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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
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
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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
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
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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/
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/
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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
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
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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'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
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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.
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L. Todd Wood talks with CDM Español head Willie Lora on war moves in LATAM, plus Bill Quinn drops more shocking election integrity news.
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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/
“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/
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Israeli Minister Warns Syria Is 'Gaza On Steroids' And The Next War; IDF Accused Of Starting Wildfires In Southern Lebanon To Destroy…
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli says war with Syria is coming 'with absolute certainty,' while Lebanese firefighters and civil defense officials accuse the Israeli military of deliberately igniting wildfires across southern Lebanon's olive…
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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/
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/
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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.
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🔴 LIVE NOW — The SCIF: A Frank Discussion — Connecting The Dots
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https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/14/live-10am-est-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/
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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
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
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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
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
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Putin Makes First-Ever Visit To Disputed Kuril Islands — Japan Furious As Moscow Signals Territorial Question Is Closed
Vladimir Putin toured military facilities on Iturup Thursday — his first-ever visit to the four southernmost Kuril Islands claimed by Japan as the "Northern Territories." Japan's PM called it "absolutely unacceptable." The Kremlin brushed it off. No Russia-Japan peace treaty has existed since WWII. Iturup hosts a major Pacific base 300km from Hokkaido.
https://tsarizm.com/analysis/2026/08/15/putin-kuril-islands-iturup-first-visit-japan-protest-northern-territories-2026/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=putin-kuril-visit&utm_content=20260815_putin-kuril-visit
Vladimir Putin toured military facilities on Iturup Thursday — his first-ever visit to the four southernmost Kuril Islands claimed by Japan as the "Northern Territories." Japan's PM called it "absolutely unacceptable." The Kremlin brushed it off. No Russia-Japan peace treaty has existed since WWII. Iturup hosts a major Pacific base 300km from Hokkaido.
https://tsarizm.com/analysis/2026/08/15/putin-kuril-islands-iturup-first-visit-japan-protest-northern-territories-2026/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=putin-kuril-visit&utm_content=20260815_putin-kuril-visit
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Ukraine Begs For Black Sea Ceasefire As War Reaches Endgame — Grain Exports Collapse 76 Percent, Novorossiysk Shut Down
Ukraine submitted a Black Sea ceasefire proposal through intermediaries — an implicit admission the war is entering its final phase. Grain exports collapsed 76 percent year-on-year. Novorossiysk operations suspended. Both sides are bleeding, but Ukraine is bleeding faster. The off-ramp is being assembled. Whether Washington allows Kyiv to take it is the question.
https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2026/08/14/ukraine-begs-for-black-sea-ceasefire-as-war-reaches-endgame-grain-exports-collapse-76-percent-novorossiysk-shut-down/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ukraine-black-sea-ceasefire&utm_content=20260815_ukraine-black-sea-ceasefire
Ukraine submitted a Black Sea ceasefire proposal through intermediaries — an implicit admission the war is entering its final phase. Grain exports collapsed 76 percent year-on-year. Novorossiysk operations suspended. Both sides are bleeding, but Ukraine is bleeding faster. The off-ramp is being assembled. Whether Washington allows Kyiv to take it is the question.
https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2026/08/14/ukraine-begs-for-black-sea-ceasefire-as-war-reaches-endgame-grain-exports-collapse-76-percent-novorossiysk-shut-down/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ukraine-black-sea-ceasefire&utm_content=20260815_ukraine-black-sea-ceasefire
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Iran Says Islamabad MOU Was 'End To War,' Not A Ceasefire — Tehran Has Not Decided To Resume Talks With Washington
Iran's FM Araghchi says Tehran never had a ceasefire to extend — only an "end to the war," which has now entered a new situation. Washington violated the MOU. No decision to resume talks. Hormuz reopening depends on conditions America must fulfill. Back channels active through Qatar and Pakistan. Formal diplomacy frozen.
https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/15/iran-araghchi-islamabad-mou-not-ceasefire-no-talks-hormuz-2026/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iran-araghchi-mou&utm_content=20260815_iran-araghchi-mou
Iran's FM Araghchi says Tehran never had a ceasefire to extend — only an "end to the war," which has now entered a new situation. Washington violated the MOU. No decision to resume talks. Hormuz reopening depends on conditions America must fulfill. Back channels active through Qatar and Pakistan. Formal diplomacy frozen.
https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/15/iran-araghchi-islamabad-mou-not-ceasefire-no-talks-hormuz-2026/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iran-araghchi-mou&utm_content=20260815_iran-araghchi-mou
Pentagon Schools to Teach Western Civilization — America's Christian Roots Get a Seat Back at the Table
Under Sec. Hegseth, Pentagon-run schools will teach a Western Civilization course tracing the Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, and Christians who built the modern world. The left calls it distortion. We call it history. America is a Christian nation — and military families deserve to know it.
https://armedforces.press/pentagon/2026/08/15/pentagon-schools-to-teach-western-civilization-americas-christian-roots-get-a-seat-back-at-the-table/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pentagon-western-civ&utm_content=20260815_pentagon-western-civ
Under Sec. Hegseth, Pentagon-run schools will teach a Western Civilization course tracing the Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, and Christians who built the modern world. The left calls it distortion. We call it history. America is a Christian nation — and military families deserve to know it.
https://armedforces.press/pentagon/2026/08/15/pentagon-schools-to-teach-western-civilization-americas-christian-roots-get-a-seat-back-at-the-table/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pentagon-western-civ&utm_content=20260815_pentagon-western-civ
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Pipeline Hits On Red Sea — Implications | Col. Rob Maness | CDM Clips
L. Todd Wood sits down with Col. Rob Maness — former Air Force commander and B-1 crew member — to break down the Houthi pipeline strikes on the Red Sea and what they mean for global energy and U.S. national security.
https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/15/pipeline-hits-on-red-sea-implications-col-rob-maness-cdm-clips/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pipeline-hits-on-red-sea-implications-col-rob-maness-cdm-clips&utm_content=20260815_pipeline-hits-on-red-sea-implications-col-rob-maness-cdm-clips
L. Todd Wood sits down with Col. Rob Maness — former Air Force commander and B-1 crew member — to break down the Houthi pipeline strikes on the Red Sea and what they mean for global energy and U.S. national security.
https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/15/pipeline-hits-on-red-sea-implications-col-rob-maness-cdm-clips/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pipeline-hits-on-red-sea-implications-col-rob-maness-cdm-clips&utm_content=20260815_pipeline-hits-on-red-sea-implications-col-rob-maness-cdm-clips