CIRCLE WITH A DOT

#Iran's digital isolation is now entering its 77th day as the internet blackout passes 1824 hours. The measure presents an emerging mental health risk to the public, who are largely cut off from online platforms, communications, and normal interaction with the outside world.

🟢 Diplomacy | 5/10 Trump and Xi discuss Hormuz as Iran war enters day 77US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi discussed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran rallies BRICS allies amid day 77 of the war.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #Diplomacy

Re-reading one of my own blog posts from almost a year ago, that discusses #Israel and #Iran, is a bit weird given how things progressed after I wrote this.Title: We've Been Down This Road Before...Subtitle: Preemptive strikes against an Islamic nation based on intelligence about weapons of mass destruction. Sound familiar?Link: https://gerowen.substack.com/p/weve-been-down-this-road-before

🟢 Intelligence | 5/10 FBI offers reward for former agent who defected to IranFBI announced a $200,000 reward for information on Monica Witt, a former US counterintelligence agent who defected to Iran in 2013 and provided classified information.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Intelligence #US #Iran

🟢 Military Budget | 6/10 WSJ: Pentagon warns war with Iran draining funds from other prioritiesSenior Pentagon officials warned that the war with Iran is draining funds from other critical US military priorities, with the $29 billion bill straining operational budgets and expanded deployments.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Pentagon #Iran #MilitaryBudget #USA

Our demented, malignant narcissistic, President perfectly depicted https://deadder.substack.com/p/i-dont-think-of-americans-financial#Trump #dementia #narcissist #economy #iran

A ship anchored off the #UAE was seized & taken toward #Iran & another—a cargo ship near #Oman —sank after beingattacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the #StraitOfHormuz.It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind these incidents, but they happened as a snr Iranian ofcl reiterated his country’s claim of control over the waterway & another said it had a right to seize #oil tankers connected to the #US.#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-hormuz-may-14-2026-efb53c39ee6334733e1cb22ca4a6c279

🟡 MilitaryEscalation | 7/10 Trump weighs military escalation against IranPresident Trump is weighing military escalation against Iran after Tehran rejected key U.S. nuclear demands. Decisions could come after Trump returns from his China trip.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Iran #USA #Nuclear #MilitaryEscalation

🟢 Diplomatic Statement | 6/10Iran FM: Empires in decline will stop at nothingIranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that empires in decline will stop at nothing, comparing them to a wounded animal. He also called on BRICS to condemn U.S.-Israeli violations of international law.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Iran #Diplomacy #BRICS #Geopolitics

🟡 Military Activity | 7/10 Iran presents unacceptable demands to US in talksIran presented demands to the US side that proved unacceptable to Washington. Neither side is willing to compromise, increasing the risk of escalation.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Iran #US #Diplomacy #Escalation

@DemocracyMattersALot Wish I could do that.

Irán habría recuperado gran parte de sus bases de misiles, según The New York Times #NYT- Tercera Informaciónhttps://www.tercerainformacion.es/articulo/internacional/13/05/2026/iran-habria-recuperado-gran-parte-de-sus-bases-de-misiles-segun-the-new-york-times/#eeuu #iran #israel #palestina #libano

🟡 MilitaryActivity | 8/10 Kuwait arrests four individuals attempting infiltration on IRGC ordersKuwait's Ministry of Defence arrested four individuals attempting to enter the country on a rented fishing boat. The Ministry of Interior reported they confessed to being ordered by the IRGC to infiltrate Bubiyan Island.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Kuwait #Iran #IRGC #Infiltration

Operation Epstein Coverup is consuming all the money that used to be spent on schools, food, social services, and healthcare. But tell us how we're winning, Donald! Tell us how we're respected!#Iran #EpsteinClass #ChildRapistTrump #MAGA #DonaldTrump #USPol https://iran-cost-ticker.com/

🟡 NavalIncident | 8/10 Kuwait detains Iranian infiltrators near Bubiyan IslandKuwaiti MoD arrested four individuals attempting to enter the country on a rented fishing boat. They confessed to being ordered by the IRGC. Iran accuses Kuwait of unlawfully attacking an Iranian boat.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Kuwait #Iran #IRGC #NavalIncident

#Iran's internet blackout is now past hour 1776, entering its 75th day. The digital censorship measure has led to profiteering and a decline in digital security as government-backed "pro" internet schemes and selective whitelisting result in surveillance, corruption and scams.

Your regular reminder that Trump breathes in air, and breathes out lies."Secret new assessments say #Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 #missile sites along the #Strait of #Hormuz, suggesting that its #military remains far stronger than #President #Trump has asserted."https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html

#iran #middleeast #nuclearweapons #obama #trump

🟡 Military Activity | 7/10Iran has operational access to 30 of 33 missile bases near Strait of HormuzAccording to US intelligence, Iran has retained approximately 70% of its missile capabilities. 30 of 33 bases near the Strait of Hormuz are operationally accessible.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Iran #MissileBases #StraitOfHormuz

🟡 Maritime Incident | 6/10 UAE tanker leaks fuel off Oman after Iranian strikeA UAE-flagged tanker suffered fuel leakage off the coast of Oman following an Iranian strike.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Maritime #OilSpill #Iran #Oman