Middle East War | REPORTS

[Torch]

Dang fine pondering!

Wonder if those could take a direct hit? I would guess not.

Other than a grenade, I have seen very very few bunkers or shelters that can take a direct hit from the ordinance level it is protecting.

This is a broad and general statement. Extreme examples and double naught spy equipment and events notwithstanding.

I would like to know more about the spalling liners. All in all they seem awesome. Of course the best way to utilize a threat triggered rapidly deployed shelter being delivered at a location near you is to promptly execute oplan GthFood

 

[william]

Egypt is preparing to deploy thousands of troops and heavy military equipment to Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111557989177905277

• The X post adds accurate nuance to an alarmist claim by @c14english that "Egypt joins the war" via troop deployments, clarifying Sisi's conditional pledge to defend Saudi Arabia if requested while noting no deployment has been confirmed.
• Sisi spoke today at a military academy, emphasizing defensive support aligned with Saudi leadership directives and requesting parliamentary approval via an emergency session set for October 18.
• This follows escalated Houthi attacks on Saudi targets like Riyadh's airport and Aramco facilities in early October 2026, amid renewed Yemen fighting after a truce collapse.

Egypt is preparing to deploy thousands of troops and heavy military equipment to Saudi Arabia - Bing

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[william]

US navy is now operating within the territory of Pakistan against Iran. This is the 2nd day of us navy operating here. Likely means the dictator asim munir has given US green light to use it's airspace and territory for Iran ops. Also comes as reports of Pakistan cutting of Trade waiver with Iran. Iran–Pakistan Border have been Closed to All Trade and Movement

Chinese Fishing Crawlers are back in the arabian sea and Indian Ocean. They make very difficult for US CSG to operate in the dark. There are hundreds of these vessels reporting everything back to China. So you may see US forces closer to pakistan for these new ops.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111455373592809893

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111558367173042642

US navy is now operating within the territory of Pakistan - Bing

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[Sentry]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111625583662637329

 

[Irag8er]

BREAKING: Egypt is now officially entering the Saudi-Houthi war, with at least two Egyptian Air Force C-130H transport aircraft reportedly landing at King Fahd Air Base in Taif this morning, after Egypt’s National Defence Council, chaired by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, pledged “all necessary and possible forms of support” to Saudi Arabia, per Reuters.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111806386434883847

 

[Loadstain]

BREAKING: Axios: Secretary of War Hegseth meets Netanyahu on unannounced Israel visit on Monday.

- The Pentagon and the Israeli Embassy declined to comment. The Israeli Prime Minister's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2112316839669665906

 

[william]

Heavy Israeli fighter jet activity has been tracked over the Syrian-Iraqi border, with IAF aircraft flying simulated attack runs to keep Iranian air defenses on high alert and make it harder for Tehran to distinguish training from a real strike package.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2112275697653997790

 

[teekay99]

From Fox News:

Iran regime under pressure as rebel groups escalate attacks in volatile southeast

A coalition of armed rebel groups is stepping up attacks against Iranian regime forces in the country's volatile southeast, raising questions about Tehran's grip on the region.

www.foxnews.com

This is an interesting development. Not sure what impact it will have on Iranian regime stability, and it may be too little too late.

 

[Irag8er]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2112981124460773519

 

[Irag8er]

*** UPDATE ***

https://twitter.com/x/status/2112987418152284605

***UPDATE ***

https://twitter.com/x/status/2112988488379273237

 

[RiffRaff]

NBC News is saying "Troops and Diplomats."

https://archive.is/20261021205430/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-troops-diplomats-evacuating-middle-east-posts-sources-say-rcna604867

 

[Irag8er]

BREAKING: Private aviation operators say they have been swamped with jets leaving the Gulf over the past 48 hours, with the surge beginning Monday night and reportedly involving not only wealthy expats and diplomats but also royals departing undercover

https://twitter.com/x/status/2113286731604886007

 

[Gaijin]

BREAKING: Multiple Russian Il-76 military cargo aircraft have landed at Bushehr Air Base in southern Iran to begin the evacuation of all Russian personnel from the nearby Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant ahead of military escalation, per initial reports and local sources.The flights are also delivering weapons.The last time Russia's Rosatom evacuated personnel at the plant was on February 28, the day the war started, removing 94 people in a single day.

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

Multiple Russian Il-76 military cargo aircraft have landed at Bushehr Air Base in southern Iran to begin the evacuation of all Russian personnel from the nearby Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant ahead of military escalation, per initial reports and local sources.The flights are also delivering weapons.The last time Russia's Rosatom evacuated personnel at the plant was on February 28, the day the war started, removing 94 people in a single day.

You think Russia was given a head's up?

 

[Gaijin]

You think Russia was given a head's up?

Given who is currently in the White House I would say that it is 100% certainty.

 

[william]

Given who is currently in the White House I would say that it is 100% certainty.

Might possibly be a good idea to inform the country with the most nuclear warheads in the world. IMO

 

[william]

Tehran has reportedly issued a binding directive ordering the immediate shutdown of international internet access the moment another war erupts, threatening to sever millions of Iranians from the outside world as the regime prepares for another military confrontation with the U.S. and Israel.

During the most recent war, Iran's population endured nearly 88 days of severe internet restrictions, with connectivity collapsing to near-zero levels. The shutdown was reportedly intended, in part, to prevent civilians from sharing documentation of the Islamic regime's brutal murder of innocent protesters.

Internet watchdog NetBlocks described it as the longest nationwide internet shutdown ever documented, underscoring the regime's brutal repression and its apparent determination to block the world from witnessing its treatment of Iranian civilians.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2113386030212808967

 

[Ben Dhyani]

Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks

Tehran warns that even limited strikes would trigger a response 'several times greater'.

www.aljazeera.com

Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks​

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has blamed Washington for the unravelling of an interim deal aimed at ending the war with the United States and Israel, amid growing fears that the fighting could resume imminently.

In comments broadcast by Iranian Press TV on Saturday, But Pezeshkian also said that both sides should return to the deal and “conclude it”.

 

[RiffRaff]