pars gas field if Iran targets Qatar’s LNG plant again https://t.co/PMXMDF4Glg
Only if the United States lets them. The US Navy can close the strait at anytime to anyone paying the enemy.
So to summarize The President says we won the war, are winning the war, will win the war if other countries help but that we also need no help to win the war that we already won. You also can’t call...
Qatar is dealing with a fire at Ras Laffan - home to world’s biggest LNG export plant 🇶🇦 🚨 This is due to a second attack by Iran in the last 12 hours
This is big. Reuters, citing US military sources, reporting: THE US IS CONSIDERING DEPLOYING THOUSANDS MORE TROOPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. The plan may include posting ground troops along Iran’s shoreline to protect the #StraitsOfHormuz.
Welp, I guess China no longer merits its own place in the ToC of ODNI’s threat assessment report—it’s buried two levels down somewhere in the “regional challenges” part of the “Diverse Threat Vectors” section, whatever that means. (2025 report on...
AfD leader Alice Weidel on America's war with Iran: "Trump is now asking for help for Iran, it suggests they launched this mission without a clear plan. They should have thought this through earlier." "Demanding a mutual assistance obligation from NATO states...
French NATO General Yakovleff: Joining Trump in the Strait of Hormuz is "like buying a ticket for the Titanic after hitting the iceberg" https://t.co/ynTcTfzlGJ
