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Good Morning



Michigan voters wanted new leadership
and are already regretting what they got
Saturday 11/07/2026

mary-brian-2
Home Front: Politix
Houston mayor bolts early from ICE
cooperation after blue wave crashes in Texas
-Lurid Crime Tales-
Secret Service arrests armed Venezuelan migrant near White House over alleged Trump assassination threat
Home Front: WoT
Amnesty International welcomes US landmark ruling on Iranian torture lawsuit against ex-intelligence official
Home Front: WoT
Afghan Former Fulbright Scholar Released
From ICE Custody in Michigan, Attorney Says
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian forces kill two Baluch
men, detain six relatives: Rights group
Africa Horn
Turkish Warships Head to Somalia
to Escort Fishing Vessel Amid Political Turmoil
Chicago Teachers Union loses Majority rule BOE position

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#1  Shiny shirt.
Posted by: no mo uro || 11/07/2026 6:18 Comments || Top||

#2  Satin pajama top?
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 6:26 Comments || Top||

#3  I can almost imagine her saying "what would you like for breakfast dear?"
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/07/2026 6:35 Comments || Top||


-Lurid Crime Tales-
Secret Service arrests armed Venezuelan migrant near White House over alleged Trump assassination threat
[FOX] An illegal immigrant from Venezuela was arrested near the White House Thursday after he was allegedly found inside a stolen vehicle carrying multiple guns and reportedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

U.S. Secret Service officers approached the suspect Thursday evening after spotting him "acting suspicious in his car while it was parked on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C.," DHS told Fox News.

The suspect told officers he had heard voices in his head telling him to travel to the nation's capital and kill Trump, DHS said.
Got it: another nut job. No further motivation needed.
Officers subsequently learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen, and the suspect admitted to having weapons inside, according to DHS.

A search of the vehicle reportedly turned up three guns, including an AR-15-style rifle and two handguns, along with dozens of rounds of ammunition.

The suspect was identified as Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, who illegally entered the country through Texas in March 2024 and was subsequently arrested by U.S. Border Patrol, according to officials.

He was later released into the country under the Biden administration, authorities said.

After his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Chrinos with the U.S. Marshals Service, which currently has custody of Chrinos.

The U.S. Secret Service said the incident reflects a growing threat posed by armed individuals "drawn to the White House complex."

"This is the latest example of Secret Service personnel relying on extensive training and experience to de-escalate a volatile situation that posed an imminent threat to our protectees and other Americans," U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement.

"While our personnel are trained to respond to situations like this, and we remain confident in our tactics, we are alarmed by the increase in threat cases that continue to arise."

To disrupt threats before they arrive in Washington, Curran said the agency will continue to "focus on proactively investigating and identifying individuals" who raise suspicion.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin also commended the Secret Service for intervening before the suspect could harm anyone.

"This is just an example of the incredible work done by the men and women of the Secret Service every single day as they put their lives on the line to protect our nation’s leaders," Mullin said in a statement.

Chrinos was charged with carrying a rifle outside a home or business, three counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, three counts of possessing an unregistered firearm, three counts of possessing unregistered ammunition, possession of certain dangerous weapons, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft and receiving stolen property.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [38 views] Top|| File under: Nut Jobs

#1  The most interesting part of this news is that after being caught, he was released by the Biden administration.
Posted by: Glomble Jomosh5216 || 11/07/2026 2:44 Comments || Top||

#2  he had heard voices in his head

I'm finding that what I thought were 'voices in my head' may be a subtext of reflexive listening attributable to my hearing loss.

Well, that and the elections.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 6:42 Comments || Top||


Arabia
Arrested spy confesses to plotting false-flag attack against Mecca and Medina as part of Zionist plot to blame Yemen
That poor man.
[HodhodYemenNews] The Sana’a-based official Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
TV channel reported that detainee Abdulmuin Azzan, described as an agent, confessed to meeting an "Israeli" intelligence officer to discuss a plot targeting the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina. The channel said the revelations expose the Zionist enemy’s plans against Moslem holy sites.

According to the channel, the plan includes a Zionist-backed push to establish an international security arrangement in the Red Sea, alongside an attack on Mecca that would be followed by a widespread campaign aimed at turning Arab and Moslem public opinion against Yemen.

Yemeni authorities in Sana’a have repeatedly announced the dismantling of spy networks working for American, Zionist, and Saudi intelligence agencies, citing confessions by detainees. They have consistently rejected accusations of targeting Mecca and Medina, denouncing them as Saudi fabrications intended to incite hostility against Yemen and Sana’a.

Ansarullah leader Sayyed
...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged...
Abdul-Malik al-Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
has also dismissed Saudi accusations that Yemen targeted Mecca with a drone as a blatant fabrication, stressing that the real threat facing Mecca, Medina, and al-Aqsa Mosque comes from the Zionist enemy.

Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
and the Saudi-led coalition have repeatedly claimed to have intercepted missiles and drones purportedly heading toward Mecca and Medina, without providing independently verified evidence to substantiate these accusations.

Meanwhile,
...back at the fist fight, Jake ducked another roundhouse, then parried with his left, then with his right, finally with his chin...
the Yemeni Armed Forces maintain that their military operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases.


Posted by: trailing wife || 11/07/2026 2026-11-07 01:18 || Comments || Link || [23 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Coalition Destroys Drone in Makkah, 2 Ballistic Missiles Fired at Najran
[AAWSAT] Official Spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki announced on Friday the interception and downing of a drone over the Makkah Region.

Saudi defenses had earlier destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the terrorist Houthi militia at Saudi Arabia's Najran, he added.

Debris fell as a result of the interception, and an assessment of the damage is currently underway.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/07/2026 2026-11-07 01:18 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Yemeni forces 🇾🇪 are advancing into southeastern Al-Hazm while Houthis said advancing in the Kahboub mountains


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Breaking news:

The most important news of the day has just come in…

Yemeni forces 🇾🇪 are advancing into southeastern Al-Hazm, "the closest point to the center of Al-Jawf"

The situation now: direct clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthi militia members

Artillery and rocket launchers are joining the Houthi shelling along the front lines

-We await the announcement of the names of the new areas now involved in the clashes, and a new map will be published

Yemeni Armed Forces advance in the Kahboub mountain range overlooking Bab al-Mandeb
[HodhodYemenNews] The Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i Armed Forces
…to Hodhod Yemen News, the Yemeni Armed Forces is whqt they call the Houthis…
carried out a large-scale offensive operation in the Kahboub mountain range overlooking Bab al-Mandeb, during which they succeeded in taking control of several strategic positions previously held by four brigades of the so-called " al-Amaliqa Brigades," mobilized by the Saudi army under the leadership of Officer Badr al-Harbi, inflicting casualties and taking prisoners among their ranks, while seizing various military equipment.

A military source explained to Al Masirah that the operation was carried out along two axes. At the outset, the Armed Forces managed to surprise the enemy’s reinforcements, storm their trenches, and engage their elements from point-blank range, resulting in the death and capture of a number of elements stationed there.

The source pointed out that in the first phase of the operation, the Armed Forces seized control of several commanding heights overlooking the rest of the enemy positions, and were able to target their reinforcements and comb their positions from those heights, causing major panic and collapses in the ranks of the enemy forces.

The source confirmed that various military units participated in the offensive operation, which resulted in the clearing of several positions and the seizure of various military equipment, alongside the capture of a number of elements from the Saudi enemy’s reinforcements.

The source revealed that Saudi coalition warplanes launched several Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s targeting its reinforcements as they withdrew from the engagement positions, leading to the death of large numbers of its elements by its own airstrikes.

The source highlighted the great strategic importance of the Kahboub mountain range, due to its rugged geographic nature and its elevated position overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb strait and vast areas of the coastal districts of Dhubab and al-Mudharibah, explaining that these heights leave the enemy forces’ positions deployed in those areas completely exposed.

At least 930 dead and wounded in latest escalation of Saudi aggression
[HodhodYemenNews] Yemen’s Ministry of Health and Environment
…the Houthis…
has announced that the number of civilians killed and wounded in Saudi attacks has reached 930 since the start of the latest escalation, through November 5, 2026.

In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry said the toll included 276 people killed and 654 wounded during the period.

The statement added that Saudi attacks had killed and wounded 23 civilians in the previous 24 hours, including nine fatalities, among them three children, and 14 wounded, including one child.

The figures come amid continued Saudi attacks across Yemen, raising concerns over their humanitarian impact, particularly the mounting civilian casualties and the additional strain on a health sector already struggling to provide medical and emergency care.

The ministry said the figures underscored the need for humanitarian and human rights action to document the casualties, highlight the impact of continued attacks on civilians, and hold Saudi leaders accountable for violations of international laws and conventions protecting civilian populations.

The latest figures come amid renewed Saudi military escalation against Yemen, with airstrikes, artillery shelling and missile attacks reported across several provinces. The attacks have reportedly targeted farms, water facilities, homes and other civilian infrastructure.
Posted by: badanov || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [22 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Great White North
Montreal Jewish-owned bakery devastated by suspected arson attack
[Jpost] Montreal police said there’s no evidence the incident was antisemitic, but assigned hate-crimes and arson investigators because of the bakery’s ties to the Jewish community.

A Montreal kosher bakery was burnt down following a suspected arson attack on Wednesday morning. This incident was the second of two alleged arson attempts directed at the Jewish-owned bakery, Mimimelon, within 48 hours. In both cases, the bakery was empty, and no injuries were reported.

The Montreal police said there is no evidence yet that the incident was motivated by antisemitism. However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
the hate crimes and arson units have been assigned to investigate the case, given the bakery’s ties to the Jewish community.

The first incident took place on the night of Monday, Nov. 2, when Mimimelon co-owner Jennie Volfson received a security notification that someone was attempting to open the bakery’s back door.

When Volfson checked her business’s security cameras, she saw flames and immediately called Montreal police and firefighters. Upon arrival, firefighters were able to control the fire and keep damage to the bakery minimal.

Volfson, who owns Mimimelon with her husband and father-in-law, said she received a second notification from the bakery’s security system around 12:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 4. When she checked Mimimelon’s security cameras, Volfson saw a flash of light and "a kaboom," before the live feed cut out.

This time, Volfson said the blaze could not be contained. "I expected that the damage would be bad, but it’s complete destruction. There is nothing to rebuild. We’re going to have to scrap everything," said Volfson, adding that she was uncertain of the future for the bakery.

Based on the shop’s security footage, Volfson surmised, "There was a person who was able to get inside the bakery this time, probably because the door was compromised from the day before."

Mimimelon, located in the historically Jewish Saint-Laurent neighbourhood, has previously been the target of acts of antisemitism. In September, a masked man entered the bakery and yelled "All the Jews will burn," before running off.

ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS NEARLY TRIPLED IN QUEBEC
The attack on Mimimelon comes at a time when B’nai Brith’s 2026 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents found that antisemitic incidents nearly tripled in Quebec from 2025 to 2026. In August, a Montreal kosher restaurant was gutted by fire, which police investigated as arson.

"People do pass by sometimes on the street and yell disgusting things, and especially around October 7th. We were on high alert the whole Jewish High Holiday period, but then the holidays finished, and nothing happened," said Volfson.

"B’nai Brith has called for law enforcement across Canada to consider hate motivations whenever a Jewish home or business is targeted," Paola Samuel, B’nai Brith Canada Regional Director of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, wrote on X. "With the number of antisemitic incidents rising in Canada, a hate motive, unfortunately, cannot be ruled out."

"We don’t really have competition as we’re a very niche business," said Volfson. "We’ve been here for 11 years, and I don’t understand where this is coming from now."
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/07/2026 2026-11-07 02:05 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under:


Iraq
Iraqi security forces seize, destroy explosive-laden drone in Kirkuk
[Rudaw] Iraqi security forces intercepted and safely detonated an unidentified explosive-laden drone in Kirkuk, the Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) announced Friday amid ongoing security concerns in the province.

“In coordination with the engineering units of the Iraqi Army, the drone and the projectile were destroyed at the site of discovery through a controlled explosion,” said the agency in a statement.

This comes two days after the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) announced the arrest of a senior Islamic State (ISIS) suspect in Kirkuk province, as part of the service’s ongoing efforts to pursue the remnants of ISIS and track down their members.

ISIS and its remnants have continued to pose a security threat despite their territorial defeat in Iraq late 2017. Their primary areas of operations include the disputed territories, particularly Kirkuk, Salahaddin, Diyala, and Nineveh, exploiting a coordination gap between Kurdish and Iraqi security forces.

On Thursday, near the Daraman checkpoint on the main Kirkuk-Erbil road, two masked gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on guards outside the Saqr al-Asi oil refining company. According to information obtained by Rudaw, the attackers, dressed completely in black, launched a sudden assault before immediately fleeing toward the Kani Domalan heights.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [22 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
West Bank: IDF commandos arrest three suspected terrorist in Binyamin


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🚨 IDF ELITE DUVDEVAN COMMANDOS ARREST THREE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN BINYAMIN

Israeli special forces from the elite Duvdevan Unit, operating on Shin Bet intelligence, arrested three suspected terrorists in separate operations in Al-Amari, a-Ram, and al-Bireh.

According to the IDF, the suspects were involved in planning attacks and advancing terrorist activity targeting Israeli civilians and security forces.

All three were transferred to security authorities for further interrogation.

Duvdevan specializes in undercover operations, targeted arrests, and counterterrorism missions, often operating deep inside Palestinian population centers.

The IDF says its forces continue conducting preventive operations throughout Judea and Samaria to disrupt terrorist networks before attacks are carried out.

Posted by: badanov || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [25 views] Top|| File under:


Senior Hamas commander dies a week after Israel declared him eliminated


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🚨 SENIOR HAMAS COMMANDER DIES A WEEK AFTER ISRAEL DECLARED HIM ELIMINATED

Palestinian sources confirm that Nabil Hamad, a senior Hamas military operative responsible for recruitment and strengthening the terrorist organization's military wing, has died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on October 31.

The IDF announced his elimination on November 2, but Hamad had reportedly survived the initial strike in critical condition.

According to Israeli reporting, Hamas deliberately concealed his survival, potentially hoping Israel would believe he was already dead and stop pursuing him.

Hamad reportedly succumbed to his injuries last night, with his funeral held this morning.

The reported deception raises an interesting intelligence question: How often does Hamas conceal the survival of targeted commanders to protect them from further Israeli operations?

Sources: Palestinian media | IDF

Posted by: badanov || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [45 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  "I thought he was dead a week ago."

"He got better."

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 11/07/2026 5:51 Comments || Top||

#2  The reported deception raises an interesting intelligence question: How often does Hamas conceal the survival of targeted commanders to protect them from further Israeli operations?

Suggesting excessive 'overkill with extreme prejudice' is warranted.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 6:52 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Israeli forces carry out detonations, abduct olive harvester in south Lebanon
[AnNahar] Israeli forces carried out on Friday detonations in al-Teeri, Beit Yahoun and al-Qantara while opening heavy machine-gun fire toward the town and nearby al-Khiam.

Overnight into Friday, Israeli artillery also shelled al-Qantara, Mayfadoun and Wadi Slouqi while forces advanced toward Zawtar al-Gharbieh and detonated houses in al-Khiam.

Later in the day, an Israeli army patrol advanced from the occupied Lebanese town of Kfar Kila toward the outskirts of Deir Mimas and opened fire near several local residents while they were harvesting olives, forcing them to leave the area.

The Israeli soldiers also took position on the outskirts of the town, blocking entry and exit, and detained one of the local residents, taking him to an unknown location.

Violence had decreased since the signing of a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Leb
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects....
and Israel in June and a U.S.-Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
memorandum of understanding earlier that month.

An Israeli strike killed a motorcyclist in the southern town of Qabrikha on Wednesday, the first such death since September, when 13 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a village in the Nabatieh region.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/07/2026 2026-11-07 01:18 || Comments || Link || [27 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah

#1  13 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a village

Kinda a Chicago weekend.

Final October Totals (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 28 (-10%)
Shot & Wounded: 107 (-16%)
Total Shot: 135 (-15%)
Total Homicides: 36 (-3%)

Chicago Crime 2026
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 6:35 Comments || Top||


Iranian forces kill two Baluch men, detain six relatives: Rights group
[Rudaw] Iranian military and security forces rubbed out two Baluch men in southeastern Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
and detained at least six relatives at a hospital, a Baloch monitor reported late Thursday, amid persistent violence and longstanding grievances over discrimination in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

Baloch rights watchdog Haalvsh identified the men as Farhad Azizi, 29, and Qayum Raeisi, both from Qasr-e Qand County.

"Military and security forces opened fire on the Pride car," killing Azizi and injuring Raisi, who was "taken to Khatam al-Anbia Hospital in Iranshahr, where he died a few hours later due to the severity of his injuries."

"After the two Baluch citizens were transferred to the hospital, Farhad Azizi’s father, along with several other close relatives, went from Qasr Qand County to Iranshahr and visited the hospital to follow up on their condition," sources told the monitor, adding that "during this visit, at least six relatives of the two killed citizens were arrested by plainclothes intelligence officers and taken to an unknown location."

The incident comes amid a successive wave of confrontations between Iranian forces and members of Iran’s Baloch minority in the restive southern province.

Sistan and Baluchestan, bordering Pakistain and Afghanistan, is among Iran’s poorest provinces. Its predominantly Sunni Baluch population has longstanding grievances over discrimination and economic hardship. The region has also seen repeated attacks on security personnel and operations against gangs.

The watchdog identified those detained as Ehsan Azizi, Danial Azizi, Jamal Raeisi, Azam Balideh, Javad Balideh, and Sajjad Raeisi — Qayum Raeisi’s nephew.

The report did not establish why forces opened fire or on what grounds the relatives were detained. Reports on the incidents were not found on Iranian media at the time of writing.

The incidents follow a series of deadly attacks in recent weeks, including the killing of a police officer on Tuesday, following a large number of attacks the past month, amid rising tensions with Washington as reports emerge of another wave of potential strikes.

According to a tally by US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 63 armed festivities occurred in that province from the end of March of this year until October 10, leaving at least 94 dead and 33 injured — a figure that is "more than the number of incidents in any of the previous full months."

The monitor noted that "the method of violence has expanded from targeted shootings and attacks on patrol vehicles, to ambushes against convoys, booby traps, mines, RPGs, and the use of heavier equipment."

Rights groups rely on field sources where government media often fails to record incidents. Haalvsh has in the past estimated that casualty tolls are likely much higher based on "field information" and has regularly cited a discrepancy between the government media narrative and its sources on the ground.

The incidents have prompted backlash from international rights organizations as well as the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato warned in October of the effects of economic marginalization and land confiscation on "deepened poverty in many minority regions," highlighting the denial of identity cards on "limiting access to education, healthcare and formal employment" for Baloch minorities.

In a general assembly meeting at the UN in late October, Sato raised further alarm, stating that the UN is "deeply concerned that Iran's ethnic and religious minorities, particularly Baloch" who "continue to face significant repression and scapegoating."
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [27 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Explosions rocked the Iranian island of Qeshm
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Explosions rocked the Iranian island of Qeshm on the night of November 7, Press TV reported.

"The sounds of explosions are heard on Qeshm Island," journalists reported on their Telegram channel.

No further details are given.

A free economic zone has been established on Qeshm Island, home to an international airport and various Iranian military infrastructure facilities, including a naval base and an underground missile complex. Due to its strategic location, a Tehran-approved safe passage route through the Strait of Hormuz runs along the island's shores.

On November 3, the United States launched strikes against Iranian targets on Qeshm Island. Specifically, American forces targeted radars and missile launchers.

MS NOW reported that the US could resume strikes on Iran after the midterm congressional elections. The American administration warned allies in the region to prepare for a "short, intense round of strikes."

Iran claims it downed 16 MQ-1 and 56 MQ-9 drones near Qeshim Island



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🚨 IRAN CLAIMS IT SHOT DOWN US DRONE OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran claims it has now downed 16 MQ-1 and 56 MQ-9 drones during the conflict.

The latest incident remains unverified, with no immediate US confirmation.

Tensions continue to escalate around the strategic waterway.
Posted by: badanov || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [34 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  No further details are given.
...
The latest incident remains unverified, with no immediate US confirmation.

So everything else is journalistic fluff?
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 6:46 Comments || Top||


Iran-linked ships spotted over critical undersea internet cables


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🚨 SABOTAGE? IRAN-LINKED SHIPS SPOTTED OVER CRITICAL UNDERSEA INTERNET CABLES

At least four Iran-linked vessels, including three U.S.-sanctioned tankers, have reportedly been conducting suspicious maneuvers near critical underwater communications cables in the Gulf of Oman.

According to the Financial Times, maritime intelligence firm Windward identified vessels slowing, circling, reversing course, and switching off tracking systems near cable routes.

The activity follows explicit Iranian threats to attack Gulf internet cables and digital infrastructure if the U.S. or Israel launches further strikes.

These cables are critical to internet connectivity, financial transactions, and cloud services across the Gulf.

The question: Is Iran mapping potential sabotage targets while simultaneously negotiating with Washington?

Experts caution that the movements could have innocent explanations. No sabotage has been confirmed.

Sources: Financial Times | Windward Maritime Intelligence

Posted by: badanov || 11/07/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [57 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  near critical underwater communications cables

Critical to whom?
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/07/2026 6:48 Comments || Top||



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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.

Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.

Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has dominated Mexico for six years.
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