Friday, July 10, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/9/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*ISRAEL EXPANDS GAZA CONTROL*DEADLY US ATTACKS AS WAR WITH IRAN CONTINUES*IRAN DOWNED 30 US DRONES*JOINT CHIEFS LAWYER LEAVING EARLY*
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Iran War developments but first in other news...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE STORY OF THE PRICE OF GASOLINE HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA TODAY THE PRICE AT SAM'S CLUB IN YORK UP FOUR CENTS TO 366.9 A GALLON.
THE NEW HIGHER PRICE AN APPARENT REACTION TO THE ESCLATION OF CONFLICT WITH IRAN IN RECENT DAYS.
THE PRE-WAR PRICE OF GASOLINE AT THAT LOCATION BACK IN FEBRUARY 273.9 A GALLON.
ISRAEL SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH THE UNITED STATES ALLEGING AN IRANIAN PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THIS IS REPORTED BY 'THE WALL STREET JOURNAL' WITH SOURCES GIVING THE SAME STORY TO CNN...THE HILL USA
In Gaza Israel expanding the area it controls to encompass 65 percent of Gaza's territory.
This in spite of the ceasefire agreed to last October with Hamas as proclaimed by US President Donald Trump...
NPR USA (LINK TO AUDIO REPORT)
ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN TONIGHT IN RUSSIA'S LENINGRAD REGION.
THE REGION IS AROUND RUSSIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA
At least 28 killed in a fire at a shoe factory in China. A major search and rescue operation underway at the scene of the fire in the city of Jinjiang.
Jinjiang is a center of shoe manufacturing in China...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
ITALY EXPELLING TWO RUSSIAN MILITARY ATTACHES. IT'S SAID THAT THE TWO MEN ASSIGNED TO RUSSIA'S EMBASSY IN ITALY WERE ENGAGED IN ESPIONAGE...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The Russian security agency FSB says it broke up a major Ukrainian plot to attack military and defense facilities and kill Russian military officials.
A Russian female suspect arrested in connection with the plot...Tass Russia
IRAN WAR DEVELOPMENTS
(UPDATED AS ABLE)
IRAN CONTINUING TO FIGHT BACK FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT'S DEADLY US ATTACKS ON DOZENS OF TARGETS.
IRAN LAUNCHED MISSILES AT A US BASE IN JORDAN BEING USED FOR ATTACKS ON IRAN IN RECENT DAYS...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...
ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS TEN MISSILES WERE FIRED AS A US COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER IN 'WEST ASIA' ALONG WITH THE MILITARY BASE IN JORDAN...Press TV Iran...
IRANIAN ATTACKS ON BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT WITH SIRENS REPORTED IN QATAR.
AT LEAST 14 KILLED, 78 WOUNDED IN LAST NIGHT'S US ATTACKS WHICH INCLUDED BUSHEHR WHERE A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS LOCATED.
EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN BUSHEHR WITH ATTACKS ON AN IRANIAN RAILWAY CORRIDOR THAT LEADS TO CENTRAL ASIA ACCESSING CHINA AND RUSSIA...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
PRESS TV IRAN
MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN
The wrapped gifts of Turkish ruler President Recep Tayyip Erdogan causing a stir among leaders of NATO countries.
Erdogan handing out a firearm to each of them. The pistols in cases with six bullets and cleaning kits.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed thanks for his pistol but refused to accept it.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaving his behind at his country's embassy in Ankara.
Other leaders like Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever turned their weapons over to police...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 139.02 points or .27 percent.
The NASDAQ sharply higher up 336.24 points or 1.3 percent.
The price of oil lower after the close in New York. At 826 pm 71 dollars 82 cents a barrel down 26 cents...Marketwatch
A US OFFICIAL TELLS ABC NEWS THAT 30 MQ-9 REAPER DRONES HAVE DOWNED BY IRAN IN THE ONGOING CONFLICT.
THAT INCLUDES ONE DRONE DOWNED YESTERDAY MORNING...OSINTdefender "X"
A Pakistani search and rescue operation finding the wreckage of a cargo plane that went down on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Karachi.
The remains of the Boeing 737 aircraft found in waters 53 miles south of the port city of Ormara.
Those waters roughly 100 miles east of waters off the coast of Iran involved in conflict in the last 48 hours.
The search for five missing crew members continues...Reuters-Asia One Singapore
The top lawyer for the US Joint Chiefs of Staff leaving his position early.
Brigadier General Eric Widmar citing 'personal reasons' for his decision to step down one year early.
Media reporting links his departure of those of other top officials at the Pentagon since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took over last year...The Hill USA
In Paris French authorities continuing to question the Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov. Durov traveling to France from his home in the United Arab Emirates for six-hours of questioning.
Durov still being probed after his 2024 arrest at Le Bourget Airport in Paris with French authorities seeking to link him to illegal criminal activity on the Telegram messaging app...Tass Russia
IN NEW ZEALAND THE GOVERNMENT DECIDING THAT FIVE OF ITS NINE 'ROADS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE' ARE BEING DEVELOPED ON A SLOW TRACK.
IN 2023 THE GOVERNMENT SAID ALL NINE ROADS WERE TO BE BUILT.
NOW ONLY FOUR HIGHWAYS ARE MOVING FORWARD.
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER CHRIS BISHOP SAYING THAT THE OTHER FIVE PLANNED ROADS ARE DELAYED WITH ISSUES LIKE LAND ACQUISITION INVOLVED...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/8/2026*ISRAELI ATTACKS KILL 9 IN GAZA, 2 IN LEBANON*US ATTACKS IRAN*US CHARGES IN CANADIAN SIKH LEADER MURDER*2.5 MILLION HONOR KHAMENEI IN IRAQI CITY*IRAN HITS "PIGGY BANK" OF NATIONS*TRUMP THINKS IRAN DEAL 'OVER'*AUSTRALIA FORGING ANTI-CHINA PACIFIC ALLIANCE*MISSING CARGO PLANE ARABIAN SEA*SOUTH KOREA-NATO TIES*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE MESSAGING OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LATE TONIGHT IS THAT IRAN CONTACTED THE US AFTER TWO NIGHTS OF ATTACKS.
THE PRESIDENT STATING THAT IRAN WANTS 'TO MAKE A DEAL'...Barak Ravid Axios "X"
Iranian attacks on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait late tonight...(News Agencies)
IN ISRAEL TONIGHT ULTRA-ORTHODOX DRAFT PROTESTERS FORCING ENTRY AT A MILITARY BASE.
THE BASE HOUSES A MILITARY PRISON AND MILITARY COURTS.
THE DEMONSTRATORS OBJECTING TO THE ARREST OF A DRAFT DODGER.
MILITARY POLICE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVING THE PROTESTERS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
US politics Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner pulling out amid sex-related allegations.
Platner again denying those allegations as he withdrew from the general election.
The "Progressive" critic of Israeli war policy saying 'for the movement to continue, it can't be me'...The Hill USA
IRANIAN MEDIA SAYS TONIGHT'S US ATTACKS ARE TARGETING THE POWER GRID OF SOUTHERN IRAN AND INCLUDE AN ATTACK ON A HOSPITAL...(PRESS TV IRAN)...Press TV News Story
At least 42 killed in separatist rebel attacks the Balochistan Region of Pakistan near its border with Iran and Afghanistan...Al Jazeera Qatar
NINE KILLED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS IN GAZA INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN.
12 OTHERS WOUNDED IN THOSE ATTACKS ACCORDING TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITIES.
MEANWHILE TWO KILLED IN ISRAELI DRONE ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW US ATTTACKS ON IRAN. THE STATED US PURPOSED FOR CONTINUED ATTACKS IS TO KEEP THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN TO SHIPPING...(NEWS AGENCIES)...
TONIGHT'S ATTACKS ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF IRAN.
Federal authorities in the US announcing charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group in connection with the assassination of a Sikh nationalist leader in Canada.
Following Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of Indian government involvement leading to tensions between Canada and India.
The US charges in Nijjar's killing involve leader Lawrence Bishnoi and his friend Satinderjeet Singh with Mr. Bishnoi now in custody Mr. Singh still at large.
37 arrests made in the case in the US, Europe and Asia with seven others still being sought.
Authorities speaking of a criminal network of three Indian crime syndicates linked to a variety of crimes including extortion, drug dealing and kidnapping...Associated Press USA-Al Jazeera Qatar
US President Donald Trump says the US will give Ukraine licensing to produce Patriot air defense systems.
Trump meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Turkey (Türkiye)...OSINTdefender "X"...
Mr. Trump acknowledging US land ownership in Ukraine through a mineral resources agreement signed last year.
Trump describing land in Ukraine as 'the best land anywhere in the world for rare earth'...Tass Russia
THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES CONTINUE FOR IRAN'S ASSASSINATED SUPREME LEADER AYTATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI WITH HIS REMAINS NOW INSIDE IRAQ.
THE SHIA MUSLIM LEADER HONORED IN THE CITY OF NAJAF WITH THE CROWD OF MOURNERS ESTIMATED AT 2.5 MILLION...TASS RUSSIA
In Germany at least two students wounded in an attack at a high school in Bavaria.
Two girls seriously wounded by stabbing according to authorities.
The 16-year-old suspect had a knife and firearm. The suspect also said to have been in psychiatric treatment...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt)
IRAN HITS 'PIGGY BANK' OF NATIONS BY ATTACKING QATAR LNG TANKER IN STRAIT
(SPECIAL COMMENTARY)
AMONG THE SHIPS THE US SAYS WERE ATTACKED BY IRAN IN RECENT DAYS A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TANKER FROM QATAR.
QATAR A MAJOR PRODUCER OF LNG WHICH PROVIDES IT WITH REVENUE.
THE ANGRY REACTION OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND THE STRONG US ATTACKS ON IRAN UNDERSCORE THE FINANCIAL SENTITIVITY OF ATTACKS LINKED TO QATAR.
FOUR POINTS:
1. QATAR IS A KEY ALLY OF TURKEY (TURKIYE) HOST OF THE NATO SUMMIT. IT FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS TURKEY WITH THE TURKS BASING MILITARY FORCES IN QATAR.
2. PRESIDENT TRUMP VERY FRIENDLY TO BOTH QATAR AND TURKEY.
QATAR PROVIDING THE US WITH AN AIRPLANE NOW USED BY MR. TRUMP AS 'AIR FORCE ONE'.
3. A CRIMINAL CASE IN ISRAEL NOW PROBES THE PAYMENTS GIVEN BY QATAR TO AIDES OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BETWEEN 2021 AND 2024.
4. QATAR PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE HAMAS MOVEMENT TO GOVERN GAZA AND WAS ALLOWED TO DO SO BY ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENT.
THIS HAS BECOME A VERY CONTROVERSIAL POLITICAL ISSUE IN ISRAEL AS THE FIGHT OVER CREATING AN INDEPENDENT PROBE OF THE OCTOBER 7, 2023 HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL CONTINUES.
"I think it's over. It's scum. They're sick people"
Today's public statement of US President Donald Trump regarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran regarding the Iran War.
He spoke at the NATO Summit in Turkey (Türkiye)...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
AUSTRALIA CUTTING SECURITY DEALS WITH SOUTH PACIFIC NATIONS TONGA, SAMOA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND FIJI.
THE DEALS CONNECT AUSTRALIA TO THOSE NATIONS FOR DEFENSE WITH AUSTRALIA IN TURN CONNECTED TO THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE "AUKUS" MILITARY ALLIANCE
THE AUKUS ALLIANCE FORGED DURING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SEEN AS A US MOVE TO COUNTER CHINA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A search underway for a missing cargo plane off the coast of Pakistan that plunged from an altitude of 36,550 feet.
The aircraft missing over the Arabian Sea after it left the United Arab Emirates bound for Karachi. It was off the southern coast of Pakistan less than 200 miles from both Karachi and Pakistan's border with Iran.
The plane carried a crew of five.
It reported a navigational fault before disappearing.
The "Flightradar24" system showing a five-thousand-foot descent followed by a six-thousand-foot climb and finally the more than 36,000 foot drop in an almost vertical position...Al Jazeera Qatar
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 576.76 points or 1.09 percent.
The NASDAQ up 51.96 points or .20 percent.
At 415 pm New York Time the price of oil 74 dollars 24 cents a barrel up three dollars 80 cents or 5.39 percent...Marketwatch
IRAN SAYS IT HAS HIT 85 US MILITARY SITES IN KUWAIT AND BAHRAIN IN RETALIATION FOR LAST NIGHT'S US ATTACKS ON IRAN...(NEWS AGENCIES)
It's been a day of disruption for internet and phone service in Australia because of a major outage involving "Telstra" the country's largest telecom service provider.
Train service also went down in parts of Australia along with payment services and online shopping...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA BLOG
AT THE NATO SUMMIT SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE JAE MYUNG PLEDGING 100 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
SOUTH KOREA STRESSING ITS SUPPORT DOES NOT INVOLVE 'LETHAL WEAPONS'.
SOUTH KOREA WILL BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH NATO TO ENTER THE NATO DEFENSE PROCUREMENT MARKET...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 7/7/2026*IRAN WARNS MEMORANDUM VIOLATED*US ATTACKS IRAN*MONACO BOMBING SUSPECT SHOT IN HEAD IN UKRAINE*NATO SUMMIT TURKEY*MARINE LE PEN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT FOLLOWING APPEAL RULING*BOMBINGS IN SYRIA NEAR MACRON HOTEL*CHINA MISSILE TEST IN PACIFIC*CHINA PROBES ASTEROID*MCCONNELL HEALTH?*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Iran attacking the US military headquarters in Bahrain with drones following the US attacks on Iran tonight...(Axios-Barak Ravid)...Barak Ravid "X"
(UPDATED) KIEV UNDER RUSSIAN ATTACK TONIGHT WITH TWO SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN UKRAINE'S CAPITAL CITY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA...
AT LEAST TWO WOUNDED IN THE KIEV ATTACKS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In the conflict in Mali Russia's "Africa Corps" claiming success fighting alongside Malian government forces against jihadists who launched a major series of attacks last Saturday.
Some field commanders along with most of the attacking jihadists said to have been eliminated...Tass Russia
PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETING THE TURKISH RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN AS HE VISITS TURKEY (TURKIYE) FOR THE NATO SUMMIT.
MR. TRUMP SAYING THE US IS LIFTING SANCTIONS ON TURKEY AND WILL SOON DECIDE ON RESUMING TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE US CONTROLLED F-35 WARPLANE PROJECT.
A STICKING POINT WITH TURKEY ITS POSSESSION OF RUSSIAN S-400 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS WHICH IT PURCHASED IN RECENT YEARS.
IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THOSE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE SENT TO A 'THIRD COUNTRY' IN ORDER FOR TURKEY TO BE LET BACK INTO THE F-35 PROJECT...AL JAZEERA QATAR
Iran warning that the US decision to revoke oil sanctions waivers on Iranian oil is a violation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries.
Iran's foreign ministry condemning the decision announced by the US Treasury Department today.
In addition, the ministry warns Iran will take any measure it deems necessary to safeguard its interests and national security...Reuters-Times of Israel
US ATTACKS ON IRAN TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO ATTACKS ON TANKERS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN RECENT DAYS.
THOSE ATTACKS ATTRIBUTED TO IRAN BY THE UNITED STATES...(NEWS AGENCIES)...OSINTdefender "X"...
THE ATTACKS DESCRIBED AS MORE INTENSE THAT PREVIOUS ONES.
NIGEL FARAGE RESIGNING FROM HIS SEAT IN PARLIAMENT SO HE CAN FACE VOTERS IN A SPECIAL ELECTION.
THE REFORM UK LEADER ACCUSED OF TAKING IMPROPER GIFTS WHICH HE SAYS WERE NOT LINKED TO POLITICS AND ALLOWED UNDER ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMRNT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The main suspect in last week's bombing attack in Monaco on a Ukrainian businessman tied to Russia found dead in Ukraine.
Anastasiia Berezovska shot in the head according to authorities who also say two suspects are in custody.
An intelligence employee and ex-police officer identified as suspects...BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)...
The suspects made transfers of cryptocurrency and money to accounts linked to Berezovska...Tass Russia
(Updated) Two tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz today. Both vessels were hit off the coast of Oman suffering some structural damage...UKMTO "X" (1st Attack)...UKMTO "X" (2nd Attack)...
These attacks follow a similar attack yesterday. Qatar has lodged a protest with Iran regarding an attack on an LNG tanker...Tass Russia
(News Analysis)
NATO LEADERS INCLUDING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GATHERING IN ANKARA, TURKEY (TURKIYE) FOR THE NATO LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.
DEFENSE CONTRACTORS INCLUDING MAJOR US FIRMS ALSO A BIG PART OF THE EVENT.
NATO MEMBERS ARE INCREASING THEIR DEFENSE SPENDING IN LINE WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DEMANDS FOR FIVE PERCENT OF GDP TO BE SPENT ON DEFENSE.
THIS WILL POSITION NATO COUNTRIES TO OPPOSE RUSSIA AND CONTRIBUTE TO OPPOSING CHINA IN THE 'INDO-PACIFIC' REGION...DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY BLOG
MARINE LE PEN LOSING APPEAL OF CONVICTION GETS PRISON SENTENCE BUT IS ELIGIBLE FOR RUN FOR PRESIDENT NEXT YEAR
LE PEN SAYS SHE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
(STORY UPDATED)
In Paris this afternoon the Paris Court of Appeal deciding on whether to allow Marine Le Pen to run for President in next year's election.
The court rejected Le Pen's appeal giving her a three-year prison sentence and a 45-month sentence of political ineligibility suspending 30 months of it making her eligible to run for political office.
The leader of the National Rally (RN) in France's National Assembly had been disqualified based on her conviction for misuse of European Parliament funds when she was a member.
Le Pen now says she will be a candidate for President and in her words 'will not be wearing an electronic bracelet'.
Standing in the wings to replace her Jordan Bardella, President of the National Rally, who leads opinion polls in first round voting.
Last week European prosecutors conducted raids pursuing a probe of political contractors linked to Bardella on allegations of misuse of European Parliament funds.
French police have also raided RN offices in recent months seeking evidence of financial wrongdoing...
BFM-TV FRANCE BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS)
IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA TWO BOMB EXPLOSIONS WITH AT LEAST 18 WOUNDED INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS.
THE EXPLOSIONS ACCOMPANYING THE VISIT OF FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON TO SYRIA WHERE HE'S MEETING SYRIA'S NEW LEADERS TO PURSUE FRENCH ECONOMIC VENTURES IN SYRIA.
THEY HAPPENED NEAR THE HOTEL WHERE MR. MACRON WAS STAYING.
THE BLASTS ALSO ACCOMPANY STRONG ISRAELI CRTICISM OF THE SYRIAN JIHADIST GOVERNMENT'S ALLY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 130.76 points.
The NASDAQ declined 302.47 points or 1.16 percent.
At 430 pm in New York the price of oil 72 dollars a barrel up three dollars 45 cents or 5.03 percent...
Marketwatch
China conducted an ICBM missile test in the Pacific Ocean with the test launch described as a 'routine exercise'.
The US and allied nations like Australia, New Zealand and Japan critical of the missile test.
The US speaking of 'great concern' about China's nuclear program...WIO NEWS INDIA
In outer space Chinese probe Tianwen-2 reaching the asteroid Kamo'oalewa to begin scientific research.
Samples are to be collected from the asteroid which orbits the Sun synchronously with the Earth.
They will be sent back to Earth on a small return capsule that should land by the end of 2027...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THERE IS MUCH SPECULATION REGARDING THE HEALTH OF REPUBLICAN US SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL OF KENTUCKY.
MCCONNELL HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH STAFF ISSUING STATEMENTS SAYING HE IS 'RECEIVING EXCELLENT CARE' 'CONTINUING HIS RECOVERY' AND THE LATEST OFFICIAL STATEMENT LAST THURSDAY SAYING HE 'CONTINUES TO IMPROVE'.
HIS LATEST LONG-TERM HOPSITALIZATION FOLLOWS EARLIER HOSPITALIZATIONS.
IT IS NOT KNOWN IF MCONNELL WILL BE PRESENT WHEN THE SENATE GOES BACK INTO SESSION...THE GUARDIAN UK
Monday, July 6, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 7/6/2026*MILLIONS MOURN IRAN LEADER*TANKER HIT IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ*HAMAS GIVES UP POLITICAL POWER IN GAZA*RUSSIA WARNS LATVIA UKRAINIAN DRONES*OPPOSITION TO ISRAEL CRITIC UNIFIED IN DEM PRIMARY*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
MILLIONS OF MOURNERS ON THE STREETS OF TEHRAN FOR THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI ASSASSINATED BY ISRAEL AT THE START OF THE IRAN WAR ON FEBURARY 28TH.
THE MOURNERS DRESSED IN BLACK AND BEATING THEIR CHESTS DURING THE PROCESSION...
PRESS TV IRAN
(UPDATED) TONIGHT A TANKER HIT BY A PROJECTILE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OFF THE COAST OF OMAN. A FIRE IGNITED BUT NO CASUALTIES REPORTED...UKMTO "X"...
AMPLIFYING THIS STORY ARE US SOURCES TELLING INSIDER JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID (AXIOS, CHANNEL 12 ISRAEL, CNN) OF TWO VESSELS BEING HIT AND DAMAGED IN THE STRAIT TONIGHT.
In Russia tonight heavy Ukrainian attacks on the city of Belgorod and the Belgorod Region near the Ukraine border. No casualties reported with an 'infrastructure facility' hit causing a fire...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
Ukrainian drones attacking Moscow have also been downed late tonight...(RIA Novosti Russia)
(This Story Is Being Updated)
IN MAINE DEMOCRAT US SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER BEING FORCED OUT OF THE RACE.
HE DID NOT MAKE CAMPAIGN APPEARANCES IN RECENT DAYS.
A SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION INVOLVING PLATNER PUBLISHED THIS AFTERNOON.
PLATNER DENIES THE ALLEGATION.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY PERSONALTIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERSHIP URGING MR. PLATNER TO WITHDRAW HIS CANDIDACY...POLITICO...ASSOCIATED PRESS-AL JAZEERA QATAR
(Updated-Corrected) In the last 24 hours a controversy surrounding the World Cup of soccer (football) underway in the US.
US President Donald Trump intervening with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to urge reversal of a one-game suspension for US star player Folarin Balogun.
Balogun's suspension lifted following Trump's intervention.
The "red card" given to Balogun after he stepped on the knee of a player for the team from Bosnia-Hercegovina.
Belgium is appealing the reversal of Balogun's suspension...The Hill USA...
Meanwhile FIFA deciding to fine Balogun 40,000 dollars with US Soccer to pay half of it...Tass Russia
AT LEAST 25 KILLED AND ALMOST 100 INJURED IN A PRISON RIOT IN SRI LANKA.
CASUALTIES AMONG PRISONERS AND PRISON STAFF.
AUTHORITIES STILL DO NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE PRISON...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In southern Lebanon four killed in an Israeli drone attack on a car.
A woman identified as a school principal along with her mother, a domestic worker and a Syrian national killed in the attack...Al Jazeera Qatar
HAMAS GIVES UP POLITICAL POWER IN GAZA TO NEW TECHNOCRATIC GROUP
(NEWS, COMMENT ANALYSIS)
IN GAZA HAMAS RELINQUISHING GOVERNING POWER WITH ITS LEADERSHIP SAYING THERE IS NO LONGER ANY EXCUSE FOR ISRAEL TO CONTINUE ATTACKING THE TERRITORY.
MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE KILLED BY ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA SINCE THE 'CEASEFIRE' WAS PROCLAIMED LAST FALL BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
THE HAMAS MOVE LINKED TO THE WORK OF THE 'BOARD OF PEACE' WHICH ESTABLISHING A NEW COMMITTEE TO RUN GAZA DESCRIBED AS TECHNOCRATIC.
THE HAMAS GROUP SUDDENLY APPEARED IN GAZA BACK IN 2007 SEIZING CONTROL OF THE ENCLAVE BY FORCE FROM THE LEFTIST FATAH MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY BASED IN RAMALLAH.
IT IS BELIEVED BY MANY THAT ISRAEL ENABLED THIS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO DIVIDE PALESTINIANS AND IMPEDE MOMENTUM TOWARDS A PALESTINIAN STATE...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 155.84 points or .29 percent.
The NASDAQ up 288.49 points or 1.12 percent.
At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 68 dollars 69 cents a barrel no change in price...Marketwatch
WEEKLONG CHINA-RUSSIA NAVAL DRILLS BEGINNING AT THE CHINESE NAVAL BASE IN QINGDAO.
RUSSIAN REAR ADMIRAL SERGEI SINKO SPEAKING OF THE DRILLS BEING DEFENSIVE IN NATURE AND NOT DIRECTED AGAINST ANY THIRD COUNTRY...TASS RUSSIA
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin warning Latvia about launching Ukrainian drones to attack Russia.
Galuzin noting Russia's SVR intelligence has warned about such a possibility and detected the presence of Ukrainian drone operators at Latvian military bases.
He said Latvia would be mistaken if it thinks it would get away with allowing Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia using its NATO membership as an umbrella.
Mr. Galuzin's comments come just ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey (Türkiye)...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
THE DEMOCRAT US SENATE PRIMARY IN MICHIGAN NARROWED TO A 'MODERATE' VERSUS 'PROGRESSIVE' CONTEST.
CANDIDIATE MALLORY MCMORROW SUSPENDING HER CAMPAIGN SUNDAY.
THAT LEAVES THE CONTEST AS A TWO-WAY RACE BETWEEN HALEY STEVENS AND ABDUL EL-SAYED.
MR. EL-SAYED CONSIDRED THE 'EXTREME' CANDIDATE WITH HIS CRITICISM OF ISRAEL FIGURING PROMINENTLY IN THE CONTEST.
EL-SAYED ISSUING A STATEMENT FOLLOWING MCMORROW'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE RACE.
HE NOTED HE IS IN A FIGHT AGAINST THE DEMOCRAT PARTY ESTABLISHMENT, LARGE CORPORATIONS AND THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (AIPAC)...THE HILL USA
In the UK MP Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK Party, being accused of accepting undeclared gifts. A referral made to a parliamentary standards watchdog.
Those undeclared gifts linked to crypto investor George Cottrell.
There have been similar allegations involving crypto currency billionaire Christopher Harborne.
Now in both cases Mr. Farage saying the gifts were in a personal capacity not linked to political activities meaning no rules were broken.
Fellow Reform MP Robert Jenrick speaking of 'old cows being pulled out of the ditch by the media'...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Sunday, July 5, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 7/5/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*FIGHTING IN YEMEN*FORMER GAZA HOSPITAL CHIEF SAID TORTURED BY ISRAEL*NASA CHIEF TOUTS 'SPACE RACE' WITH CHINA*NETANYAHU GOV'T TO DEFY HIGH COURT ON MEDIA OUTLET*AMERICA 250*MORE DEAD IN ISRAELI GAZA ATTACKS*TRUMP-PUTIN TALK UKRAINE WAR*"AFD" MEETS RIDING HIGH IN GERMAN POLLS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE LATEST CASUALTY FIGURES FROM THE DOUBLE EARTHQUAKES IN VENEZUELA LAST MONTH 3,342 DEAD, 16,740 INJURED.
NO OFFICIAL ESTIMATE FROM THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNING THOSE MISSING BUT THE UNITED NATIONS HAS SAID THE NUMBER MAY REACH 50,000...
NTN VENEZUELA (PUBLISHED IN COLOMBIA)
THE UKRAINE WAR RAGING TONIGHT WITH AT LEAST 11 UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN APPROACHING MOSCOW...TASS RUSSIA...
EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV LATE TONIGHT WITH AT LEAST FOUR KILLED AND 18 WOUNDED IN RUSSIAN ATTACKS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Fierce fighting reported in Yemen between government troops and Houthi rebels.
The government says 16 of its soldiers were killed claiming that 50 of the Houthis were killed...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar...
Meanwhile a cargo vessel came under attack today off the coast of Yemen with Houthi forces suspected...UKMTO "X"
ISRAEL RELEASING NINE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS INTO GAZA TODAY.
THE PRISONERS REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT A HOSPITAL IN GAZA.
THEIR RELEASE COMES AMID CONCERN OVER THE FATE OF THE FORMER CHIEF OF A HOSPITAL IN GAZA.
DR. HUSSAN ABU SAFIA'S SON SAYS HIS FATHER'S CONDITION HAS DETERIORATED AFTER 555 DAYS IN ISRAELI CAPTIVITY.
HE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT CHARGE A LAWYER VISITING HIM IN PRISON SAYING DR.ABU SAFIA IS UNABLE TO SPEAK OR BREATHE FOLLOWING TORTURE BY THE ISRAELIS.
HIS SON SPEAKS OF HIS PLIGHT BEING 'ABANDONED' BY MUSLIM LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD...
MIDDLE EAST MONITOR PRISONER RELEASE
AL JAZEERA QATAR JAILED HOSPITAL CHIEF CONDITION
"The Chinese are moving at incredible speeds"
NASA ADMINISTRATOR JARED ISAACMAN SAYING THE US IS 'VERY MUCH IN A SPACE RACE RIGHT NOW' WITH CHINA.
ISAACMAN SAYS ITS POSSIBLE CHINA'S ASTRONAUTS WILL LAND ON THE MOON AHEAD OF THE US.
BUT HE STRESSES THAT NASA'S PLAN INVOLVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BASE ON THE MOON.
THE US HAS BACKED UP ITS MOON LANDING TIMETABLE TO 2028 WITH CHINA'S TIMELINE OFFICIALLY 2030 BUT ISAACMAN SAYS CHINA MAY LAND ON THE MOON EARLIER THAN THAT...CBS NEWS
With less than four months to go before Israel's next election the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deciding to defy a Supreme Court ruling concerning the board of "Channel 2".
The high court has decided to allow the board to meet and make decisions even though it has less than a 2/3 quorum.
The court also preventing the government from making appointments to the Channel 2 board which has media regulatory powers.
The cabinet voting not to abide by any decisions made by the board.
There are numerous disputes currently underway involving the Netanyahu government and the Supreme Court with any one of them creating potential "Constitutional Crisis" situations...Times Of Israel
In a 24-hour period Russia says it downed 282 attacking Ukrainian drones along with nine smart bombs and a guided missile...Tass Russia
A 'MILITARY GRADE' DRONE WAS FOUND WASHED ASHORE ON THE BLACK SEA COAST OF NORTHERN TURKEY.
THE AREA SEALED OFF WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS TO DEFUSE IT EXPECTED.
NO OFFICIAL WORD ON THE DRONE'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
THE UKRAINE WAR RAGES IN THE BLACK SEA WITH FREQUENT DRONE ACTIVITY ON BOTH SIDES. TURKEY HAS BEEN A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF DRONES TO URKAINE'S MILITARY...Türkiye Today
(Updated) In the United States on Saturday celebrations of America's 250th anniversary with flyovers of military aircraft in New York and Washington DC.
Other celebrations across the United States including numerous parades and fireworks shows on Saturday evening.
Weather disrupting some scheduled events including a speech by US President Donald Trump on Saturday evening in Washington that speech occurred later than expected.
In his speech Mr. Trump expressing his desire to 'keep America great" by passing election legislation he has proposed called the "SAVE Act".
He says the bill is needed so that 'only the people who are real citizens can vote'...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN RECENT DAYS AT LEAST SEVEN KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA.
1,066 DEATHS AND 3,445 INJURIES REPORTED SINCE A CEASEFIRE WAS PROCLAIMED IN GAZA LAST FALL BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...ANADOLU AGENCY-TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)
"Israeli occupation forces continue their unlawful and inhumane attacks against the oppressed in Gaza.
The war-addicted current Israeli government must not be given the opportunity to once again drown our geography in the smell of gunpowder and blood"
Those words spoken by Turkish ruler President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a joint news conference with the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Mr. Erdogan saying Israel its political survival to 'continuation or conflicts in the region'.
Erdogan's comments just days before the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday and Wednesday...Times of Israel
In Israel this weekend nationalist settlers torching a Bedouin home. The attack happened in the "West Bank" near Ramallah. No casualties reported...Times of Israel
Threats aimed at Yemen's Houthi movement from the central government of Yemen and its Saudi coalition allies.
They follow the landing of an Iranian airliner in Yemen. The airliner taking passengers back to Tehran including a delegation to attend the Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral.
The Houthi movement also threatening the Saudis saying they had to use air defense missiles to prevent the Saudis from attacking the Iranian airliner.
Saudi Major General Turki al-Maliki says the Houthis are 'trying to undermine regional and international security' with threats aimed at the Saudis and international shipping off the coast of Yemen...Al Jazeera Qatar
IN THE UKRAINE WAR ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN A URKAINIAN ATTACK ON NORTHERN CRIMEA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"The American President once again confirmed his readiness to work towards a rapid end to the fighting and find solutions to overcome the crisis"
THAT'S RUSSIAN SPOKESMAN YURI USHAKOV DISCUSSING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CONVERSATION WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ON SATURDAY.
THE BATTLEFIELD SITUATION DESCRIBED BY MR. USHAKOV AS ONE OF EUROPEAN ESCALATION ON BEHALF OF UKRAINE.
MR. TRUMP MAKING AN OFFER TO SEEK AN END TO FIGHTING AS HE MEETS EUROPEAN LEADERS AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN THE COMING WEEK...REUTERS-JERUSALEM POST
THERE'S BEEN A REPORT FROM A POLISH MEDIA OUTLET SAYING THE US HAS WARNED POLAND OF POSSIBLE PROVOCATION FROM RUSSIA IN THE COMING MONTHS.
POLAND IS A MAIN LOGISTICS HUB FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES TO URKAINE.
THE REPORT SPEAKS OF SOME SORT OF RUSSIAN INCURSION POSSIBLY SUPPORTED BY THE RUSSIAN-ALIGNED NATION OF BELARUS. DRONES COULD CROSS THE BORDER OR EVEN GROUND TROOPS ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT.
THE BALTIC NATIONS (LITHUANIA, LATVIA, ESTONIA) MENTIONED AS WELL...JERUSALEM POST ISRAEL-MSN CANADA
Pope Leo XIV on the Italian island of Lampedusa on the Fourth of July.
Lampedusa is a receiving center for many thousands of migrants seeking to reach Europe.
The Pontiff was invited to the US for its 250th anniversary by Vice-President JD Vance earlier this year.
He called for more work to done on the migration issue speaking of 'peace, truth moderation and care' as well as referencing the Biblical story of the "Good Samaritan"...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
(News Analysis)
The Alternative for Germany Party holding a national meeting in Erfurt, Germany this weekend.
The AfD leading in political polls in Germany.
It's lead over the governing Christian Democrats as wide as seven percentage points garnering close to 30 percent of the popular vote.
The party's strength in Eastern Germany will be demonstrated in regional elections in just two months with the AfD poised to possibly gain a majority of seats in two German states.
The AfD reaffirming the joint leadership of Alice Weidel and Tino Churpalla...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt) (Video Link German)...
Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Erfurt to oppose the AfD with a German court banning the protests on some access roads to the conference.
Organizers had spoken of trying to prevent the conference from taking place but many delegates arrived early to avoid any blocked roads.
Thousands of police drafted in from across Germany to deal with demonstrations that sometimes turned violent...Tagesschau Germany
ON FRIDAY NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN WATCHING TESTING OF WEAPONS FROM NORTH KOREA'S NEW WARSHIP 'KANG KON'.
THE WEAPONS TESTED SAID TO INCLUDE A CRUISE MISSILE. NAVAL ARTILLERY, AUTOMATIC GUNS AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVICES...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Saturday, July 4, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*NEWSDUMP UPDATES*PUTIN-TRUMP TALK UKRAINE WAR*A BICENTENNIAL FLASHBACK*NO RESPECT FOR THE DECLARATION INSIDE BELTWAY*"ENEMY WITHIN"*O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES*
(SOME MATERIAL MAY BE CONSIDERED DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE)
(ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ADDING THROUGHOUT THE POST THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND)
The Sunday News Summary launches at Midnight Eastern US Time...Link
The Gasoline Price Update Here In York, Pennsylvania on Sunday Night a gallon of gas at Sam's Club 362.9 that is 89 cents more than the Pre-Iran War price 273.9.
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKS WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN
Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin speaking for one hour, 25 minutes according to Putin-aide Yuri Ushakov.
Putin congratulating the United States on its 250th anniversary of independence.
The Ukraine War discussed with the NATO summit in Turkey (Türkiye) set for Tuesday.
Mr. Trump said willing to work towards a 'rapid end of the fighting' and 'finding solutions to overcome the crisis'...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...Reuters-Jerusalem Post
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: WESTERN-BACKED JIHADISTS ATTACK FORCES OF MALIAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND RUSSIAN MILITARY CONTRACTORS
"insurgents attack multiple towns in northern and central Mali"-RFI France
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: DRONE ATTACKS IN ST. PETERBURG AREA OF RUSSIA AIMED AT OIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proclaiming Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and a naval base near Russia's second largest city St. Petersburg.
Russia downing 72 drones in the Leningrad Region with no casualties reported.
Videos of fires related to the drone attacks posted online...
"Ukraine strikes oil infrastructure sites near Saint Petersburg, Zelensky says"-Euronews
"Seventy-two drones destroyed in Leningrad Region"-Tass Russia
OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
"VOICE OF AMERICA" CLASSIC "YANKEE DOODLE" SIGN ON
50 YEARS TODAY I WAS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR A MASSIVE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION HERE IS A HOME MOVIE FROM SOMEONE ELSE OF WHAT THE SCENE LOOKED LIKE...
I COULDN'T GET PAST THE CROWDS TO HEAR THE SPEECH OF THEN PRESIDENT GERALD FORD BUT I DID TAKE SNAPSHOTS OF MR. FORD COMING AND GOING FROM A LANDING ZONE FOR HIS HELICOPTER NEAR PENNS LANDING.
HERE IS SOME LIVE TV COVERAGE FROM JULY 4TH, 1976 THAT INCLUDES PART OF THE SPEECH...
This social media post is worthy of thoughtful consideration it links to the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia 250 years ago...
"Neither the spirit of this Declaration nor due respect for the red lines therin resides in our nation's capital"
It was Michael Savage who told us of "The Enemy Within".
As noted and linked in last week's post Herbert Philbrick was told by his Communist handlers in the 1940's to be a Baptist and a Republican for the Commies...
Nextrush Unplugged Weekend June 27, 2026
But I might add the Founders left us with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and its Bill of Rights like Freedom of Speech, Religion and so on.
"The work has been done"
As Cliven Bundy put it during some of his speeches in the last decade or so.
We have those documents to stand on that is for sure as we move forward...
A Top Ten Country Hit Song from 50 years ago today...
"FREEDOM TRAIN"-MERLE HAGGARD
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"-DONNA FARGO
"AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"-HILLSDALE COLLEGE CHOIR
"The time has come for the American people to face some blunt facts..."
DR. BILLY GRAHAM SPEAKING IN 1967
America At 250-Billy Graham Historic Messages
Good Night. God Bless.
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