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06.05.202518:48
Despite today’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement between the United States and the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Western Yemen, a pair of B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bombers which took off yesterday from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana appear to still be continuing their journey to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, passing earlier today north of Darwin, Australia. It’s not known what the B-52s will be doing in the region, especially now that Operation Rough Rider appears to have ceased, that is unless they are there for another reason…
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06.05.202517:04
Additionally, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced that U.S. strikes on the Houthis, subordinate to Operation Rough Rider, will cease, “effective immediately.” This follows what the president has called a Houthi “capitulation,” following the U.S. and Israeli targeting of Houthi fuel storage infrastructure, Sana’a International Airport, and other key targets that potentiate the Houthi efforts to strike shipping and also maintain power.
06.05.202512:54
Footage showing today’s strikes against Sana’a International Airport in Houthi-controlled Western Yemen by the Israeli Air Force.
06.05.202503:18
According to a report by Axios’ Barak Ravid, Israel this past weekend approved plans to launch an extensive operation to “flatten” the remainder of the Gaza Strip and displace nearly the entire population of two million to a single “humanitarian area” in Southern Gaza, if a hostage and ceasefire deal is not reached by U.S. President Trump’s visit to the region on May 15th. Alternatively, Palestinians who do not wish to remain in the humanitarian zone will have the option to be “voluntarily” displaced to another country, in line with President Trump's previously claimed vision for Gaza. The plan, dubbed “Gideon's Chariots” by senior Israeli officials, is seen as a nuclear option which many hope will not be needed, with it aimed towards “completely defeating Hamas”, though it would likely also result in the death of all remaining hostages held in Gaza.
05.05.202518:52
According to officials, the U.S. did not directly participate in tonight’s strike operation by the Israeli Air Force against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Western Yemen, but that there was coordination between Israel and the United States.
05.05.202518:18
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir during operations to strike targets in Houthi-controlled areas today.
06.05.202518:31
According to officials, the ceasefire agreement with the Iranian-backed Houthis announced today by President Trump, was mediated over the last few days by Oman with negotiations being led by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. A defense officials confirms that both the U.S. Navy and Air Force have already been ordered to halt any further hostile actions against the Houthis.
06.05.202517:04
Big news. According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, the Houthis in Yemen have communicated to U.S. decision-makers that they will stop the strikes on commercial and naval shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This comes after significant strikes on Sana’a International Airport earlier that rendered it inoperable, according to the Israel Defense Force.
06.05.202512:37
Smoke seen rising from Sana’a International Airport in Houthi-controlled Western Yemen, following over a dozen airstrikes within the past few minutes by the Israeli Air Force.
06.05.202502:53
Two B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bombers departed earlier today from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana and are currently crossing the Pacific enroute to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. There they will join the 6 B-2A “Spirit” Long-Range Strategic Stealth Bombers deployed to the island in March, which have since carried out several strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Western Yemen while also acting as a deterrence against Iran. The reason for the deployment of B-52s to the region is not currently known, though it could signal escalation soon in the Middle East.
05.05.202518:42
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement on retaliatory strikes “along Yemen’s coastline” in the past few hours. Port infrastructure in Hodeidah and other sites were struck, including the concrete plant reported on earlier that is responsible for “the construction of underground tunnels” like the Mt. Nuqum complex targeted during past U.S. strikes subordinate to Operation Rough Rider.
05.05.202517:17
Additional documentation from tonight’s strikes by the Israeli Air Force against Houthi-controlled Western Yemen, with a large fire seen burning at the Bajil Cement Factory in the Hodeidah Governorate.
06.05.202518:15
Houthi-affiliated media channels have released a first look at Sana’a International Airport following today’s wave of strikes by the Israeli Air Force. With the airport appearing to have been almost entirely destroyed by the strikes, which targeted at least three aircraft, the main terminal, as well as several other buildings and airport infrastructure maintained by the Houthis.
06.05.202517:02
Friedrich Merz has been elected Chancellor of Germany, following a historic defeat today in the first round of voting within the Bundestag. This is the first time since the end of WWll that a candidate for chancellor has failed to win on the first ballot, with Merz only winning 310 of the 316 required votes, resulting in a second round vote in which he won 325, officially making him the 10th Chancellor of Germany.
06.05.202512:33
Reports now of heavy strikes against Sana’a International Airport in the Houthi-controlled capital of Western Yemen, following an evacuation order issued for the airport this morning by the Israel Defense Force.
05.05.202522:11
According to CNN and subsequently confirmed by Konstantin Toropin, U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth signed a memo today ordering reductions to 4-star general and admiral positions, reductions to general and flag officers in the National Guard, and reductions subordinate to the wider “realignment” of the Unified Command Plan (UCP).
Planned reductions per the memo:
- A minimum 20% reduction of 4-star positions across the Active Component;
- A minimum 20% reduction of general officers in the National Guard; and
- An additional minimum 10% reduction in general and flag officers with the realignment of the Unified Command Plan.
Planned reductions per the memo:
- A minimum 20% reduction of 4-star positions across the Active Component;
- A minimum 20% reduction of general officers in the National Guard; and
- An additional minimum 10% reduction in general and flag officers with the realignment of the Unified Command Plan.
05.05.202518:41
The Israeli Air Force has released photos showing F-15I “Ra'am” Multirole Strike Fighters taking off earlier today from Israel, for tonight’s strike operation against the Port of Hodeidah and the Bajil Cement Factory in Houthi-controlled Western Yemen. Over 50 munitions were utilized against both targets during the strikes, which involved roughly 20 fighter jets supported by aerial-refueling tankers and surveillance aircraft of the IAF.
05.05.202517:11
Some of the first footage from tonight’s unilateral strikes by the Israeli Air Force against Hodeidah in Houthi-controlled Western Yemen, which is reported to have heavily targeted a cement factory on the outskirts of the city as well as the Port of Hodeidah.
06.05.202517:33
According to a report today from Reuters, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth unilaterally issued a verbal order sometime in late January to early February, to U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), for them to halt any additional flights carrying military aid for Ukraine, stopping 11 flights loaded with artillery shells and other equipment from departing for Poland. Within days, frantic questions were reaching Washington from both Ukraine and Poland about the pause, confusing senior officials at the White House and Pentagon who hadn’t known such an order had been made; though it appears neither did President Trump, with officials stating that while discussions regarding limiting or stopping aid to Ukraine were had during an Oval Office meeting on January 30th, the president never issued an order for Hegseth to halt aid shipments to Ukraine. One source with direct knowledge of the matter said National Security Adviser Waltz ultimately intervened to reverse the cancelations, with aid flights resuming by February 5th.
06.05.202513:14
The Israel Defense Force has released a statement confirming strikes this morning against Houthi-controlled Western Yemen, claiming to have destroyed Sana’a International Airport alongside several power stations and the Al-Imran Concrete Factory to the north of the Yemeni capital of Sana’a.
06.05.202507:10
The U.S. Army confirmed on Monday after last week’s announcement under the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), that they will be officially cancelling the M10 “Booker” Light-Tank Program, with this following years of debate over the M10’s design flaws and confusing role in the Army. The M10, which was originally developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) to be a lightweight air-droppable version of the M1A2 “Abrams” Main Battle Tank, operated by rapidly deployable units like the 101st and 82nd, has skyrocketed since 2022 in both cost and weight, weighing in at a whopping 40+ tons, making it nearly unusable for its intended mission operating in an infantry support role unsuitable for the massive M1A2. But now the question remains: what will happen to the 80-100 M10 “Bookers” which have already been delivered to the U.S. Army?
05.05.202519:10
With both U.S. and Chinese officials confirming that trade negotiations are not currently ongoing between the two countries, traders on Polymarket’s betting market are becoming less and less optimistic that a trade deal will be signed by June, with the chance of a deal before the end of May sitting at only 19%.
05.05.202518:28
The Israel Defense Force has confirmed that IAF aircraft carried out strikes tonight against Houthi terror targets in Western Yemen, in response to a number of ballistic missile and drone attacks by the Houthis recently against Israel. During tonight’s strikes, fighter jets targeted the Port of Hodeidah as well as the Bajil Cement Factory in the Hodeidah Governorate, both of which function as major economic and industrial resources for the Houthis.
05.05.202516:54
Barak Ravid of Axios, citing a senior U.S. official, has said that Israeli strikes against the Houthis in Yemen were carried out in concert with the United States.
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