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20 Mar 2025 14:26

Significant damage to a village near “Engels-2” Air Base in the Saratov Oblast of Western Russia, following today’s explosion caused by a Ukrainian drone attack on munition storage sites at the base. In the video, smoke and secondary explosions can be seen and heard emanating from the direction of Engels-2.

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20 Mar 2025 13:42

Three M-90 long-range rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Tel-Aviv in Central Israel this morning, with one being intercepted by the “Iron Done” while the other two struck open areas in Gush Dan. Hamas has claimed responsibility for the launches, stating that they are a response to recent strikes on Gaza.

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20 Mar 2025 04:50

The Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG-107) arrived at Naval Station Mayport, Florida on Monday, while enroute to the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) for their deployment off the coast of the U.S-Mexico Border to assist Homeland Security as well as U.S. Northern Command.

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20 Mar 2025 03:59

Houthi statement on the launch against Israel is expected soon according to the spokesperson for their armed forces.

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20 Mar 2025 03:24

F/A-18E/F “Super Hornets” armed with AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), attached to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), continue both night and day strike operations against the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Western Yemen.

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20 Mar 2025 03:05

Red Alerts now all across Central Israel, following the launch of a long-range ballistic missile towards Israel by the Houthis in Yemen.

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20 Mar 2025 02:01

U.S. strikes also reported in the Houthi-controlled Saada Governorate in Yemen.

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20 Mar 2025 01:47

Early reports of renewed U.S. air strikes in the Houthi-controlled coastal province of Hodeidah.

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19 Mar 2025 23:35

According to Barak Ravid of Axios, before the letter from U.S. President Donald J. Trump was delivered to Iran’s principal decision-maker, key regional allies and partners were notified of the letter and what it contained. These nations included Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Europe’s Role or Lack Thereof
The E3 coalition, a foreign policy and security alliance consisting of France, the UK, and Germany, has signaled their own outlook on how to deal with Iran, and it remains to be seen if the U.S. will take said outlook into account. It should be noted that the E3’s outlook mainly consists of returning to some sort of diplomatic deal where incentives are provided to Iran. Iran has violated and reneged on such deals, like the JCPOA (Iran Deal), in the past, and there’s really no indication they would abide by a new one.

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19 Mar 2025 23:12

The U.S. Navy’s largest base in the world, Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia is currently suffering a major power outage, the cause and estimated time of repair is unknown.

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19 Mar 2025 21:33

During their meeting tonight in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted Senator John Fetterman a “silver pager” similar to the golden one presented last month by Netanyahu to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, likely in reference to last year’s Israeli pager attack against Hezbollah.

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19 Mar 2025 20:56

According to Reuters citing Russia’s national daily newspaper Kommersant, Russian President Vladimir Putin would like U.S. President Trump to formally recognize Russia’s claim to all regions of Eastern Ukraine annexed in September 2022, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, as well as the Crimean Peninsula, which was invaded and annexed by Russia in 2014. In exchange for the recognition, Putin has said that he would not lay claim to the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on the Black Sea and other territory in Ukraine. When asked, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that Putin had not discussed the idea with Trump during their call on Tuesday.

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19 Mar 2025 19:35

During an earlier White House presser, when asked if the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is now defunct, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated past comments by saying that they have “moved past” the mineral deal to focus on long-term peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. While a definitive answer, “no,” was given at first, the secretary’s subsequent answer, as well as those from State Department officials, would indicate that the minerals deal may no longer be on the table.

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19 Mar 2025 18:58

According to Axios, U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s recent letter delivered to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei included a “two-month deadline” for Iran to agree to a new nuclear deal. The letter reportedly did not say what would occur once the two months elapsed, but it is likely that the chance of U.S. and/or Israeli military actions against Iran and its nuclear program would dramatically increase.

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19 Mar 2025 03:53

The Trump Administration tonight publicly released over 80,000 pages of documents into the Federal Archives, related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), most of which comes from the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA).

Several of the documents have been seen or spoken about publicly before, though a majority of the ones released are related to CIA activities, surveillance carried out on Oswald prior to the assassination, as well as the relationship and work done by Oswald with the CIA, which were previously not released due to concerns of harming “National Security.”

Those who have read though the documents prior to their release tonight have stated that there are no major “bombshells” in the pages, proving any kind of conspiracy in the assassination of JFK, such as the “Two Shooters Theory” or anything linking the assassination to the CIA or then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. With the notable documents released, relating to covert operations carried out by the CIA during the Cold War in Center/South America and Asia.

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20 Mar 2025 13:58

Ukraine carried out a major drone attack today on Russia’s “Engels-2” Air Base in the Saratov Oblast, which is home to a majority of the Russian Air Force’s long-range strategic bomber fleet including all of its Tu-160/M2s. Drones targeted both munition and fuel storage facilities at the base, causing a massive explosion which was heard and seen well over 20 miles away, and resulted in serious damage to the base as well as nearby towns. Dozens of casualties have so far been reported, with unverified claims of damage to several strategic bombers.

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20 Mar 2025 05:13

U.S. Soldiers with 82nd Airborne Division’s 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion arrive at Fort Bliss, Texas from Fort Bragg, North Carolina in order to support ongoing operations by Homeland Security along the U.S-Mexico Border.

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20 Mar 2025 04:31

The Houthis have released a statement saying that they targeted Ben Gurion Airport in Israel with a Palestine 2 “hypersonic” ballistic missile. As reported earlier, this missile was shot down by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) before it reached Israeli airspace. Additionally, the Houthis claim to have targeted the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) with a “number of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones.” At the time of writing, no interceptions by U.S. vessels has been confirmed.

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20 Mar 2025 03:38

While sirens sounded earlier across Israel due to the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen, the Israeli Air Force was carrying out several waves of airstrikes on and around the city of Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip.

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20 Mar 2025 03:22

The Israel Defense Force has stated that following the sirens heard in Central Israel, a long-range ballistic missile launched from Yemen was intercepted outside of Israeli Airspace. “Arrow-3” exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile interceptors were seen launching from near Tel-Aviv prior to the interception, likely over Jordan or Saudi Arabia.

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20 Mar 2025 02:03

A U.S. Navy MQ-4C “Triton” Surveillance Drone is currently patrolling the Persian Gulf, less than 20 miles off the coast of Iran’s outlying islands in the Hormozgan Province.

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20 Mar 2025 01:50

The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group is claiming to have downed yet another U.S. Air Force MQ-9 “Reaper” Surveillance and Attack Drone today over the Dhamar Governorate of Southwestern Yemen. So far there has been no confirmation yet by the U.S. Department of Defense or evidence provided by the Houthis, but if true, this would be the 16th MQ-9 to be shot-down by the Houthis since 2023.

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19 Mar 2025 23:39

In a post earlier today on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald J. Trump once again called for Iran to halt the transfer of military aid or supplies to the Houthis in Yemen, adding, “Let the Houthis fight it out themselves. Either way they lose, but this way they lose quickly. Tremendous damage has been inflicted upon the Houthi barbarians, and watch how it will get progressively worse — It’s not even a fair fight, and never will be. They will be completely annihilated!”

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19 Mar 2025 23:35

Photos of the suspect being taken into custody after a standoff with local law enforcement and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) SWAT team (unsure if HRT) near the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in McLean, Virginia.

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19 Mar 2025 21:50

An hours-long standoff, near the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) headquarters in McLean, Virginia, just ended earlier after a man fired shots into the air but injured no one. The man eventually surrendered to responding SWAT officers. No injuries or deaths have been reported by authorities.

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19 Mar 2025 21:22

U.S. Democratic Senator John Fetterman, of course wearing his iconic hoodie with basketball shorts and accompanied by his wife Gisele, met tonight in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara.

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19 Mar 2025 20:26

During a State Department presser, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that a ceasefire deal must include a cessation of the bilateral aid and cooperation between Russia and North Korea that started as a result of the war in Ukraine. North Korea has not only sent weapon systems but soldiers as well to fight in a select area of the front. In return, Russia has sent food, economic aid, and most importantly, aided in the R&D efforts of North Korea’s defense industry.

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19 Mar 2025 19:14

Following the end of the ceasefire and resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Force has resumed limited ground operations in the center and southern areas of the Strip, with the aim of expanding the security zone and creating a partial buffer between the north and south of Gaza. Soldiers of the 252nd "Sinai" Division reentered the Netzarim Corridor to the south of Gaza City, capturing around half of it, up to the Salah a-Din Road running through the center of Gaza. At the same time, elements of the 1st "Golani" Brigade redeployed to border areas in Southern Gaza, in preparation for future military action against Hamas and other terror groups within the Gaza Strip.

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19 Mar 2025 03:54

For the fourth time in 3 days, the Houthis announce claims that they have targeted the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the northern Red Sea. According to a Houthi release they targeted the CSG with “a number” of cruise missiles (anti-ship cruise missiles [AShCM]) and drones.

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19 Mar 2025 03:09

Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) being launched from the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer, USS Stout (DDG-55) while flying her Battle Flag in the Red Sea, as strikes by the U.S. Navy continue today against the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Western Yemen.