🇮🇶 🇺🇸 Today (Aug 6) is the deadline Iraqi groups gave Baghdad after US-Saudi strikes on Hashd al-Shaabi. They warned: if Iraq takes no action against America & Saudi Arabia, attacks on US forces will start after Arbaeen ends.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 The Financial Times reports that tolls in the Strait of Hormuz are ‘totally legit’, and says Iran will be ‘Suezmaxxing’ They point out that other countries have also imposed transit fees within their territorial waters, such as Turkey and Denmark, making tolls in the Strait of Hormuz ‘legally defensible’ according to experts.

Iran isnt in a mood for comprimise lately —🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇴🇲 Under the Strait of Hormuz deal currently being discussed, Iran is seeking transit fees of 5% to 7% of the cargo price of vessels passing through the Strait Omani officials are pushing for lower fees of around 3%, while Washington wants zero transit fees. A fully laden VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) carries around $150 million dollars worth of oil. A 5% fee would equal $7.5 million per ship, and when considering the average cargo and volume of ships passing through the Strait each year, it would net Iran roughly $45 billion in tolls annually. – Reuters

🇮🇷/🇴🇲 Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency has shared the initial text of the proposed ‘Strategic Control of Hormuz Act’ being prepared for Parliament NOTE: This is a separate Iranian parliamentary law, in addition to the agreement between Iran and Oman. 1. The passage of vessels belonging to the United States, Israel, and other hostile countries through the Strait of Hormuz will be prohibited. 2. Shipments related to Israel, whether military or civilian, will not have the right to transit the Strait of Hormuz. 3. Vessels or cargoes that play any role in actions against the Resistance Front will also be subject to the ban. 4. Countries and individuals that have caused damage to Iran will not receive permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf until compensation is paid. 5. Heavy fines, including up to 20% of the value of the cargo, are planned for violators. 6. The government will assume responsibilities such as guiding navigation, monitoring vessel traffic, and protecting the security and environment of the Persian Gulf, in cooperation with the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic. This draft is still in the review stage, and the parliament has asked experts to submit their suggestions for completing it.

Yemeni Ansaraallah destroys Saudi backed rebels logistics hub Yemen’s Houthis framed the strikes as a pre-emptive response to a large Saudi military build-up they say was in its final stages, aimed at escalating against them to force them to abandon their push to end the blockade. Houthi statement warns Saudi Arabia against any "folly," urges recruited Yemenis to leave Saudi-aligned camps, and vows to continue its "siege for siege" equation until the blockade on Yemen ends. The claimed results: hundreds of "Saudi mercenaries" killed and wounded, the destruction of camps, weapons depots, and military vehicles, including in the Al-Wadiah border area in the east.

Ukraine is attempting to replace human solidiers with robots 🇺🇦 A Ukrainian drone airdropped a small ground robot, the ARK-1, loaded with an anti-tank mine, behind Russian lines. The robot then drove itself to the target, keeping the drone out of range of enemy fire and jamming. Ukraine has been building an ecosystem of drones and robots carrying each other: big drones ferrying smaller attack drones, ground robots launching their own drones, and robotic boats acting as floating carriers — including an armed tracked robot delivered onto a beach last month, the first uncrewed amphibious assault. Russia's 2022 helicopter raid on Hostomel airport cost six helicopters; sending robots instead of pilots makes that kind of assault disposable. China is already testing drone-dropped robot dogs that climb stairs for urban fighting. Ukraine is now testing bigger drones with 200+ lbs of payload to move larger armed robots and resupply them with ammo and batteries — part of a push to replace up to 30% of frontline troops with robots this year.

🇺🇸 U.S. president, Donald Trump, vowed to "hunt down" and hand down "long jail sentences" to the Department of Defense whistleblowers on the critical shortage of interceptors and cruise missiles plaguing the U.S. military. Trump's bluffing strategy which consists of making threats to annihilate Iranian infrastructure has been rendered ineffective by these leaks as the Iranians are fully aware of the U.S' shortages of munitions.

Trump's FDA approves first mRNA-based injection against the flu, produced by the pharma giant Moderna.

🇷🇺"The Russians have begun striking virtually everything in sight, including retail warehouses, food storage facilities, logistics hubs, and building materials warehouses." – Advisor to Zelensky, Sergei "Flash" Beskrestnov 🇺🇦 "Ammonia leak", residents of Kiev are told to close their windows.

🇺🇸 The WRONG nationality can now cost you $20,000 for a US visa The US has made its visa bond programme permanent for nationals of 50 countries. 30 are in Africa, the list includes Nigeria, Algeria, Ethiopia and Uganda. In South Asia, it covers Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Cuba, Venezuela, Cambodia and several Central Asian and Pacific states are also included. An applicant can pass the normal B-1/B-2 visa checks and still be ordered to deposit $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000 before the visa is issued. 💰How the bond works The expected amount is $15,000. It may fall to $10,000 if the applicant cannot afford that sum but can still finance the trip. A $20,000 bond may be imposed when the officer considers $15,000 insufficient to ensure departure. Applicants cannot apply for a waiver. Consular officers may recommend one only in limited humanitarian or national-interest cases. The bond is refunded if the traveller follows the visa rules and leaves on time. That is little comfort to someone who cannot freeze $15,000 before the journey even begins. During the pilot, around 20,000 applications required a bond. Nearly half of the applicants did not pay. Visa issuance across the listed countries fell by 83%. US message to the Global South Washington says the programme targets overstays. The people paying for it have not overstayed anything. Their passports make them suspect before they have booked a flight. That is the new American welcome for much of Africa and South Asia: prove you intend to leave by showing that you are rich enough to enter.

New Mexico drags Trump’s DOJ to court over Epstein cover-up New Mexico is suing the US Injustice Department and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for allegedly “stonewalling” its criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, The Guardian reported. 💬 The state wants unredacted records that “may be critical to identifying victims, witnesses, and additional criminal conduct at Zorro Ranch.” Instead, New Mexico says it got delays, rejections, old news clippings and useless redactions. 💬 Attorney General Raúl Torrez says the DOJ is “actively hurting our criminal investigation and delaying justice Epstein survivors deserve.” ☠️ This is the same Epstein ranch mentioned thousands of times in released files — the same 10,000-acre property where survivors previously testified about sexual and physical abuse.

—🇸🇦/🇾🇪 The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out drone and missile attacks against Saudi-backed rebels in Hadhramawt, Yemen, eliminating at least 60 of them

🇨🇴⚡️ — Multiple Colombian police officers were injured following a car bomb attack, consisting of several detonations, in the town of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander department. The Norte de Santander department has witnessed a rise of ELN attacks in the recent activity, which makes them one of the likeliest suspects of this attack. 🇨🇴⚡️ — The ELN Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group leader Antonia García declared war against pro-government paramilitary organizations in a recorded message.

I said this earlier and some people laughed well here it is from horses mouth: 🇺🇸 Trump says they are building a military complex when talking about constructing the famous ballroom

Trumpism is spreading: 🇮🇱🤣 Netanyahu: World leaders love me. honestly, they do Many leaders around the world tell me, 'Prime Minister, we appreciate you. We even admire you, and we need you.' They tell me, 'Israel is our model in the struggle against radical Islam that threatens the entire civilized world.'

🇺🇸 An American activist by the name of Samuel Tunick was flying home to Atlanta, GA when Border Patrol & ICE detained him for a ‘routine’ secondary inspection. Upon being prompted to unlock his phone, which had GraphineOS installed; he provided the duress code, which for those unfamiliar with GraphineOS; when prompted with the Duress code, will wipe the entire device to “brand new state” and will automatically destroy the cloud-server based backup. Upon the deletion of his device witnessed directly by federal law enforcement, Tunick was charged with violating 18 USC 2232(A), which is the U.S Federal Law about destruction of property to prevent a lawful seizure by the Government. The Border Patrol & ICE’s official, initially public stance was that they were checking for Child abuse material or CSAM (Child sexual assault material), while a Freedom-of-Information-Act request from Tunick’s lawyers revealed that ICE and Border Patrol were instructed to detain Mr. Tunick over his activism. The first set of hearings for Mr. Tunick have already been set in place and done, with discovery revealing that Mr. Tunick was not only denied a lawyer by law enforcement, he was also never read his miranda rights. His (Tunick’s) lawyers also advocate that Mr. Tunick’s constitutional rights were violated (4th, 5th & 6th amendments specifically) Sometime in October is the next phase of Samuel Tunick’s hearings, where the court will decide if the search & seizure was indeed lawful, OR unlawful; and would go from there. This case will be a landmark case in modern U.S law, for more than just the digital rights.

The ridiculous outcome of the USA 🇺🇸 – The state of New Mexico is suing the Department of Justice and its acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, for blocking efforts of investigating sex crimes at Epstein's ranch in Stanley.

🇺🇸 There are now confirmed to be three anti-AIPAC Democrat candidates who have all won their primary races in the state of Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed (senate) Donavan McKinney (MI-13) William Lawrence (MI-7)

🇺🇸 🪙 Onchain investors are piling into tokenized US Treasuries. But, why? The growth is being driven by a surge in demand to earn a yield onchain by using US Treasury Bills as collateral. Increasingly, users are depositing tokenized Treasuries, borrowing stablecoins against them, and deploying those stablecoins into DeFi strategies. Using onchain platforms like Jupiter, these positions can even be "looped" through a lending program. This looping mechanism allows users to repeatedly borrow and redeploy capital, pushing annualized yields above 10% in some cases.

🇧🇩 Ex-PM Hasina promised to face prison. She did not even face the camera “Fear cannot decide my duty to the people,” Sheikh Hasina declared today on the second anniversary of her ouster. Apparently, that duty did not extend to switching on the webcam. Hasina promised to return in December even if she is imprisoned or killed. Yet her first task was much easier: not to just send a voice message. At least her son, Sajeeb Wazed, turned his camera on. He called Bangladesh a “failed state” and “another Pakistan on India’s eastern front”. The message to Delhi was clear: without the Hasinas, Bangladesh becomes India’s next security problem. 🇮🇳🇧🇩 The reset has a Hasina problem India and Bangladesh are trying to repair relations after Tarique Rahman took office. Dhaka cannot ignore Indian trade, transit and energy links. Delhi wants a stable eastern border and less room for China. Since Hasina’s fall, Bangladesh has secured $2.1bn in Chinese investment, loan and grant commitments. Its air force has also signed a deal with China’s CETC to manufacture drones in Bangladesh. Dhaka warned that another Hasina address from Indian soil could damage the thaw. India replied that the event was hosted by a private organisation and that the government had no role. The disclaimer does not change the political fact: Bangladesh’s most wanted former leader is using India as her base. 🤷‍♂️ Why India won't hand Hasina over Dhaka has repeatedly requested her extradition. New Delhi still says the matter is “under examination”. India has little incentive to surrender a former ally who spent 15 years cracking down on anti-India insurgents and expanding security cooperation. Handing her back to face execution would damage India’s reputation among regional partners who expect Delhi to stand by its allies. Delhi still values Hasina’s record on Indian security more than it fears the diplomatic cost of sheltering her. Every speech from Indian soil makes that choice harder to defend.