Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Friday that it had destroyed the remaining building of Amazon’s data center. “In Wave 27 of Operation Nasr 2, and in continuation of their previous operation against the data center of the American company Amazon, which plays a primary role in gathering intelligence for the child-killing American army, the fighters of Islam targeted and destroyed the remaining building of this facility,” the IRGC statement on Telegram read. On Tuesday, the IRGC said it had struck Amazon data center infrastructure in Bahrain in retaliation for a US attack on Iran’s Darkhovin nuclear power plant. In March, Amazon confirmed that its data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were damaged in Iranian drone attacks.
Trump: US will use Iranian money to pay for ship damages
United States President Donald Trump announced that, “from this point forth,” Washington will be using Iranian money it “controls” to pay for all damages done to ships, cargo, or anything related. The frozen assets will cover the damages “until further notice,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “These damages may be very substantial but, nevertheless, this is the fair and equitable thing to do,” he added.
NN: I feel a lot better knowing they will pay for the ships destroyed. Will they make up for the 2 billion barrels of oil they have held off the market?
Trump may approve ‘massive’ attack on Iran
US President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday he was seriously thinking about resuming military actions against Iran that would be larger than the scope of the previous “Operation Epic Fury.”
“I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,”
Axios quoted him as saying. Trump said he was “close” to making a decision but stressed that no final call had been made. The outlet added that the military has not received new orders, citing two US officials. The Republican president went on to add that Israel would join the operation if requested, although he claimed the US doesn’t “need anybody.” He warned that Israeli participation could trigger Iranian retaliation, while repeating that Tehran wants to negotiate but is not yet prepared to reach an agreement.
NN: Reliable sources have confirmed a massive military build up is occurring in the Middle East. We are talking the biggest deployment yet. And if trump pushese the button we could zoom to $150 oil in a matter of days
Oil up 3% as Houthis escalate Middle East conflict
Crude oil prices rose more than 3% on Thursday after Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted Saudi Arabia’s oil tankers in a combined missile-drone attack. In addition, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that a vessel trying to transit through the southern mine-laid route off the coast of Oman was set alight. US President Donald Trump previously warned that US forces will bomb an Iranian bridge or a power plant every time Iran strikes a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for deliveries in September jumped 3.18% to sell for $89.59 per barrel at 3:38 am ET. A minute later, Brent for the same month’s settlements surged 3.92%, going for $97.84 per barrel.
US said to inform Israel of plans to intensify Iran strikes
Washington has supposedly informed Israel of its plans to intensify attacks on Iran in the coming days, employing some heavy bombers not used since the conflict started, Israeli Kan News reported on Wednesday. The news outlet also reported that Israel raised an alert about the possibility of a confrontation with Iran in case of an escalation, following United States President Donald Trump’s previous threats. In addition, various media reports claimed that multiple US B-1 Lancer bombers were seen leaving the RAF Fairford air base in the UK last night, after Trump commented yesterday on the possibility of Iran relocating its nuclear centrifuges to Pickaxe Mountain, stating the US military will hit that area “pretty soon” and “very heavily.”
NN: Multiple B! bombers are in the ready Freddy position in Israel. The worlds biggest 30,000 pound bunker buster bombs are being bolted to the worlds biggest bombers. Target Iran’s Pickaxe nuclear mountain.
Shipping insider says ‘nothing going through’ Hormuz
Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of Greek maritime risk management firm Marisks, told CBS News on Wednesday that while the Strait of Hormuz route remains physically open, large international merchant vessels are effectively staying away. “There’s nothing physically obstructing the navigation of any vessel willing to transit the strait, and there are vessels that trade locally and are entirely unaffected by everything that’s going on; however, if we’re talking about large ocean-going, internationally-owned and operated merchant vessels, nothing is going through,” Maniatis said. The report also mentioned that commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply as vessel operators avoid the key waterway amid ongoing Iranian attacks on ships, citing the Joint Maritime Information Center in Bahrain, which said crossings dropped to a three-week low.
NN: No ships = no oil. Demand out strips supplies = higher prices.
US completes another night of Iran strikes…… Iran claims strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out an 11th straight night of strikes against Iran. In a statement issued on social media, CENTCOM said the US targeted Iran’s military command centers, aircraft hangars, drone storage sites, maritime assets and logistics facilities. The command accused Iran of attacking more than 30 commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz over the past three months. “The unwarranted attacks have endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation,” CENTCOM stated, claiming the waterway remains open “despite Iranian aggression.”
Iran claims strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan
Iranian Armed Forces said in a statement on Wednesday that it had targeted United States military bases in Bahrain and Jordan in the latest attacks. “The army targeted the ‘housing and welfare buildings’ and ‘equipment warehouses’ of the terrorist US army at the Azraq base in Jordan with drones in the morning,” the military stated. It added that “large equipment warehouses and sheds” and “heavy aircraft maintenance and repair sheds” of the US forces at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain were also hit earlier today. The new attacks on American military assets in the region came in response to the latest US strikes across Iran, which targeted military command centers, aircraft hangars, drone storage sites, maritime assets and logistics facilities.
NN: Keep your eye on the money ball, The oil…. their is no oil getting through
UK: Hormuz threat level remains severe
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre announced on Tuesday that, according to a briefing from the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), the maritime security risk level in the Strait of Hormuz remains severe. Fourteen Iranian strikes since June 25 “have kept the threat level at SEVERE, with deliberate hostile action assessed as highly likely under current conditions,” according to the JMIC’s most recent advisory report. Additionally, IRGC-related “routing pressure,” “navigation interference,” and “mine-risks” were used to justify the hazard level for commercial traffic passing through Hormuz. On July 7, the agency raised the maritime security threat level in and around the waterway to “severe” following attacks on three commercial tankers, and it has remained like that ever since.
NN: Translation the world is running out of oil. And help is NOT on the way!
Oil up 1% as Houthis warn firms to avoid Saudi ports
O il prices climbed more than 1% on Tuesday, with Brent going above $90 per barrel once again, after Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned shipping companies to avoid Saudi Arabia’s ports. The rebel group sent an email to multiple shipping firms, urging them not to load or discharge cargo at any Saudi ports. “We strongly recommend that your company exercise due diligence and the utmost care in all its dealings. Any such activity would expose the violating vessels to sanctions,” the Iran-backed Houthis said in the email, stressing that ships would become “subject to targeting in any location.” The warning was sent on Monday, when the organization announced a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia.
Brent for deliveries in September rose 1.18% to sell for $90.24 per barrel at 8:12 am ET. At the same time, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for the same month’s settlements jumped 1.28% to sell for $83.44 per barrel.
IEA notes concerns about security of oil supply
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Tuesday that the renewed hostilities in the Middle East increase concerns regarding the security of oil supply and uncertainty about the market outlook. He noted that threats to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait add to the issues already facing the Strait of Hormuz. Birol said the oil market still benefits from several mitigating factors, including “significant supplies” from Gulf states via alternative routes, increased exports from countries including the United States, Brazil, Venezuela and Kazakhstan, China’s reduced imports and the IEA’s ongoing emergency stock releases. However, he warned that commercial inventories continue to fall and that refinery activity and product supplies “have not picked up as much as crude deliveries.”