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🇺🇸🇪🇬🇮🇷 — Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region.
— Reuters | @TheWarReporter
— Reuters | @TheWarReporter
☀️📸 The world’s largest solar telescope made small vortices visible that are changing our understanding of the sun
Researchers from the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory (NSF NSO), the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany, and the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) in the USA have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of solar physics. New images of the Sun’s surface taken with the world’s largest solar telescope, the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and operated by the NSO in Hawaii, along with highly sophisticated computer simulations, reveal tiny plasma vortices that have never before been made visible.
https://www.mpg.de/26900660/tiny-vortices-discovered-on-the-sun-s-surface
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Researchers from the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory (NSF NSO), the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany, and the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) in the USA have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of solar physics. New images of the Sun’s surface taken with the world’s largest solar telescope, the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and operated by the NSO in Hawaii, along with highly sophisticated computer simulations, reveal tiny plasma vortices that have never before been made visible.
https://www.mpg.de/26900660/tiny-vortices-discovered-on-the-sun-s-surface
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🇺🇸🇺🇸 ❌🇨🇺🛠 — NYT: C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana
➡️ The C.I.A. has secretly established a Cuba task force, setting in motion plans for a more concerted campaign to pressure the Cuban government to make the economic, political and leadership changes demanded by President Trump, according to people briefed on the action.
➡️ The creation of the task force will allow the agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at Cuba, they said.
➡️ The task force has begun adding case officers who recruit and manage spies, intelligence analysts, officers who conduct cyberoperations and officers who specialize in covert influence operations, the people said.
📆 In 1960, the C.I.A. established an earlier Cuba task force, whose members oversaw the failed, agency-backed invasion of Cuba the next year known as the Bay of Pigs.
➡️ The people briefed on the new task force said its mandate is more limited: to create fissures among the Cuban political elite, in hope of pressuring the Cubans to replace perceived anti-American hard-liners with more practical leaders more amenable to Mr. Trump’s demands.
➡️ The C.I.A. has secretly established a Cuba task force, setting in motion plans for a more concerted campaign to pressure the Cuban government to make the economic, political and leadership changes demanded by President Trump, according to people briefed on the action.
➡️ The creation of the task force will allow the agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at Cuba, they said.
➡️ The task force has begun adding case officers who recruit and manage spies, intelligence analysts, officers who conduct cyberoperations and officers who specialize in covert influence operations, the people said.
📆 In 1960, the C.I.A. established an earlier Cuba task force, whose members oversaw the failed, agency-backed invasion of Cuba the next year known as the Bay of Pigs.
➡️ The people briefed on the new task force said its mandate is more limited: to create fissures among the Cuban political elite, in hope of pressuring the Cubans to replace perceived anti-American hard-liners with more practical leaders more amenable to Mr. Trump’s demands.
Weapons of the “Moroccan Cartel New Generation” in France - by War Noir
https://www.militantwire.com/p/weapons-of-the-moroccan-cartel-new
https://www.militantwire.com/p/weapons-of-the-moroccan-cartel-new
🇮🇷❌🛥 — UKMTO reports a "incident" 9 NM southeast of Kumzar, Sultanate of Oman
The Master of a Tanker has reported hearing two explosions whilst transiting in the Strait of Hormuz
The Master of a Tanker has reported hearing two explosions whilst transiting in the Strait of Hormuz
🇹🇼🪖 — Republic of China (Taiwan) launched the annual Han Kuang war games in face of tensions in East Asia, reports Reuters
➡️ Taiwan began major military drills on Wednesday to test commanders' ability to fight on the fly when enemy movements defy expectations, while temporarily limiting internet access for the first time, senior Taiwan officials said.
➡️ The 10-day annual Han Kuang exercise began early in the morning after an underground command centre in Taipei issued the drill order, triggering combat-readiness moves that will include fighter jet dispersals and emergency naval deployments, two senior Taiwan officials briefed on the matter told Reuters.
➡️ Taiwan will also incorporate for the first time a so-called "backbrief" approach modelled on U.S. military practice, in which junior officers receiving orders restate mission details to commanders — a move aimed at improving coordination, the officials added, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
➡️ Taiwan began major military drills on Wednesday to test commanders' ability to fight on the fly when enemy movements defy expectations, while temporarily limiting internet access for the first time, senior Taiwan officials said.
➡️ The 10-day annual Han Kuang exercise began early in the morning after an underground command centre in Taipei issued the drill order, triggering combat-readiness moves that will include fighter jet dispersals and emergency naval deployments, two senior Taiwan officials briefed on the matter told Reuters.
➡️ Taiwan will also incorporate for the first time a so-called "backbrief" approach modelled on U.S. military practice, in which junior officers receiving orders restate mission details to commanders — a move aimed at improving coordination, the officials added, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
🇹🇼🪖 — Taiwan Security Monitor on X:
The ROCA's 5th Theater of Operations conducted a critical-infrastructure protection drill on Aug. 5 as part of Han Kuang 42.
M60A3 tanks and CM21 and CM33 armored vehicles rapidly deployed to tactical positions, where troops practiced concealment, camouflage, and responding to unexpected threats around key facilities.
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)M60A3 tanks and CM21 and CM33 armored vehicles rapidly deployed to tactical positions, where troops practiced concealment, camouflage, and responding to unexpected threats around key facilities.
🇹🇼🪖 — Photo: Taiwan’s 3rd Theater of Operations conducted live-fire training for mobilized reservists on a beach in New Taipei as Han Kuang 42 began.
Reservists fired T65K2 rifles from standing, kneeling, and prone positions after weapons-handling and marksmanship refreshers.
📝 Unlike previous exercises at fixed ranges, the drill used varied terrain intended to better replicate battlefield conditions and accelerate the unit’s restoration of combat readiness.
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)
Reservists fired T65K2 rifles from standing, kneeling, and prone positions after weapons-handling and marksmanship refreshers.
📝 Unlike previous exercises at fixed ranges, the drill used varied terrain intended to better replicate battlefield conditions and accelerate the unit’s restoration of combat readiness.
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)
🇹🇼🪖 — The ROCA conducted a road-denial drill near Hualien’s Beipu harbor area, with engineers installing concertina wire, steel hedgehogs, and concrete wave breakers, and coordinating with local authorities and civilian towing companies to strengthen obstacles and delay enemy vehicles and personnel.
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)
🇹🇼🪖 — Taiwan’s 1st Theater of Operations conducted a critical-infrastructure protection drill at Penghu’s Jianshan Power Plant.
ROC Army forces, including M60A3 tanks, were deployed to establish perimeter security, patrol the facility, and defend against simulated enemy infiltration and sabotage, testing command and control and rapid reinforcement procedures.
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)
ROC Army forces, including M60A3 tanks, were deployed to establish perimeter security, patrol the facility, and defend against simulated enemy infiltration and sabotage, testing command and control and rapid reinforcement procedures.
🔗 Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor)
🇹🇼🪖 — Footage from Focus Taiwan shows the Wednesday's critical infrastructure defense exercise by the Republic of China Army (ROCA)
#BREAKING | 🇾🇪 🇾🇪 — Houthi missile and drone strikes kill at least 30 Yemeni government troops in Marib and Hadramout
Yemeni government sources report that Iran-backed Houthi militants launched attacks Thursday on military camps in Marib and Hadramout provinces, killing at least 30 soldiers (some sources cite 35–45) with the toll expected to rise. At least 15–80 others were wounded, according to varying accounts.
The strikes targeted camps of Saudi-backed government forces, including Emergency Forces units, at sites such as Al-Abr in Hadramout and areas east of Marib (including al-Rouk/al-Ruwayk). Yemeni military sources said approximately eight ballistic missiles were fired from Al-Jawf governorate, combined with explosive drones.
Houthi militia spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the operation caused “hundreds” of casualties and destroyed camps, depots, and vehicles. Government sources framed the attacks as a response to their own recent security operations. The incident marks one of the deadliest escalations in Yemen in years amid rising tensions.
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Yemeni government sources report that Iran-backed Houthi militants launched attacks Thursday on military camps in Marib and Hadramout provinces, killing at least 30 soldiers (some sources cite 35–45) with the toll expected to rise. At least 15–80 others were wounded, according to varying accounts.
The strikes targeted camps of Saudi-backed government forces, including Emergency Forces units, at sites such as Al-Abr in Hadramout and areas east of Marib (including al-Rouk/al-Ruwayk). Yemeni military sources said approximately eight ballistic missiles were fired from Al-Jawf governorate, combined with explosive drones.
Houthi militia spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the operation caused “hundreds” of casualties and destroyed camps, depots, and vehicles. Government sources framed the attacks as a response to their own recent security operations. The incident marks one of the deadliest escalations in Yemen in years amid rising tensions.
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🇸🇾💣❗️ — Syrian media reports a car bomb attack near Al-Rawdah junction in Christian-Druze majority city of Jaramana of Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.
—❗🇺🇦/🇷🇸 URGENT: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected in Serbia on Saturday, August 8, for talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, according to media reports.
➡️ The visit would be Zelenskyy’s first official trip to Serbia.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English
➡️ The visit would be Zelenskyy’s first official trip to Serbia.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English
🇧🇷🚫💰 — Brazilian First Lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, stated that the government needs to remove the Discord platform from operation in Brazil "immediately." The statement was made during the signing of a law that increases penalties for those who commit sexual violence against children and adolescents.
Source 🖇
💬 Janja was commenting on the case of a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly encouraged to commit suicide during a live broadcast on Discord. The platform allows real-time text, voice, and video communication between individuals or groups.
🇧🇷 Brazil's Attorney General, Jorge Messias, stated that he will file a public civil lawsuit against the platform to seek "immediate accountability and the removal of its use by Brazilian society."
🤡 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) emphasized that freedom of expression cannot be confused with criminal acts, especially crimes against children, and stated that he will seek to block the platform throughout the country.
🇧🇷 Brazil's Attorney General, Jorge Messias, stated that he will file a public civil lawsuit against the platform to seek "immediate accountability and the removal of its use by Brazilian society."
🤡 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) emphasized that freedom of expression cannot be confused with criminal acts, especially crimes against children, and stated that he will seek to block the platform throughout the country.
Source 🖇
🇬🇷🤝🇨🇾🇫🇷 — An agreement was signed yesterday, in the presence of Prime Minister K. Mitsotakis, for the entry of the French investment group Meridiam as a majority shareholder in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) company established for the electrical interconnection between Greece and Cyprus.
➡️ This is a positive development, as it significantly increases the French interests associated with the successful completion of the project: Meridiam joins Nexans, which supplies the cable - and it is no coincidence that a strategic agreement was signed at the same time between IPTO, GSI and Nexans to accelerate the implementation of the project.
➡️ However, it should be noted that, regardless of this specific positive development, the core of the strategic problem regarding GSI remains the handling of Turkish reactions "on the ground", about which we have previously written that Greece cannot depend on allies ("if you don't have nails to scratch, don't expect them to scratch you").
📝 From this perspective, it is interesting that Maximos's relevant announcement describes "the completion of seabed surveys as a top priority."
🔗 @e_amyna
➡️ This is a positive development, as it significantly increases the French interests associated with the successful completion of the project: Meridiam joins Nexans, which supplies the cable - and it is no coincidence that a strategic agreement was signed at the same time between IPTO, GSI and Nexans to accelerate the implementation of the project.
➡️ However, it should be noted that, regardless of this specific positive development, the core of the strategic problem regarding GSI remains the handling of Turkish reactions "on the ground", about which we have previously written that Greece cannot depend on allies ("if you don't have nails to scratch, don't expect them to scratch you").
📝 From this perspective, it is interesting that Maximos's relevant announcement describes "the completion of seabed surveys as a top priority."
🔗 @e_amyna
🇸🇦🇮🇷🇾🇪🇮🇷🇮🇶 — A senior Saudi official says multiple credible intelligence reports indicate coordination between the Houthis, Iraqi militias, and the IRGC to prepare attacks against Saudi Arabia.
The official described the reports as 'shocking', saying they come at a time when Riyadh is pursuing de-escalation and believes negotiations have been progressing positively.
"Saudi Arabia will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to respond to any aggression," the source added.
— Al Arabiya | @TheWarReporter
The official described the reports as 'shocking', saying they come at a time when Riyadh is pursuing de-escalation and believes negotiations have been progressing positively.
"Saudi Arabia will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to respond to any aggression," the source added.
— Al Arabiya | @TheWarReporter
🇹🇭❗️ — Reports on social media that a school shooting took place at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi, Thailand in north of Bangkok
Per local media reports, at least 2x fatalities and at least 20 injured, 3 critically
Per local media reports, at least 2x fatalities and at least 20 injured, 3 critically