"Iran Is Losing Its Grip On Hormuz": Strait Traffic Explodes Nearly 400%

"Nearly 200 Ships Navigated Strait Last Week, Up From 150 the Previous Week.
Trump Views Hormuz As "an American Territory".
Axios: 40 Tankers Transited Hormuz Friday Night, But Real Crisis Is Diesel.
Hormuz Commercial Traffic Surges
Shortly after President Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz "anAmerican territory" on Friday evening, the New York Post published a new report citing UK Maritime Trade Operations data showing that commercial traffic through the critical waterway has rebounded sharply as more vessels use a US-backed route along Oman's coast. This suggests that the US military presence and offensive operations in the region have degraded Tehran's ability to fully control the waterway." 

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Ukrainians injured in Iranian strikes on tankers in Strait of Hormuz

"Iranian cruise missiles struck two Emirati tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew

member and injuring eight, including two Ukrainians, the Emirati Defense Ministry reported on July 14.
Two missiles struck the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah tankers as they transited the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters, the ministry said.
The crew member killed was an Indian on board the Mombasa, with the remaining six injured crew members also of Indian nationality. Four of the wounded suffered serious injuries." KI

Multiple IRGC Leaders Assassinated In Iran - CHAOS Inside Tehran Regime

"The first two that we can now confirm, Ban Kani and also Khaled Khaled. 
Two members of the terrorist IRGC organization were eliminated in Pav. These two were responsible uh for the massacre of the Iranian people on the 8th and 9th of January this year where the uprising happened.....we've also had an assassination a couple of assassinations over there and in the province of Gilon in the north near the city of Rasht. We've also had a mysterious uh death up there uh in Tehran as well.

This relates to someone linked to the Islamic Republic state media or the RIIB.
This is another member of this one is an IRGC intelligence leader part of the intel team. In the past uh 24 hours, we have had uh three
main major attacks but also multiple other attacks that have been carried out on the streets of Iran against the IRGC intelligence officers and passage unit members in Mahabad Saravan Pav and other places. Let's go....he's in his car. And there's another one next to him. We don't know the name of this guy. We will find out soon. That's one's gone.
Now, of course, the speculation is that these are the Iranian Kurdish militants, different to the Iraqi Kurds, by the way. They are the separatists. And we don't know which group of Kurds, but the speculations that it's the Kurdish militants because they are armed. They have weapons. 
See those guys? There we go. Took one out. They were on the bike. Another one gone down.
Now the panic begins.
The infighting of the Islamic Republic they are also killing each other which is not really a surprise because this is always going to get to this point regardless of anything else that were was going to happen.
Security incident in the border county of Pava. Official details have not yet been announced following a security incident.
Initial reports indicate clashes and shootings in the area.
Muhammad Akar Zad, who was the deputy for political affairs of the IRGC Navy, has also been killed a few hours ago in what they call a car accident. 
Both the Israeli Defense Forces and the United States military have been redeploying extra resources and extra personnel to the Middle East. 
The Islamic Republic of Iran earlier today threatened their only real ally left in the region. Who's that? Oman.
Yeah, they threatened Oman saying, "We will launch missiles and drones at you if you work with the Americans." 

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U.S. Prepares To Board Iran-Linked Ships Globally Following Iranian Gunboat Attack On Tanker In Hormuz

"U.S. officials: War may resume if no peace talks breakthrough...

Two Iranian gunboats Open Fire on a tanker near Oman;... 2nd tanker hit by 'unknown projectile'.....India summons Iranian ambassador to condemn incident.....Pentagon prepared to expand anti-vessel action, signals prepared to board Iran-linked ships globally....Friday: Hormuz Open; Saturday: Hormuz Closed....Trump: Iran wanted to close up Strait again, can't blackmail us." ZeroHedge

Trump administration declines attempts to begin Iran ceasefire talks

"The Trump administration has declined attempts by several Middle Eastern governments to open ceasefire negotiations with Iran,

according to sources cited in a new Reuters report on Saturday.
Officials from countries in the region, including Oman and Egypt, have explored ways to bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table in hopes of pausing the fighting.
U.S. officials have signaled that the White House is not currently interested in pursuing ceasefire talks and instead intends to continue military operations against Iranian targets, the sources in the report said." 

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Iran has launched air strikes on targets in all countries in the Gulf except Oman

"Iran has launched air strikes against targets in all countries in the Gulf region with the exception of Oman.
The US military has thousands of personnel stationed at air and naval bases across the region, and these are believed to be the targets of Iranian missiles." msn

Ethiopian volcano erupts

"A volcanic eruption in northeastern Ethiopia sent a large ash plume toward Yemen and Oman, according to officials and experts. No eruptions have been recorded at the volcano in over a thousand years.
The eruption at the Hayli Gubbi volcano began at around 8:30 a.m. UTC on Sunday, according to an advisory from the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). Explosive activity continued through the afternoon, with ash rising to about 45,000 feet (13.7 km)." msn

Fire and fury 10 Israelis killed as Iran fires new round of missiles, while Israel targets Tehran

"Israel and Iran traded another round of blows late Saturday – in a series of overnight attacks that killed at least 10 civilians in the Jewish state and struck Iran’s Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tehran.

Sunday’s most recent strike by Iran hit buildings in Bat Yam, Rehovot, and Tel Aviv as well as a mall in the town of Kiryat Ekron, that outlet stated citing first responders.
Targets struck by Iran included Israel’s largest oil refinery in the Haifa region in the north of the country.
Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was also hit with at least one building containing laboratories ignited in flames, The New York Times reported.
Hours after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to bring the full force of the air force down on Tehran during a fiery address, sirens could be heard in the north of Israel, as Iran fired the “heavy and destructive” ballistic missile attack.
Iran state media stated Israel struck the world’s largest natural gas field in South Pars, Shahran oil depot, and more fuel depots in Tehran.
The next round of nuclear talks supposed to take place Sunday in Oman between US and Iran was canceled, as world leaders made urgent calls to deescalate and avoid all-out war." NYP

Trump issues nuclear deal threat to Iran

"U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero if ongoing

talks in Oman fail, which are aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. In 2018, Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord that eased sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.
“If Iran’s leadership rejects this olive branch... we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure, drive Iranian oil exports to zero,” Trump said at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. president reminded the audience of the crippling sanctions he imposed in 2018, which he claimed left Iran’s economy on the brink of collapse. “They were a virtually bankrupt country because of what I did,” he claimed." RT

Trump Suggests Iran Slow-Walking Talks, As 2nd Round Set For Rome

"A second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set for Saturday in Rome, Axios reports, after both sides cited positive and constructive opening dialogue in Oman last weekend.

The rival delegations in Oman say they achieved their objective of shifting from indirect to direct talks. By the end of it, Trump's

regional envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefly spoke in the presence of the Omani foreign minister.
The Trump administration reportedly wants the same format for the upcoming Rome talks. According to Axios, Witkoff and Arachchi's first interaction lasted for about 45 minutes, which was longer than expected. Axios further says:
The source described that conversation, the highest-level dialogue between U.S. and Iranian officials in eight years, as "substantive, serious and excellent."
During comments to reporters in the Oval Office while meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Monday, Trump repeated that threat of military action being on the table.
"Iran wants to deal with us, but they don’t know how. They really don’t know how. We had a meeting with them on Saturday. We have another meeting scheduled next Saturday, I said, ‘that’s a long time,’ so I think they might be tapping us along," he explained.
He continued, "If we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it. And I’m not doing it for us. I’m doing it for the world. These are radicalized people, and they cannot have a nuclear weapon."
A reporter asked him if options include directly striking Iran's nuclear facilities, to which he responded, "Of course." 

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Netanyahu Says Iran Should Blow Up Own Nuclear Sites Under US Supervision

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if US 'indirect' talks with Iran

over its nuclear program fail, then a military attack becomes 'inevitable'. He issued the warning fresh off his Monday Oval Office visit with President Trump, wherein the US leader announced for the first time that Saturday talks with the Iranians will be hosted in Oman.
Netanyahu said in the new video statement, "“We agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons. This can be done in an agreement, but only if... they go in, blow up (Iran's) facilities, dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision." And he added: "If talks drag on, then the military option becomes inevitable." ZH

Biden Releases 11 Terrorists From Guantanamo Bay on His Way Out the Door

"With each passing day, lame-duck President Joe Biden seems to debase himself and his

"legacy" even further as he takes juvenile measures to kneecap the incoming Trump administration and flip off the American public.
True to form, he pulled another fast one on Monday and engineered the transfer of 11 Yemeni detainees—some of them former Bin Laden bodyguards and committed terrorists—to Oman to “re-settle” them.
Are you kidding? There are some people who simply cannot be "re-settled." If you worked for Osama bin Laden, you are one of them." RS

Oman declares no-fly, refuses airspace to US in Yemen proxy war

"Oman stands firm in opposition to the military operation in Yemen, declaring a no-fly zone for all coalition military aircraft.Gulf states, excluding Oman, reportedly permit the use of their airspace for US and British strikes against the Ansar Allah movement. Signaling a step in regional self-defense, Oman has officially declared a no-fly zone for all military aircraft participating in the coalition's strikes against the Houthis in Yemen." MS

Missile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

"A missile fired from territory controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen missed a container ship traveling
through the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait....The attack saw the missile splash harmlessly in the water near the Maersk Gibraltar, a Hong Kong-flagged container ship that had been traveling from Salalah, Oman, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." AP

Chinese Warships Present in Middle East Amidst Israeli Violence in Gaza

"As Israel continues its campaign of airstrikes in Gaza, new reports reveal the Chinese

People’s Liberation Army has stationed six warships in the Middle East this week.The PLA’s 44th naval escort task force was in Oman conducting joint exercises with the country’s navy during routine operations that have seen the ships in the area since May. The ships included a guided-missile destroyer, an integrated supply ship, and a frigate." AlJazeera

British Royal Navy Seizes Iran Weapons Shipment off Oman

"A British warship intercepted a boat smuggling Iranian weapons, including anti-tank missiles,
off the coast of Oman in a joint operation with US forces last week. The small craft, travelling at “high speed” after dark in international waters...The boat, travelling south from Iran, was intercepted by forces from British frigate HMS Lancaster before it could navigate back to Iranian territorial waters.? Breitbart

 

NUKE PLOT SMASHED Deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow en route to Iranians based in UK

"COUNTER-terror cops and security services are investigating after a deadly shipment of
uranium was seized at Heathrow.

The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty bomb.

It was destined for Iranian nationals in the UK, originated from Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman.

A source said: “The race is on to trace everyone involved.”

The package suspected of being smuggled to UK-based Iranians arrived in the hold of a passenger jet.

Specialist scanners detected the potentially-lethal uranium as it was ferried to a freight shed, triggering alarms." Sun