Wednesday, August 12, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 8/12/2026*SAILORS JUMPING OFF US CARRIER*IRAN'S LEADER HIDDEN FROM ASSASSINATION THREAT*ISRAELI INTEL BEHIND TRUMP PLANE TRANSFER*PALESTINIAN HOMES DEMOLISHED BY ISRAELI NATIONALISTS*HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SUE US OVER ICC SANCTIONS*NZ POLITICAL DRAMA*

 


                                  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)



                                         (News Analysis)

 

The Saudi Al-Arabiya media outlet reporting 84 Houthi fighters killed by the Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia.


The message in this story is that there are mounting casualties among Houthi forces in an escalating ground war.


The Houthi view is that their enemies do not have the ability to defeat them in the mountainous terrain that is their heartland.


This has been demonstrated historically in conflicts involving forces of the British Empire and later Egypt in the middle of the 20th Century.


The Houthis also seen this proven in the more recent fight with Yemen's government and Saudi-coalition forces.


Last year the Israel-aligned United Arab Emirates sent forces into Yemen attempting to create a ground front against the Houthis but they were pushed back by the Saudis...

                          TASS RUSSIA NEWS STORY

                   More Yemen news later in the summary.


US SAILORS UNDER THE PRESSURE OF WARTIME DEPLOYMENT TRYING TO JUMP OVERBOARD.  


THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.


THE CARRIER DEPLOYED LAST NOVEMBER 21ST AND HAS BEEN SUPPORTING IRAN WAR EFFORTS.


IT'S DEPLOYMENT EXTENDED BEYOND MAY WHEN THE SHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE RETURNED HOME...THE INDEPENDENT UK-MSN



44 people now confirmed dead in the capsizing of a boat on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.   77 survivors also reported.

Bodies have been recovered by a diving team.   A local official says high waves may have cause the boat to overturn...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN MOVING ACROSS THE EARTH BEING SEEN IN GREENLAND, ICELAND AND SPAIN.


A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OCCURING IN OTHER LOCATIONS LIKE NEWFOUNDLAND IN CANADA AND THE UK...BBC NEWS BLOG



THE PENTAGON TELLING CONGRESS THAT US ATTACKS ON YEMEN LAST YEAR ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE KILLED 153 CIVILIANS AND WOUNDED ANOTHER 250.


THE US CARRYING OUT ATTACKS ON MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND TARGETS OF THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT IN YEMEN ALLIED WITH IRAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




"Our enemy is criminal and doesn't abide by any law"

ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS ADVISER BRIGADIER GENERAL REZA NAQDI SPEAKING TO 'PBS'



Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei not making any public appearances out of concern for his safety.


He came to power after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated by Israel at the end of February when the Iran War began.


Interviewed by US media outlet Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps adviser Brigadier General Reza Naqdi says security is driving the necessity of keeping the Supreme Leader hidden from public view...Tass Russia...



Israeli intelligence is reported behind the scare that forced President Trump's removal from one aircraft to another in Ankara, Turkey last month


US officials took the Israeli allegation of an Iranian plot against Mr. Trump using shoulder fired missiles very seriously.


Trump moved from the Air Force One plane provided by Qatar to an older aircraft with additional security features using a vehicle that transported meals for airline flights...TIMES OF ISRAEL



DEMOLITIONS OF PALESTINIAN HOMES IN JERICHO IN 'THE WEST BANK' CARRIED OUT IN RECENT WEEKS BY ISRAEL NATIONALIST SETTLERS UNDER ESCORT OF ISRAEL'S MILITARY.


THAT'S THE STORY BEING TOLD BY PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.


WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ORDERS IS BEING DESCRIBED AS "THUGGERY"...AL JAZEERA QATAR


The markets today...Marketwatch



Human rights groups including "Human Rights Watch" suing the US government over sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court.


The suit argues that US actions in retaliation over prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza are undermining the international legal order.


The Associated Press reporting the court is impeded in its ability to function by those sanctions...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




POLITICAL DRAMA IN NEW ZEALAND TODAY THE NATIONAL PARTY OF PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON HELD A CAUCUS OF ITS PARLIAMENT MEMBERS.


MR. LUXON EMERGING FROM THE MEETING HE SUDDENLY CALLED TO SAY HE HAD THE FULL SUPPORT OF MP'S AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION.



THERE WERE NEWS STORIES AHEAD OF THE MEETING REPORTING A CHALLENGE TO LUXON'S LEADERSHIP AMID DECLINING PERSONAL POPULARITY...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND



IN HUNGARY FORMER SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT ANDRAS BAKA ELECTED BY PARLIAMENT AS THE COUNTRY'S NEW PRESIDENT.


BAKA IS THE CHOICE OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY LEFT OF CENTER PRIME MINISTER PETER MAGYAR WHO REPLACED NATIONALIST CONSERVATIVE VIKTOR ORBAN.


PARLIAMENT HAD VOTED TO REMOVED CONSERVATIVE TAMAS SULYOK FROM OFFICE LAST MONTH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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