Tim Mak

Good morning to readers. #Oil prices have surpassed $103 per barrel (+43% compared to pre-war).

At the #Armenia-#Iran border cars move both ways — families fleeing bombs, others returning home. For Hedia's family the crossing became a place in between, neither home nor exile. https://www.iranwar.news/p/caught-in-limbo-on-the-border-of

It’s incredibly hard to get information out of Iran right now. It comes through infrequent spurts when sources can get to a Starlink or specialized SIM.

But we are also at the border, interviewing people coming out of Iran to get the latest.

Join us! Track along with us for free: www.iranwar.news

LATEST NEWS THIS HOUR:

Russia advises Iran on drone tactics… Three vessels struck the Strait of Hormuz… Senators worry about ground forces in Iran… U.S. tech companies are potential targets… Protest banned in London… Australia shuts embassies in Middle East…

https://www.iranwar.news/p/irans-farmers-confront-a-new-threat

Trying to spend more time on Mastadon. Who do I need to follow to better track US politics, Ukraine and The Middle East/Iran?

Repost for better signal boost?

I’m Tim, I run The Counteroffensive, on Ukraine, and Iran War Dispatches, which launched on Saturday!

www.iranwar.news

Anyone have friends in Yerevan, Armenia? Asking for a story.

If not, will you repost for signal boost?

Good morning to readers; the #Iranian regime has not fallen – yet.

We join you from bordering #Armenia, from inside Rose’s Bar, a cafe for #Iranian exiles who know just a few hours away they could be executed for drinking or talking about #politics. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-iranian-exiles-bar-where-revolution

Here's what The #Counteroffensive is reading today:

#OpenAI deactivated #ChatGPT accounts linked to ‘Rybar,’ a #Russian #propaganda network.

#Rybar was using AI to create a social media ‘content farm.’ There were also requests submitted related to interference in #African elections.

https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-ai-uses/