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Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground NomadNet: 5fa68c88be727a0e1a250a75e5e79269 Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

//The Wire//2300Z October 9, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: UNITED STATES LIFTS DIESEL EXPORT SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA IN ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE FUEL CRISIS. ESCALATIONS CONTINUE IN MIDDLE EAST. PROTESTS CONTINUE IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Belgium: Following the widespread riots in France, protests have transitioned into riots in Liège. As within France, nearly all of the riots are…

The USS George H.W. Bush CSG is off station conducting an R&R port call in Thailand, and the USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG has not yet arrived in CENTCOM's area of responsibility. As of three days ago, the most recent satellite imagery confirms that a lot of aircraft are still sitting on the ground at Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar, so those will have to be moved before any major targeting begins. Timeline wise, targeting…

//The Wire//2300Z October 8, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CIVIL DEFENSE EFFORTS CONTINUE AROUND EUROPE. RIOTS CONTINUE IN FRANCE. CONGRESSIONAL AGENCY CONFIRMS COMBAT LOSSES DURING IRAN WAR ARE DOUBLE WHAT PENTAGON CLAIMED. INDICATIONS GROWING CONCERNING POTENTIAL RESUMPTION OF STRIKES ON IRAN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- France: Nationwide riots have continued over the past 48 hours. various…

Analyst Comments: For those who hold the opinion that the FBI is incapable of stopping a terror attack that they don't plan themselves, the Minnesota case will not exactly help refute that argument. Per the press statements on this case, Mohamud was under investigation for two years...but the violent threats only emerged in September of this year, after he had already turned 18. So far, this seems to be a lone…

//The Wire//2300Z October 7, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MINNESOTA AFTER ALLEGEDLY PLANNING TO CONDUCT MASS SHOOTING. HOUTHIS RECAPTURE LOST TERRAIN, CONTINUE PRESSING ADVANCE IN WESTERN YEMEN. IRANIAN TARGETING INCREASES IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Yemen: Houthi forces have recaptured much of the terrain that was threatened by…

Analyst Comments: Around the world, the energy crisis continues to deteriorate. The CEO of ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia's state-owned petroleum giant, stated yesterday that "until Hormuz fully re-opens and confidence returns, the crude reality is that pressure at both ends of the barrel will intensify". He also stated that global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin", and getting back to normal could take up to two years. This…

//The Wire//2300Z October 6, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TWO MERCHANT VESSELS STRUCK BY DRONES IN BLACK SEA, ONE SINKS WITH NO SURVIVORS. TARGETING CONTINUES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. FORMER GERMAN INTEL CHIEF ARRESTED ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES. ENERGY CRISIS REMAINS CONSTANT AS ARAMCO WARNS OF LOW CRUDE STOCKPILES.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Black Sea: Overnight, attacks on merchant shipping continued.…

Analyst Comment: Saudi sources claim that the East-West pipeline is still operational, however if the Saudi-backed militia groups keep poking the bear and making gains on the ground, the Houthis will continue hitting the extremely exposed and undefended Saudi oil infrastructure. In any case, a smoke plume 30 miles long is not exactly good news for pipeline repairs. The Houthis have already demonstrated multiple…

//The Wire//2300Z October 5, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SAUDI PIPELINE HIT AGAIN BY HOUTHIS, STATUS OF PIPELINE UNCLEAR. BRITISH AUTHORITIES ISSUE DISPERSAL ORDER FOR ENTIRE TOWN TO CONCEAL ILLEGAL MIGRANT INVASION. RESEARCHER DIES OF PLAGUE FOLLOWING LAB ACCIDENT IN SIBERIA. EPSTEIN INVESTIGATOR FOUND DEAD AFTER EXPOSING HOWARD LUTNICK'S FINANCIAL TIES TO EPSTEIN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events-…