๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - WAR IN IRAN | APRIL 3rd, DAY 35 RECAP:
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผ - Iran has struck the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait. Multiple fires have been reported.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ - โThe disarmament of Hezbollah is not one of the objectives of the IDFโs fighting in Lebanon at this stage,โ the IDF said.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผ - Iran has struck a Kuwaiti power and desalination plant, causing damage, according to the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช - Habshan gas facilities in Abu Dhabi have temporarily suspended operations after a fire broke out due to an Iranian attack.
๐ซ๐ท๐ฎ๐ท - A French-owned cargo ship crossed the Strait of Hormuz earlier this morning. It was broadcasting its position and planned route openly and encountered no incident.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - A U.S. F-15 fighter jet was shot down over southwestern Iran. One pilot has been rescued, while the second is still missing, according to the Pentagon.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฐ - โIn a dramatic turn of events, Iran has just rejected Pakistan's offer to mediate in the conflict. Qatar will now take the lead ahead of next week's talks,โ Intelligence Online reported.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - Two Black Hawk helicopters involved in the search and rescue operation for the pilots were struck by Iranian forces. All crew are safe and accounted for.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - Around the same time as the downing of the U.S. F-15 fighter jet, an A-10 Warthog was shot down by Iranian defenses and crashed in Kuwaiti territory.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - At least one MQ-9 drone was shot down over Iran.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - Iran has rejected a 48-hour ceasefire proposed by the United States through intermediaries, according to Fars News Agency.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฐ - After Iran rejected Pakistan's lead in mediation, preferring Qatar, Doha has now also withdrawn from negotiating a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, complicating ceasefire talks, according to The Wall Street Journal.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - Iran is quickly repairing missile bunkers, U.S. intelligence says. Iranian operatives have been digging out underground missile bunkers and silos struck by American and Israeli bombs, returning them to operation hours after an attack, according to The New York Times.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - The IRGC has sealed off a large area in Iranโs Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province to search for the missing U.S. pilot, along with local security forces and civilian tribal groups, three Iranian officials told The New York Times.
๐บ๐ธ - On top of boasting about breaking the record for the highest Dow value, Donald Trump can now also claim leading the administration with the highest number of USAF aircraft shot down within 24 hours since Operation Linebacker I in Vietnam on May 10, 1972, when the U.S. lost 11 aircraft in a single day.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช - Emirates Global Aluminium says its Al Taweelah site will take 12 months to restore production after Iranian missile strikes. The complex is one of the largest in the world.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - Iran directly struck Israel's Negev Industrial Zone, causing a massive fire and damage. It also used cluster munitions to strike multiple locations in central Israel.
Here's our recap from yesterday: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2039889605541929005?s=20
Meanwhile, hereโs Don Jr. worshipping at the feet of another demon god in India.
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The village of Piddington has voted for independence from the United Kingdom and to become a self governing village in a landslide vote.
91% Voting Leave
This comes after news that over 3,000 illegal migrants are to be dumped in their village.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ข The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to 283.8M barrels, its lowest level since October 1982.
A year ago, September 2025, the SPR held 406 million barrels.
The current drawdown traces back to a 172 million-barrel release President Trump authorized in March, part of a coordinated 400 million-barrel release by 32 IEA member countries. Discharge began about a week later and was expected to take roughly 120 days, with the administration pledging to refill about 200 million barrels within a year at no cost to taxpayers.
Two different floors govern how far the reserve can fall. Federal law sets an operational minimum of 252.4 million barrels, while the generally accepted operational minimum is 250 to 300 million barrels on hand to pump and process oil efficiently, a level it is now testing.
Ben Cahill, an energy analyst at the Atlantic Council, has warned the releases carry diminishing returns: "at a certain point it becomes a self-defeating move, because releasing more...