Oil tankers near Iran appear to be in rural Russia as signals jammed
The Front Tyne oil tanker was sailing through the Gulf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday when just past 9:40 a.m. shiptracking data appeared to show the massive vessel in Russia, in fields better known for barley and sugar beets.By 4:15 p.m., the ship’s erratic signals indicated it was in southern Iran near the town of Bidkhun, before later placing it back and forth across the Gulf.Mass interference since the start of the conflict between Israel and Iran has affected nearly 1,000 ships in the Gulf, according to Windward, a shipping analysis firm.A collision involving tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for the world’s oil, occurred on Tuesday with both vessels catching fire.One of them, the Front Eagle, a sister ship of the Front Tyne, and like it, more than three football pitches long, appeared to be onshore in Iran on June 15, data...

Iran diaspora in Los Angeles dream of 'regime change'
At his grocery store in an Iranian neighborhood of Los Angeles, Mohammad Ghafari is worried sick about his brothers and sisters since the United States bombed the Islamic republic's nuclear sites.But as he stands among his dates, dried plums and pistachios, he also cherishes the hope of change in his native country. Iran "is not capable of providing food to the Persian people," said Ghafari, who left to study abroad before the 1979 revolution and never returned. "If the people (there) were happy about a change of regime, I would be too."

The very, very long war
Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn unpack one of the most chaotic weekends in the post-9/11 war on terror: U.S. forces' strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, Tehran's retaliation on CENTCOM’s forward base in Qatar, and Trump's sudden ceasefire declaration.The post The very, very long war appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.

Syria Arrests Former Commander of Assad Regime’s Third Division
Syrian authorities announced on Tuesday the arrest of Major General Mowaffaq Nazeer Haidar, former commander of the “Third Armoured Division” in the army of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, citing his direct involvement in severe human rights violations during the war.In an official statement, the Ministry of Interior described Haidar as a “criminal” general and confirmed that his arrest followed a “precise surveillance operation and carefully executed raid.” The ministry added that Haidar was responsible for overseeing the infamous Al-Qutayfah checkpoint—dubbed by Syrians as the “Checkpoint of Death”—and had led a division that served as the “spearhead” in many of the regime’s brutal offensives across Syria.According to the statement, Haidar is accused of committing war crimes and egregious violations against civilians. He has been referred to the Counter...

Iranian drone and missile attacks against Israel: June 24, 2025
In the final hours before the ceasefire on June 24, Iran launched eight attacks on Israel, including a missile strike in Beersheva that killed four people. Since the war began, Iran has fired an estimated 591 missiles at Israel that killed 28 people and wounded 3,431.The post Iranian drone and missile attacks against Israel: June 24, 2025 appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.