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CENTCOM Forces Disable Ship Attempting to Leave Iranian Port + Report: Syria to Deploy Forces in Support of Saudi Arabia + UK & France to Lead Multinational Force - Ukraine Deployment Rehearsal in Poland

For review: 1.  The Houthis claimed attack on Saudi oil facilities, Riyadh airport and troop positions, and said they would continue responding to Saudi military action,

Nov 8
24 min

President Trump Meets With National Security Team to Discuss Iran War + President Trump Announces End of Military Aid to Israel by End of Year + Saudi Arabia & Syria Sign Military Cooperation Agreement in Riyadh

For review: 1. The Saudi and Syrian defense ministries signed a military cooperation agreement on Wednesday, as relations between the two countries continue to deepen.

Nov 6
19 min

US CENTCOM Defensive Strikes on Qeshm Island; President Trump Identifies Target as Anti-Aircraft Facility + US - Russia - Ukraine Talks in Abu Dhabi Next Week + Report: Houthi Cross-Border Raids into Saudi Arabia

For review: 1. Yemen’s top diplomat says the Houthi rebels are not willing to strike a peace deal with the internationally recognized government to end the country’s yea

Nov 4
19 min

President Trump & Israeli PM Hold Phone Call Saturday AM; Discuss Resumption of Strikes on Iran + Iran's Supreme Leader Promises "Unrestricted Response" + Oleshky Ceasefire Between Russia & Ukraine Successful End; 0 Violations from Either Side

For review: 1. Saudi air defenses intercepted at least two suspected Houthi drones on Saturday morning, according to the spokesman for the Saudi Arabia-led military coal

Nov 2
20 min

Report: US CENTCOM Commander Briefed President Trump on Military Options for Iran + Qatari & Pakistani Mediators Continue Push for Negotiations Restart + Russia Tests Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

For review: 1. Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday. Army chief Field Mar

Oct 31
21 min

Report: US Preparing for Military Offensive Against Iran After Midterm Elections + Possible Tri-lateral US - Russia - Ukraine Talks in Abu Dhabi Next Month + Leaders of Finland & Norway Hold Call with Russian President

For review: 1. The Houthis reported 12 killed in strikes Thursday on residential areas of western Yemen, which they blamed on Saudi Arabia, while explosions later rocked

Oct 30
18 min

Report: Russia Providing Iran and its Proxies Satellite Imagery for Precision Strikes in Saudi Arabia + Representatives from Mecca Mutual Defense Pact Nations Meet in Tehran + USAF Air-launched Hypersonic Missile

For review: 1. Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the Middle East conflict. 2. Qatar

Oct 28
21 min

President Trump Endorses PM Netanyahu in Upcoming Israeli Elections + IDF & Shin Bet: Hamas Not Willing to Disarm; Rebuilding its Forces + Report: China Leading the World in Combat Shipbuilding Tonnage

For review: 1. Havana on Friday, October 23, mocked the "desperation" of the United States after it called for Cubans to collaborate with the CIA, as Washington intensif

Oct 26
20 min

Create Positive Change: US Secretary of State Encourages Cuban Population to Partner With CIA + US First Lady Mediates Russia - Ukraine Humanitarian Ceasefire + UK Fighter Jets Deploy to Defend Cities & Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia; No Offensive Strikes

For review: 1. US SEC of State urged Cubans seeking political change Friday to discreetly cooperate with the CIA. "To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba -

Oct 24
23 min

Show of Force: Israeli Warplanes Rehearse Attack on Iran Before National Elections + Russia Agrees to Tri-lateral Talks with US & Ukraine in November + Turkey's Parliament Reviews Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

For review: 1. Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department says, as the kingdom comes under sust

Oct 22
18 min

Tri-lateral Summit Possible in China; Potential Meeting for President Trump with Chinese & Russian Leaders in November + Egypt to Support Saudi Arabia Defend its Security + US Army Long-Range Artillery Battery Fires Tomahawk Missile

For review: 1. The  US Military is deploying several hundred Army soldiers to Latin America for training and joint exercises with regional, Fox News confirmed. The depl

Oct 20
22 min

US CENTCOM CDR: Strait of Hormuz Controlled by US & Regional Partners + Report: Iran Providing Targeting Intelligence to Houthis + Ukraine & EU to Establish Separate Diplomatic Track with Russia to End War

For review: 1. Many of the recent drone & missile attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi terrorists on Saudi Arabia are based on targeting intelligence provided by t

Oct 18
20 min

Report: US Planning Use of MOAB on Iranian Infrastructure if Fighting Resumes + Houthi Missile & Drone Attack Targets Yemen Presidential Palace in Aden + France to Continue Next Gen Combat Aircraft Program Solo

For review: 1. Iran-aligned Houthi rebels carried out a deadly attack on the presidential Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, the headquarters of Yemen’s internationally recogniz

Oct 16
21 min

Saudi Arabia Strikes Back at Houthi Capital; Targets Oil Company in Sanaa + Iran Threatens Ground War Against Regional Neighbors if Fighting Resumes

For review: 1. The Saudi-led coalition confirmed Tuesday it had targeted a Yemeni oil company facility in Sanaa and two sites in other provinces, hours after urging civi

Oct 14
19 min

Houthi Attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport Kills 12; Wounds Over 300 + Yemeni Forces Advance Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait

For review: 1. Yemen’s Houthis attacked Riyadh’s international airport with a missile on Saturday, in an attack that Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said killed

Oct 12
13 min

Report: US Preparing for Intensive Strikes on Iran + US Army M8 Carbine Fielding Starts in December + US Army Activates 4th Multi-domain Task Force

For review: 1. Two attacks on Riyadh airport killed three Saudi nationals on Thursday, authorities said Friday, as Yemen’s Houthis stepped up missile strikes on the king

Oct 10
30 min

US Secretary of State: Iran Has Lost Control of the Strait of Hormuz; Iranian Economy in Freefall + Report: Iranian Activity at Undisclosed Minzadehei Nuclear Site

For review: 1. The Saudi-led coalition, pushing to retake strategic territory seized by the Houthis, said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile nor

Oct 8
16 min

Third US Aircraft Carrier Moving to Middle East + Saudi-backed Offensive Against Houthis Begins + German Army Drone Regiment

For review: 1. The US Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a US run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a pla

Oct 6
22 min

President Trump Meets with Senior Advisors at Camp David; Iran War & Saudi Arabia - Houthi Conflict on Agenda + Saudi Arabia Preparing Offensive Against Houthis + US Army Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 Program

For review: 1. The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Friday the seizure of two ships bound for Cuba that were illegally carrying thousands of gallons of diesel fuel amid the

Oct 3
20 min

Latest Iran Proposal Receives Offical US Response; Not Revealed + US Secretary of War Speech to Senior Military Officers at Quantico + Winning Week for Boeing Contracts; Grey Wolf / F/A-XX / F-15EX Eagle II

For review: 1. The United Arab Emirates on Thursday launched investigations into possible “terrorist activity” aboard flydubai FLT FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which m

Oct 2
20 min

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