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US Begins New Strikes On IRGC Targets In Iran

CENTCOM: โ€œToday at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed in the region.โ€

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Location
35.6893, 51.3896 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 3:25 AM UTC
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Naval Station Norfolk Closes Some Gates and Cuts Lanes as Precaution

NORFOLK โ€” Naval Station Norfolk, the U.S. Navy installation on Sewellโ€™s Point that Navy Region Mid-Atlantic describes as the largest naval complex in the world, stated on September 1 that it had put in place increased security measures and changed how people enter the base.

The installation said some gates were closed or were running with fewer lanes and told personnel to expect delays and to allow extra time to get on the base. It said it was watching developments with law enforcement and security partners and would change the measures as needed.

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Location
36.9417, -76.2973 (North America)
Updated
Sep 28, 8:29 AM UTC
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NASA EONET events: Wildfire Ruggs, Morrow, Oregon

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Primary source
Severity
Extreme (5/5)
This month
7th Natural disaster alert at severity 5+ in the last 30 days
Location
45.2534, -119.6907 (North America)
Event
Aug 31, 3:38 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 26, 8:41 PM UTC
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Latvia: Possible Threat In Airspace Ended, New Airspace Threat Alert Issued

LATVIAN ARMED FORCES (NBS): โ€œTAKE ACTION! We inform you that there is a threat in Latvia's airspace. Go indoors, follow the two-wall principle! Follow official announcements. If you notice a low-flying or suspicious object, do not approach it and call 112! We will inform you when the threat has ended. The National Armed Forces of Latvia inform - air threat inLatvian airspace. Seek safe place indoors and follow the two-wall principle. If you see a low-flying and suspicious object, do not approach it and call 112. You will be informed when thethreat has ended.โ€

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Location
56.8406, 24.7538 (Europe)
Updated
Sep 28, 8:28 AM UTC
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Three Projectiles Hit Tanker East of Khasab, Oman

STRAIT OF HORMUZ โ€” The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, the Royal Navy-sponsored office that records incidents for commercial shipping, said on August 31 that a tanker reported being struck by three unknown projectiles 17 nautical miles, about 20 miles (31 kilometers), east of Khasab, Oman, while finishing an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between Oman and Iran that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

UKMTO logged the incident as an attack, but the report did not name the tanker, its flag, its owner, or the type of projectile.

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Location
26.5660, 56.2500 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 8:54 AM UTC
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Tanker Incident With Military Forces Off Muscat

INDIAN OCEAN โ€” On August 31 the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) published Advisory 123-26 after a shipโ€™s Captain reported an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Indian Ocean.

The report gave no vessel name, flag, International Maritime Organization number, course, or crew status, and no latitude or longitude for the contact.

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Location
23.6124, 58.5938 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 7:15 AM UTC
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CENTCOM Refutes IRGC Claim, Says It Took Limited Precise Action Against IRGC Mine-laying Forces

MIDDLE EAST โ€” U.S. Central Command has refuted the claim by Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that strikes by the United States were an โ€œact of aggressionโ€, stating that the U.S. took limited, precise action against IRGC mine-laying forces that posed an imminent threat to civilian mariners, commercial shipping and the free flow of global commerce.ย 

U.S. Central Command: โ€œCLAIM: Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed in a recent statement that strikes by U.S. forces to prevent the IRGC from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz were an โ€œact of aggression.โ€ This claim is absolutely FALSE.

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Location
26.5660, 56.2500 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 10:21 AM UTC
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IRGC: U.S. Forces Struck Larak Island, Revolutionary Guard Says It Will Punish Attacker

LARAK ISLAND, STRAIT OF HORMUZ โ€” Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a United States attack struck Larak Island in Hormozgan Province on Sunday night and caused deaths and injuries among fighters and civilians.

The Guardโ€™s public-relations office, speaking through Sepah News, said the attack on the island would be answered and that the attacker would be punished.

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Location
26.8533, 56.3556 (Hormozgan Province, Iran)
Updated
Sep 27, 4:57 PM UTC
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U.S. Forces Board and Sink Treasury-Sanctioned Refueling Vessel in Eastern Pacific

EASTERN PACIFIC โ€” U.S. Marines and Sailors launched from the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) boarded, searched, and cleared a vessel in international waters on August 28, then sank it after removing those aboard, U.S. Southern Command said.

The command stated that U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, directed the action. Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) carried it out with the Government of Ecuador, SOUTHCOM said.

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Location
9.9689, -95.6250 (Western Hemisphere)
Updated
Sep 28, 10:25 AM UTC
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Trump Rules Out Russian Attack on NATO and Poland Rejects Hosting Warheads

EUROPE โ€” After CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials in Moscow on August 25, Washington and Moscow both said in public that NATO territory is not a Russian target.

The White House, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Kremlin, and the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have issued no readout of what was said.

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Location
55.6256, 37.6064 (Europe)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:06 PM UTC
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Joint Task Force-Southern Border Uses Army High-Energy Laser Against Three Cartel Drones

SOUTHERN BORDER โ€” On August 27 U.S. Southern Command reported that Joint Task Force-Southern Border personnel used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) during the late-night hours of August 25 and 26 against three unmanned aircraft the command called hostile and cartel-linked.

The weapon is a directed-energy system. It burns or disables a target with a focused beam rather than a missile.

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Location
31.7838, -106.9969 (North America)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:27 AM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 6.0 - 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia

145 km N of Caluula, Somalia

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5)
This month
7th Earthquake alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
13.2654, 50.5425 (Middle East & North Africa)
Event
Aug 27, 9:07 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 26, 11:13 AM UTC
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Yevhenii Khmara: First Tenders Launched for Deep Strike and Fibre-Optic FPV Drones Based on Technical Specifications

The head of the ministry, Yevhenii Khmara, announced this on Friday, 21 August. To that end, he said, a new...

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
Location
Europe
Event
Aug 25, 2:30 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 25, 10:52 AM UTC
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Death Toll from the Strike on a Shopping Centre in Kryvyi Rih Rises to 14

Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this. Twenty-nine of the injured are in a serious condition,...

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
Location
Europe
Updated
Sep 25, 10:14 AM UTC
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Oil Tanker Struck and Disabled Off Oman's Musandam Coast

GULF OF OMAN โ€” The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center issued Warning 120-26 after the master of an oil tanker reported the ship struck by an unknown projectile 9 nautical miles (10 miles, 17 kilometers) northeast of Ash Shishah, Oman.

UKMTO logged the report at 8:25 p.m. UTC on August 24 and classified the event as an attack. The master said the projectile damaged the engine room and left the tanker unable to proceed. UKMTO said the crew was reported safe and that environmental impact was unknown in the initial warning.

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Location
26.2171, 56.6483 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 11:05 AM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 6.0 - 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5)
This month
10th Earthquake alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
-6.6264, 127.4598 (Southeast Asia)
Event
Aug 24, 2:10 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 27, 9:13 PM UTC
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SOUTHCOM: Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere Strikes Vessel on Eastern Pacific Route

EASTERN PACIFIC โ€” On August 23, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere carried out a strike on a low-profile vessel operating along routes SOUTHCOM described as established narco-trafficking routes, according to U.S. Southern Command.

U.S. Southern Command released the details at 5:21 AM UTC on August 24. The strike was carried out under the direction of SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan.

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Location
8.5807, -90.3516 (Western Hemisphere)
Updated
Sep 28, 8:14 AM UTC
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Projectile Strike Confirmed on Tanker 63 NM West of Yanbu-

YANBU, SAUDI ARABIA โ€” A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu on August 24, producing a fire on the main deck.

All crew members were accounted for and safe. No environmental impact was reported. Vessels were advised to transit the area with caution and report any suspicious activity.

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Location
24.1000, 37.0000 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 12:51 PM UTC
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Panama-Flagged Ocean Winner Sinks Off Odisha

INDIA โ€” The Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Sri Vijaya Puram received information at 6:18 a.m. UTC on August 22 that communication had been lost with the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner, IMO 9145530, and that the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal.

Commandant Amit Uniyal, an Indian Coast Guard spokesperson, stated the ship carried 24 crew members consisting of 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi national, plus a cargo of iron ore.

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Location
17.3900, 89.3600 (South Asia)
Updated
Sep 28, 1:37 PM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 6.2 - Scotia Sea

Scotia Sea

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5) · PAGER Green
This month
11th Earthquake alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
-60.3789, -47.6047
Event
Aug 22, 8:22 AM UTC
Updated
Sep 26, 11:10 PM UTC
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Japan-U.S.-ROK Telephone Meeting Follows Missile Launches By North Korea

TOKYO โ€” On August 20, following North Koreaโ€™s ballistic missile launch, Deputy Director-General Ariyoshi of Japanโ€™s Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a trilateral phone meeting with Baek Yong-jin, Director-General for Korean Peninsula Policy at South Koreaโ€™s Foreign Ministry, and David Wilezol, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State.

The Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs placed the call on Friday, August 21. The three officials shared relevant information and discussed future responses.

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Location
39.0168, 125.7474 (Indo-Pacific)
Updated
Sep 28, 12:28 PM UTC
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Tanker Hijack in Gulf of Aden as U.S. Forces Enforce Iran Blockade and Issue New Sanctions

GULF OF ADEN โ€” Six armed persons boarded the tanker Seamull, also known as SIBU 1, 136 nautical miles east of Al Mukalla, Yemen, and redirected the vessel toward Somalia.

The tanker broadcasted a distress call on VHF 16 after an unauthorized vessel approached while the ship traveled west in the Gulf of Aden. Authorities are investigating.

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Location
14.5000, 51.5000 (Horn of Africa)
Updated
Sep 28, 12:22 PM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 6.7 - 38 km NW of Upahuacho, Peru

38 km NW of Upahuacho, Peru

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5) · PAGER Green
This month
11th Earthquake alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
-14.6262, -73.6160 (Latin America & Caribbean)
Event
Aug 20, 6:00 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 8:45 AM UTC
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U.S. Agencies Issue Advisory on Active Threat Targeting Siemens S7 Series PLCs

WASHINGTONโ€”The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency released joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA26-231A on August 19, warning of an active cyber threat to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

The authoring agencies state that threat actors are conducting reconnaissance and capability development against U.S.-based Siemens PLC installations. Actors use Internet scanning services to locate Internet-exposed or poorly protected devices running outdated software.

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Location
38.9072, -77.0369 (North America)
Updated
Sep 28, 7:10 AM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 5.9 - 269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China

269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5) · PAGER Yellow
This month
10th Earthquake alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
37.8349, 95.5380 (South Asia)
Event
Aug 18, 9:36 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 6:41 AM UTC
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UAE Detects Iranian Ballistic Missiles After Erbil Drone Attack

DOHA โ€” On August 18 the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense stated that its air defense systems detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the UAE.

Two missiles were launched: one fell outside UAE territorial waters and the other inside, but neither struck land. The UAE Interior Ministry briefly issued a public alert that was later lifted, and Iran has made no immediate official comment on the launches.

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Location
24.0002, 53.9995 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 1:35 PM UTC
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Three-Month-Old Boy Killed in Russian Strike on Marhanets

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this. Russian forces struck Marhanets in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region overnight....

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Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5)
Location
Europe, Ukraine
Event
Aug 18, 1:30 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 1:33 PM UTC
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UKMTO: Vessel Struck by Unknown Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, Crew Casualty Reported

STRAIT OF HORMUZ โ€” United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued Warning 115-26 on August 18 stating a Company Security Officer said that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while conducting an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz.

The impact caused damage to the engine room and resulted in a crew casualty. The remaining crew are being assisted by the Omani Coast Guard. No environmental impact has been stated. Authorities are investigating.

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Location
26.5660, 56.2500 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:07 PM UTC
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NASA EONET events: Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New Mexico

40 Miles NE from Roswell, NM

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Extreme (5/5)
This month
20th Natural disaster alert at severity 5+ in the last 30 days
Location
33.5077, -103.9452 (North America)
Event
Aug 15, 11:18 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 4:39 AM UTC
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Cargo Vessel Boarded and Controlled 4 NM South of Mareeyo, Somalia

MAREEYO, SOMALIA โ€” UK Maritime Trade Operations received a report at 11:36 AM UTC on August 17 from the company security officer of a cargo vessel stating that eight armed unauthorized persons boarded the ship and took control of it 4 nautical miles south of Mareeyo, Somalia.

Authorities are investigating. UKMTO advises vessels to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity. No vessel name, flag, crew size, cargo, or current position beyond the reported location has been released by UKMTO.

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Location
2.0469, 45.3182 (Africa)
Updated
Sep 28, 5:14 AM UTC
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Kurdistan Region: Two Hadid-110 Drones Strike PM Office, Origin Attributed to Iran

MIDDLE EAST โ€” Two explosive-laden Hadid-110 drones that the Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Directorate stated were launched from across the Iranian border struck the private office of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the residence of the Parastin Agency director in the Pirmam district of Erbil province at 12:28 a.m. local time on August 17.

The Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Directorate stated the drones targeted the sites and reported no casualties. Barzani described the attacks as a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable threat to the regionโ€™s security and stability.

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Location
36.3856, 44.1956 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 5:22 AM UTC
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Spanish F-18 Downs Drone in Romanian Airspace Under NATO Enhanced Air Defense

GALAศšI COUNTY, ROMANIA โ€” Two Spanish F-18 fighter aircraft assigned to NATOโ€™s enhanced Air Defense mission at Mihail Kogฤƒlniceanu Air Base intercepted and destroyed a drone that entered Romanian national airspace from the direction of Moldova in the early hours of August 16.

Romanian Ministry of National Defense surveillance systems detected the aerial target at 04:44 local time approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Galaศ›i.

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Location
45.4338, 28.0549 (Europe)
Updated
Sep 28, 12:45 PM UTC

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