🇮🇷🚫🚢 Iran has begun laying naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with U.S. intelligence who spoke to CNN.

Only a few dozen having been laid in recent days, the sources said, but Iran has the capability to deploy hundreds if not thousands more, retaining upward of 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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🇺🇸 The U.S. has just 4 minesweepers

Commercial crews took a picture on March 9th 2026, showing the U.S' 4 minesweepers, USS Devastator, USS Dextrous, USS Gladiator and USS Sentry, being transported to Delaware Bay in Philadelphia were they are going to be decommissioned and scrapped.

If the IRGC did truly mine the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy has ZERO capacity to demine it and reopen it to trade.

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🇺🇸 White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations

White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair privately urged House Republicans on Tuesday to stop emphasizing "mass deportations" and instead focus their messaging on removing violent criminals, according to sources in the closed-door briefing.

Mass deportations were central to the GOP's 2024 campaign message.

Nearly half — 49% — of Americans say Trump's mass deportation campaign is too aggressive, including 1 in 5 voters who backed the president in 2024, a Politico poll from January found.

The advice signals a recalibration by the White House — and reflects growing concern among some Republicans that Democrats are successfully framing Trump's immigration policy as overly sweeping and indiscriminate.

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🇺🇸🛢 White House on Iran:

The recent increase in oil and gas prices is temporary, and this operation will result in lower gas prices in the long term.

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🇮🇷❌🇸🇦 — One hour ago, six IRGC ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base were intercepted by Saudi air defenses.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — A coordinated attack against US assets throughout the Persian Gulf. Manama, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Erbil are facing attacks by IRGC/IRI drones and missiles.

🇦🇺 Australian nationalist, Joel Davis has been in solitary confinement for almost five months over a Telegram post in worse conditions than the Bondi Beach terrorist.

Joel Davis's cell in Long Bay compared to Naveed Akram's cell in Goulburn Supermax.

Akram's cell has a shower and access to a private exercise yard for up to seven hours a day, Davis's has neither and he is regularly denied access to both. When he is allowed to exercise it is only for one hour.

Akram was immediately given a Koran, Davis waited months for a Bible, and is not allowed books.

Australian prosecutors treat antisemitism as a crime worse than the mass murder of Jews.

Joel Davis’ trial has been delayed once again due to the lackluster criminal investigation as the prosecution struggles to find any evidence to justify the charges brought against him and obtain a sentence in court. This has the unfortunate side effect that Davis will have to spend more time in solitary confinement.

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🇺🇸Operation "Epic fury" was renamed to "Epstein's Rage"

According to a report by the American Anti-Defamation League, cited by the media, the phrase "Epstein's Rage" was mentioned over 90,000 times in X just during the first 3 days of the conflict.

Jewish human rights activists qualify the facts of the renaming as manifestations of blatant anti-Semitism, as the late pedophile was a Jew.

🇮🇷🚫🚢 Strait of Hormuz Under Siege

UKMTO has reported a new incident this morning involving a container ship off the northern coast of the UAE after it was struck by an unidentified projectile.

The vessel has sustained significant damage and is now ablaze while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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