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BREAKING | Tanker catches fire after being struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz off coast of Omanhttps://t.co/7QXMFqkDv9 — The Independent (@Independent) July 7, 2026 A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire after it was struck by an “unknown projectile”, the UK military said on Tuesday. …
The Air Force revealed Monday that its flagship B-2 Spirit stealth bomber can now strike enemy warships with the long range anti-ship missile (LRASM), publicly unveiling the capability after a live-fire exercise in the Western Pacific. The stealth bomber launched a long-range anti-ship missile during Exercise Valiant Shield 26, a U.S.-led multinational exercise involving American …
Video from Moscow Oil Refinery show big explosion that blow huge tank roof high in air like flying saucer. New footage suggest it was Russian surface to air missile that miss Ukrainian drone and hit own tank instead. This happen during big Ukrainian drone attack on refinery near Moscow. Russia report many drones shot down …
WASHINGTON — Defense industry leaders have been preparing to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House later this week in what is expected to be a contentious discussion as concerns grow over the U.S. supply of missiles, according to two people familiar with details of the meeting. The leaders of roughly seven defense …
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed an attack on Israel on Monday and said Israel-affiliated vessels would again be a target in the Red Sea, putting the waterway, as well as the Gulf of Aden and the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting them, in danger.
🚨 BREAKING: Fox News confirms the Pentagon is committing international piracy. The US Navy fired Hellfire missiles into the engine room of a commercial ship simply for navigating the Gulf. Trump administration boasts about disabling 6 civilian vessels. Pure state war crimes! pic.twitter.com/kt5scrbl2g — Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) June 3, 2026 U.S. forces disabled a Botswana-flagged …
US officials confirm Chinese shoulder launcher hit the fighter over Iran. Long-range early warning radar now tracks everything stealth was built to dodge. Iranian parliament head openly promises special treatment only for Russia and China in the strait. This is full weapons handover and blockade setup against America and Israel. So China can't sell it …
US base hit hard, troops injured, Reaper drones wrecked. CENTCOM now orders full control of the strait, threatens to seize islands, Iran answers with new fee zone and trapped ships. Trump brags he accepts the deal, Iran laughs it off as pure wishes and demands missiles not words. Bolton torches the whole thing as Obama …
Kyiv is taking a massive ballistic missile pounding tonight, with authorities confirming new launches are possible and urging everyone to stay deep in shelters… AFP journalists on the ground report heavy, repetitive explosions shaking the city as air defenses try to intercept the incoming swarm… The attack follows a full day of Russian drone strikes …
by Michael The Russians have developed the most sophisticated nuclear missile in the history of the world by a very wide margin, and it is specifically designed to be used in a future nuclear war with the United States. The RS-28 Sarmat is an intercontinental ballistic missile that has a maximum speed of approximately 15,500 …
Former president claims zero dispute while critics scream total lie. pic.twitter.com/uKkabj00Cj — Friends of Narcissus (@cultofnarcissus) May 13, 2026 Obama, you miserable lying turd. You sent Iran millions on pallets filled with cash to not enrich uranium which they gladly took from you and then continued to enrich uranium. So much so, that even the …
The USS Alaska entered the Bay of Gibraltar under heavy escort on Sunday, May 10, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet made the rare public announcement yesterday. Navy never publishes the location of its submarines unless there’s a strategic reason to do so. This morning, @CBSNews was made aware that a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine …
🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. Ohio-class submarine entered Gibraltar last night. It surfaced, in public. Royal Marines on the Rock. Most people think this is Tomahawk pressure on Iran. It isn't. USS Alaska is a ballistic missile submarine. Nuclear Trident missiles, not cruise missiles. SSBNs are… https://t.co/o64bFlAxYV pic.twitter.com/NQBt1TqKHm — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 11, 2026 **Notable public sightings …
A leaked CIA briefing to the White House concludes that Iran retains significant ballistic missile capabilities, undercutting Donald Trump’s claims that the regime’s stockpile has been wiped out. The regime retains roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile stockpile and 75 percent of its mobile launcher inventory, according to a confidential CIA analysis provided to …
Russia warned residents to leave central Kyiv as it threatened a massive missile strike this evening. The statement comes after reports of continued ceasefire violations on both sides. At least ten people were killed in a recent drone attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian officials called the threat another intimidation tactic. European leaders are watching the situation …
Kyiv’s drones struck a Karakurt-class missile ship overnight, the vessel is capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles… Zelenskyy confirms the strike also took out a patrol boat and a tanker, the shadow oil fleet is taking direct hits… Satellite data shows massive hotspots at the Primorsk oil terminal, the joint SBU and HUR operation was …
pic.twitter.com/XDoRWrR7P0 — Stano (@StanoA313) April 23, 2026 For like 10-15 minutes the market freaked out, S&P dropped almost 1%, then everyone realized it was fake and bought the dip hard. Most of the losses got wiped out fast. Classic move lately. One random Iran or Hormuz rumor pops up, everyone sells first and asks questions …
According to CNN, under the ceasefire in Iran, the authorities have begun actively cleaning the entrances to underground missile depots that collapsed as a result of US and Israeli air strikes. New satellite images show that heavy equipment is removing debris and layers of soil at military bases near Tabriz to extract missile launchers stuck …
CEASEFIRE SHATTERED IN HOURS 🔥 Iran just launched nonstop missile barrages on Tel Aviv — less than two hours after the ceasefire began. They also attacked Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain. So much for “peace.” While Trump held off strikes to give diplomacy a chance, the Iranian regime responded by raining missiles on civilians and …
Hezbollah said it fired a “naval cruise missile” at a warship off Lebanon’s coast, claiming a direct hit. Israeli assessments say the vessel was British. The extent of damage is unknown. @Faytuks pic.twitter.com/przDS9H9g1 — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 5, 2026 No independent confirmation of vessel identity or damage extent following reported strike claim off …
pic.twitter.com/0ZyHkXEtEk — Senko Muratovic (@SenkoMuratovic) April 2, 2026 Video is not confirmed.
💢 Multiple impact sites reported in central Israel after Iranian strike Impacts from an Iranian missile attack were reported across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, and near the U.S. Embassy branch, according to Israeli emergency services and Channel 12.… https://t.co/bYN8DfI2Td — Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) April 1, 2026 Correspondent Jonathan Hunt reports after an …
China supplies the magnets inside the Arrow interceptor that defends Tel Aviv. China supplies the BeiDou satellite navigation inside the Fattah-2 missile that attacks Tel Aviv. The same country made the sword and the shield. And today, that country is hosting the diplomat who wants to broker peace between the people swinging the sword and …
Israel and Iran exchange strikes as Trump says U.S. is negotiating end to war https://t.co/bt3tjGwMdB — Tom Looby ☘️ (@mapocoloco) March 24, 2026 Iran has launched missile strikes on Tel Aviv just a day after President Donald Trump declared peace talks with the country had been ‘good and constructive’. Iran sent multiple waves of missiles …
🚨 JUST IN: Americans are suspicious of how CNN just got FULL ACCESS to “investigate” Iran’s underground missile cities It is VERY concerning that a terrorist regime thinks CNN is their best mouthpiece for America What did they agree to for this access? pic.twitter.com/Ea0xVvBeUM — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 21, 2026
🚨Iranian 🇮🇷 missiles currently raining down on Israel tonight. Defenses fail. The nation faces annihilation. pic.twitter.com/XOi4pob4Am — Nandi 🤍💜🤍 (@pallnandi) March 21, 2026 IRON DOME FAILS This is the most frightening barrage of missiles raining down on Israel. Israel is facing a relentless barrage of missiles Iran has planned since the start of the war. …
The only problem is winding down. The war doesn’t end it https://t.co/fQwCfazoOQ — @mcm_ct_usa (@mcm_ct_usa) March 20, 2026 We control the Strait Iran has no Navy NATO will help us take the Strait back Oil tankers are flowing through the Strait Oil tankers aren’t flowing through the Strait Iran’s Naval and Missile capabilities have been …
🚨🚨 BREAKING: IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE LANDS JUST A FEW METERS FROM THE WESTERN WALL AND THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE IN JERUSALEM. pic.twitter.com/9dXg4J9q5B — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 20, 2026 BREAKING: Iranian missile strikes meters from Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/dqQI7W15zQ — Jet Journalist (@JournalistJet) March 20, 2026 A missile just landed in the Jewish Quarter, steps from …
IRAN JUST BROKE EVERY RULE OF MODERN WARFARE 🇮🇷 They built 500-meter-deep underground missile cities. In ALL 31 provinces. No launch pad visible. No pre-strike warning possible. Missile exits the tunnel. Fires. Goes back underground. INVISIBLE. UNKILLABLE. UNSTOPPABLE. The US claims to have destroyed Iran’s missile capacity. Iran launched 7 missile barrages in 24 hours …
The US Central Command said it had dropped 5,000-pound (2,267 kg) “deep penetrator munitions” on Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. “Hours ago, US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” the US military said on X. …