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Drone Sightings Are Happening At Diego Garcia, America's Remote Strategic Island Outpost Drones of unknown origin are being sighted over Diego Garcia deep in the Indian Ocean. Already targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles during Epic Fury, the island now faces a credible sea-launched drone threat. The vulnerability is real and growing. https://armedforces.press/foreign-policy/2026/08/14/drone-sightings-are-happening-at-diego-garcia-americas-remote-strategic-island-outpost/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=diego-garcia-drone-sightings&utm_content=20260814_diego-garcia-drone-sightings

Media Commits Treason By Pushing Carrier Crew Mental Health Story As Iran Blockade Is Working CNN, Stars and Stripes, and the LA Times spent 48 hours running the USS Abraham Lincoln mental health story while the Iran blockade is working. The Lincoln has been at sea 260 days supporting combat operations that are choking Iranian oil revenue and collapsing its proxy network. The media's goal is to pressure the Pentagon into ending the blockade — that's not journalism, it's lobbying for Tehran. https://armedforces.press/opinion/2026/08/14/media-commits-treason-by-pushing-carrier-crew-mental-health-story-as-iran-blockade-is-working/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=media-treason-carrier&utm_content=20260814_media-treason-carrier

🔴 LIVE NOW — The SCIF: A Frank Discussion — Connecting The Dots Watch live on X now. https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/14/live-10am-est-the-scif-a-frank-discussion-connecting-the-dots/

REPORT: Power Vacuum Deepens As Iranian Factions Clash Over War Strategy These disputes have broken through the regime’s usual wall of secrecy, revealing significant uncertainty at the highest levels of power, according to recent reporting from Bloomberg. https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/13/report-power-vacuum-deepens-as-iranian-factions-clash-over-war-strategy/

Israeli Minister Warns Syria Is 'Gaza On Steroids' And The Next War; IDF Accused Of Starting Wildfires In Southern Lebanon To Destroy Agriculture “Syria is Gaza on steroids, and that is the next war, with absolute certainty. There is no avoiding it,” Chikli said. https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/13/israeli-minister-warns-syria-is-gaza-on-steroids-and-the-next-war-idf-accused-of-starting-wildfires-in-southern-lebanon-to-destroy-agriculture/

LIVE 10am EST: The SCIF - Is LATAM Next? L. Todd Wood talks with CDM Español head Willie Lora on war moves in LATAM, plus Bill Quinn drops more shocking election integrity news. Watch on X: https://x.com/CDM_PRESS

Zelensky Warns Russia Plans Massive Mobilization Wave After September Duma Vote — Up To 500,000 New Troops By Year's End Because He Can't Match It Ukraine's intelligence chief briefed Zelensky: Moscow is using September's staged parliamentary vote as political cover to mobilize up to half a million new troops — another wave planned for 2027. Russia can replace losses at a scale Ukraine simply cannot. https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2026/08/13/zelensky-warns-russia-plans-massive-mobilization-wave-after-september-duma-vote-up-to-500000-new-troops-by-years-end-because-he-cant-match-it/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=zelensky-russia-mobilization&utm_content=20260813_zelensky-russia-mobilization

Ukraine Hits Four Russian Warships At Novorossiysk — Kalibr Frigates Damaged, Grain And Oil Terminals Hit Ukraine struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet at Novorossiysk overnight using 15+ weapons systems — Neptune missiles, jet drones, and sea drones in a coordinated mass attack. Four warships confirmed hit including two Kalibr-capable frigates. Grain silos and oil export infrastructure also struck. Ukrainian claims of damage unsubstantiated. https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2026/08/13/ukraine-hits-four-russian-warships-at-novorossiysk-in-largest-black-sea-strike-since-sevastopol-kalibr-frigates-damaged-grain-and-oil-terminals-hit/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ukraine-novorossiysk-black-sea-strike&utm_content=20260813_ukraine-novorossiysk-black-sea-strike

WATCH: Drone Warfare In The Donbass — Shoot It Down! A Russian machine gunner opens fire on a Ukrainian drone weaving over a military convoy deep in the Donbass. Raw front-line footage captures the new face of ground warfare — cheap unmanned systems hunting armored columns while soldiers scramble to find an angle of fire. 🎥 https://armedforces.press/the-ukraine-war/2026/08/12/watch-wild-wild-donbass-drone-warfare-on-the-front-lines-shoot-it-down/

Vance Asked Zelensky To Stop Ukraine Drone Strikes On Tankers At Novorossiysk — US Feared Damage To Chevron And Exxon Interests Vance called Zelensky on July 31 and asked Ukraine to halt drone strikes on oil tankers at Russia's Novorossiysk port. The strikes had knocked out 20% of CPC oil loadings in July and dropped Kazakhstan's production 14%. Washington's concern: Chevron and ExxonMobil hold major stakes in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium export route. https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2026/08/12/vance-asked-zelensky-to-stop-ukraine-drone-strikes-on-tankers-at-novorossiysk-us-feared-damage-to-chevron-and-exxon-interests/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=vance-zelensky-novorossiysk&utm_content=20260812_vance-zelensky-novorossiysk

Pakistan Says US And Iran Are Close To Some Sort Of Arrangement On Hormuz — But Both Sides Keep Hardening Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif says the US and Iran are close to a deal on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran demands sanctions relief, asset unfreezing, and wartime compensation. Trump: "They should be paying us." A US helicopter fired on a tanker running the naval blockade. Brent crude at $89.05/barrel — up 35% year over year. https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/12/pakistan-us-iran-hormuz-close-arrangement-both-sides-hardening/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hormuz-pakistan-deal&utm_content=20260812_hormuz-pakistan-deal

U.S. Military Fires On Panama-Flagged Ship Trying To Run Iran Blockade — Iran Reshuffles Command With Hardliners As Hormuz Talks Collapse A Panama-registered vessel ignored multiple warnings before dawn Tuesday and attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade — U.S. forces fired on its rudder. No casualties. Iran's new IRGC hardliners are demanding war reparations, full military withdrawal, and all sanctions lifted before Hormuz reopens. Trump fired back: Iran owes the U.S. compensation for American casualties. Only 18% chance on Polymarket that Hormuz shipping normalizes by September 30. https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/11/u-s-military-fires-on-panama-flagged-ship-trying-to-run-iran-blockade-iran-reshuffles-command-with-hardliners-as-hormuz-talks-collapse/

CBO Ponders BBGN — The Navy's New Nuclear-Powered Battleship: Costs And Implications The CBO just dropped its full cost analysis of BBGN-1. $275B over 30 years. $18B per follow-on ship. Larger than any surface combatant built since WWII. CDR Salamander breaks down the numbers — and the hard questions the Navy still hasn't answered. https://armedforces.press/navy/2026/08/11/cbo-ponders-bbgn/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cbo-bbgn&utm_content=20260811_cbo-bbgn

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LIVE 10am EST: The SCIF — Georgia And Iran Epicenters — BKP, Rob Maness The SCIF is live now. L. Todd Wood with BKP on Georgia politics and Rob Maness on Middle East military action. On today's brief: Will the Strait of Hormuz open? Houthis hit Aramco. DSA extremism. Second food recall. SPR at 43-year lows. https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/11/live-10am-est-the-scif-georgia-and-iran-epicenters-bkp-rob-maness/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=scif-live-0811&utm_content=20260811_scif-live-0811

Advisor Metals Flash Update For August 7, 2026 Gold up 7.39% and silver up 10.43% for the week — both closing above their 50-day moving averages. The charts called it two days before Friday's jobs report showed a payroll decline of 23,000 vs. a forecast of gains. The Fed now has room to cut rates next month. Metals are positioned. https://themanhattan.press/business/2026/08/10/advisor-metals-flash-update-for-august-7-2026/

Chinese-Made Cameras On Royal Navy Drones Were Secretly Transmitting Data To China — UK Ministry Of Defence Quietly Severed The Connection Chinese-made cameras on Royal Navy K3 Scout drones — operated by British special forces — were secretly sending data to China. The MoD confirmed the breach, found during a routine cyber audit, and removed internet connectivity from the affected systems. No classified data confirmed exfiltrated, but even passive heartbeat signals can expose operational patterns. The question now: how deep do Chinese components run across NATO fleets? https://armedforces.press/foreign-policy/2026/08/11/chinese-made-cameras-on-royal-navy-drones-were-secretly-transmitting-data-to-china-uk-ministry-of-defence-quietly-severed-the-connection/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=royal-navy-china-cameras&utm_content=20260811_royal-navy-china-cameras

Iran's New Supreme Leader Calls For 'Unity And Cohesion' As Sanctions Gut The Economy And Tensions Simmer Among The Islamic Republic's Leadership Iran's President Pezeshkian publicly revealed a nearly seven-hour meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei — focused on the collapsing economy, sanctions fallout, and internal leadership divisions. Pezeshkian has reportedly attempted to resign 28+ times. Hormuz talks have stalled with no deal timeline in sight. https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/11/irans-new-supreme-leader-calls-for-unity-and-cohesion-as-sanctions-gut-the-economy-and-tensions-simmer-among-the-islamic-republics-leadership/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iran-khamenei-unity&utm_content=20260811_iran-khamenei-unity

Don't Schedule A Meeting Without An Ask Tom Burbage: America is standing on the edge of a dark abyss. The anchor chains of Family, Faith, Patriotism, and Freedom are rusting through — link by link. The greatest generation is saluting and exiting. What remains is a rapidly changing voter tapestry, rampant graft with taxpayer money, and fraud in our most precious asset: the vote. The ask is simple: Is America worth fighting for? https://armedforces.press/tom-burbage-column/2026/08/10/dont-schedule-a-meeting-without-an-ask/

Houthis Drone-Strike Saudi Aramco's Jazan Refinery As Hormuz Talks Collapse And The Middle East Spirals Toward A Wider War Yemen's Houthis struck Saudi Aramco's billion Jazan refinery — a 400,000 bbl/day complex on the Red Sea coast built specifically to bypass the now-blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The strike was confirmed by Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry. Iran's proxy network has now demonstrated the ability to close off both choke points simultaneously. Inside Iran, hardline IRGC factions are blocking peace talks. Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee just joined the Supreme National Security Council. Iran and the U.S. are now in a game of energy chicken — and the board is shrinking. https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/10/houthis-drone-strike-saudi-aramcos-jazan-refinery-as-hormuz-talks-collapse-and-the-middle-east-spirals-toward-a-wider-war/