IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a press conference puts the number of Iranian missiles and drones fired at Israel in the overnight attack at approximately 350.

He says the projectiles had a combined 60 tons of explosives, which 'could cause tremendous damage.'

'In the…

This 👉🏻 'In exchange for the arms it receives from UAE, the RSF channels the spoils of its gold through the UAE. The vast wealth hidden in Sudan’s soil isn’t being used to build homes, schools or sewers, but to buy influence and ammunition from the Gulf.' thecritic.co.uk/why-are-we-ign…

Tehran's regional missile complex is just as much a headache for Arab states as it is for Israel. Besides, a golden opportunity to signal to the US that pre-Gaza regional alignment is still intact. Finally, likely cold calculation that missiles impacting Israel spell escalation.

Meanwhile on the Gaza front… Hamas has rejected yet ANOTHER ceasefire offer

Shout out to the Iraqi population who documented every single Iranian drone flying over the country while adding their funny commentary.

The eight most terrifying words in the English language are 'There are like a million TikToks on this'.

Kishida is so based.

“The standing orders don’t matter in the field” says one veteran reserve officer….“Just about any battalion commander can decide that whoever moves in his sector is a terrorist or… buildings should be destroyed because they could have been used by Hamas” economist.com/middle-east-an…

Avoiding doom posting is a pro-social activity. Instead, highlight not necessarily things that are getting *better* (boooring) but content that is either genuinely insightful or opens/discusses pathways to mitigating disasters.

'But [m]ost people could stand to be more mindful about their consumption. Are you consuming content that is helping you make better decisions? Are you entertaining yourself? Or are you just kind of marinating in ineffectual misery and position-taking?' slowboring.com/p/were-living-…

me and my mutuals

Something that has been wildly underreported is Iran’s involvement in the global drug trade

The IRGC is arguably the #1 player, including they have extreme power over the Colombian cartels

Here’s partial anatomy of a scheme from 2011 that I helped unravel

Iran ran this op

Former Russian diplomat Bondarew (who resigned in protest in May 22) has an article in Spiegel *extremely critical* of the non-strategic approach of most NATO country leaders - and complementing Macron’s strategic ambiguity.
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spiegel.de/ausland/ukrain…