Tom Quinn

CIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack The attack on the CIA station in Riyadh comes as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.

CIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack wapo.st/4rXA6Ob

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

“US..commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical “end times” to justify involvement in the..war to troops..The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it received more than 200 complaints from..all branches of the armed forces”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"Arab countries are probably using more interceptors each day or two than America can churn out each year."

One of the worst massacres I can remember

We need to move past the idea of "distraction" We need to recognise that what is happening is a consolidation of a new authoritarian order

"the word 'distraction' is so dangerous.

It lets us pretend we are watching a magic show when we are actually watching a demolition" says @timdunlop.bsky.social

We are in the middle of "a deeply organised—if chaotic—movement to end liberal democracy." #auspol
tdunlop.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

Friends, family, acquaintances: What would have happened to them if Gaza was home? The numbers coming out of Gaza can be hard to comprehend. So let’s apply it to a smaller scale.

and If Gaza Was Home, an attempt at showing the scale of death, displacement, and hunger in Gaza by projecting them onto an American's social network: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

It's genuinely insane that many of the newspaper columnists who cheered us into the war in Iraq are still employed at big legacy outlets cheering us into a new war with Iran.

We were told Herzog was here on a “pastoral” visit.
Why was a foreign head of a state that illegally forged Australian passports given privileged access to Australia’s security agency?
Who authorised the meeting ?
Why was the meeting kept secret from the public?
Answers needed

Further confirmation that after June, Iran's caution was deemed a failure, and planning began immediately for the next war, which was seen as inevitable.

Notable also is the idea that what we are seeing is essentially the Long 10/8, ironically ignited by Israel and the US 2 years after 10/7.

This is a story that has really flown under the radar.

España rechaza prestar apoyo militar al ataque a Irán y se desmarca de Francia, Alemania y Reino Unido Estados Unidos retira sus aviones cisterna de Morón al no obtener permiso para usarlos en la operación Furia Épica

Spain won't provide military support for the US attack on Iran, causing US aircraft to leave Spanish bases.

Good.

Exclusive: Senior Shin Bet official caught smuggling goods into Gaza Strip - i24NEWS Investigators suspect coordination between Israeli criminals and foreign operatives at the American base, aiming to profit from smuggling operations

Article confirming what has been well known in the humanitarian aid sector for a while, namely that Israel military personnel, organized crime, and intelligence actors were responsible for a massive and highly lucrative smuggling ring into Gaza.

Why Sweida matters for Israel’s security | The Jerusalem Post Damascus’s plan for Sweida could reshape Israel’s northern frontier.

Meanwhile the Jerusalem Post is extremely worried that the Syrian government may try to take over… southern Syria.

www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...

Israel intensifies war on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack Israel's response to Hezbollah attack kills at least 31 people and leads to mass displacement in Lebanon.

My reporting from today.

www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

That’s why they’re also targeting Iranian opposition figures who actually have support among Iranians while Western outlets and politicians parade the Shah’s son despite the Shah not ruling Iran in 40+ years. The Shah was not accountable to the Iranian people.

The graves dug for 153 Iranian female school children who were killed by an Israeli-American strike.

Photo: IRNA

Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander said the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran is to set any ship trying to pass on fire, Iranian media reported. Live updates ➡️ reut.rs/4aK7TEn

Liberal MP criticizes Mark Carney’s support for U.S. attack on Iran Victoria MP Will Greaves said Canada "cannot endorse the unilateral and illegal use of military force" while insisting its own sovereignty must be respected.

"Canada cannot endorse the unilateral & illegal use of military force, the killing of civilians or the kidnap & assassination of foreign heads of gov't while also insisting that our sovereignty, our rights and our independence must be respected." @wgreaves.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Now Ferguson is just quoting Netanyahu to the Israeli ambassador, so Israel’s line is being delivered by the guest and the host. What a debasement of a once vitally important and constructive program.

An observation for Australian security folk to ponder! Or the government, I don’t know

It’s not just that being an auxiliary imperial power means you sign up for whatever the hegemon gets up to, it’s that they will also take your umbrella away when it rains

Albo has the quite likely what will be the biggest ostensibly left wing majority this country will have in our lifetime and he's pissing it away supporting genocide, illegal wars, and banning kids from the internet while doing nothing about life affordability, climate change, or class disparity.

Tweet on X by Amir Kiyae reads: Strikes on Iran appear to have hit the home where opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been held under house arrest - both are reported safe, but their residence was damaged. Former President Ahmadineiad's home was also targeted. Israel has stated it is targeting Iranian leaders "past, present, and future." This follows previous Israeli strikes on Evin Prison. Draw your own conclusions,

Home of reformist opposition leaders from 2009 Green Movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard was also hit by Israeli/US strikes. They have been under house arrest by the regime for over a decade.

Following the strikes in Iran, European gas prices have risen by more than 22%. (AFP)

If Albanese offered our support, before even knowing why this catastrophic war was launched — what is his foreign policy?

It suggests he would support any use of force Donald Trump tells him to.

No questions asked, no reasons needed.

NEW: The Lib Dems are demanding MPs get a vote on allowing the US to use UK air bases.

Leader Ed Davey says:

“No matter how the Prime Minister tries to redefine offensive as defensive, this is a slippery slope. He must not let Trump drag Britain into another prolonged war in the Middle East.”

At least 31 ppl killed in Lebanon by Israel

Bad:
- European states clinging onto gas and not going hard on storage like Italy
- US: *gestures around*

List will be updated over time.