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An F/A-18 fighter jet launches from the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while the ship sails in regional waters and supports enforcement of America’s steel wall blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 12, U.S. forces have redirected 59 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure full compliance with the blockade.
— NEW: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is increasingly involved in key decisionmaking in Iran, growing into the position of his father He has consolidated his power by meeting with various high-ranking officials in recent days, including President Pezeshkian and others that have not been disclosed.
— ////// The Wall Street Journal: ‘Gulf states have accepted a new normal in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran is in control’
U.S. Sailors conduct maintenance on F/A-18E Super Hornets on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to ensure carrier strike group assets remain mission ready to enforce the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 8, CENTCOM redirected 53 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2. The U.S. military has also permitted more than 30 ships to pass through the blockade for humanitarian aid.
🔥 TREASURY SEC. SCOTT BESSENT just dropped this line on the Iranian regime: "On the economic side — we have them by the THROAT." "They've got 150%, 180% food inflation." "Not able to pay the troops." Secretary Bessent is showing no mercy to the IRGC 👏🏻
⚡ — A senior Saudi official told CNN that Saudi Arabia is preparing for possible coordinated attacks by Iran-backed Iraqi militias and the Houthis (Ansarallah), citing intelligence from Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and regional partners. The plan involves coordination with Iran's IRGC and could include simultaneous attacks from the north and south using drones and missiles. The official said the suspected targets are…
Reuters: The United States is in the process of lifting some sanctions on Iran.
— // NEW: An interim deal on the Strait of Hormuz could be announced as soon as tomorrow, Barak Ravid reports for Axios As part of the deal, which is being negotiated between coastal states Iran and Oman, all inbound traffic would enter the Strait of Hormuz through a northern lane located within Iran’s territorial waters. All outbound traffic would leave the Strait through Omani waters, ‘in coordination with Iran’…
— // NEW: Under the current deal being discussed between Iran and Oman, Iran would control all inbound traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, using a corridor within Iranian waters, while charging maritime service fees Outbound traffic would use a route close to Oman, but Iran will still supervise the passage of vessels and retain the right to intervene if necessary. – New York Times
— / NEW: The U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range ground to ground missiles, such as ATACMs and PrSMs, according to Reuters These missiles, which allowed the U.S. Army to carry out accurate strikes against targets in southern Iran from a safe distance, will take years to replenish fully.
— / NEW: President Trump says Iran begged him not to attack, that it would’ve been the biggest attack since World War ll, and there would have been ‘very little left’ of Iran He also called leakers (Axios, WSJ, CBS) ‘sleazebags’ and said there should…
—❗/ NEW: Iranian drones targeted and impacted multiple separatist positions in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan
