S2 Underground

Research Notes/Bibliography can be found here: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground  Common Intelligence Picture: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=204a59b01f4443cd96718796fd102c00  Border Crisis Map: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f13eda1f301431e98a7ac0393b0e6b0  TOC Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebe374c40c1a4231a06075155b0e8cb9/  00:00 - Global Strate...

//The Wire//2300Z April 30, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: TERRORISM CONCERNS REMAIN IN UNITED KINGDOM. UKRAINIAN TARGETING OF RUSSIAN OIL INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES. OIL MARKET REMAINS VOLATILE AS GULF WAR REMAINS STAGNANT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Lebanon: The ceasefire has mostly collapsed, with fighting resuming between Hezbollah and the IDF. Several FPV drone strikes...

//The Wire//2300Z May 01, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: MASS STABBING REPORTED AT SCHOOL IN TACOMA. FUEL CRISIS DEEPENS AS WAR IN PERSIAN GULF CONTINUES. PIRACY ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST. MAY DAY PROTESTS CAUSE DISRUPTIONS THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Red Sea/HOA: This morning piracy activity continued, with one containership reporting a su...

//The Wire//2300Z April 29, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: CONFLICT INTENSIFIES IN MALI. STABBING ATTACK STRIKES LONDON. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DECIDE TO LEAVE OPEC.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Yesterday the United Arab Emirates announced their intention to withdraw from OPEC, the organization of Oil Producing and Exporting Countries which are responsible for the...

//The Wire//2300Z April 27, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: MORE DETAILS COME TO LIGHT REGARDING LATEST PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN WASHINGTON. IRANIAN DIPLOMATS MEET WITH RUSSIA REGARDING GULF WAR. IED ATTACKS CONTINUE IN NORTHERN IRELAND.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Russia: This morning Foreign Minister Araghchi arrived in Moscow for talks with President Putin, w...

//The Wire//2300Z April 28, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: WAR IN LEBANON CONTINUES DESPITE CEASEFIRE. PIRACY ACTIVITY COMPLICATES MERCHANT TRAFFIC IN THE GULF OF ADEN, THREAT LEVEL ELEVATED. SOMALI DAYCARES RAIDED IN MINNEAPOLIS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Lebanon: The war continues as before, with Hezbollah conducting FPV drone strikes on Israeli armor, which are continu...

//The Wire//0120Z April 26, 2026//  //PRIORITY//  //BLUF: SHOOTING REPORTED AT WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT'S DINNER. ONE SHOOTER REPORTEDLY NEUTRALIZED BY SECRET SERVICE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -HomeFront- Washington D.C. - This evening shots were fired at the Washington Hilton Hotel, during the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner. Initial reports by law enforcement on scene ind...

Research Notes/Bibliography can be found here: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground  Common Intelligence Picture: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=204a59b01f4443cd96718796fd102c00  Border Crisis Map: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f13eda1f301431e98a7ac0393b0e6b0  TOC Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebe374c40c1a4231a06075155b0e8cb9/  00:00 - The Shadow Wa...

//The Wire//2300Z April 24, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: BUILDUP OF AMERICAN FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST REACHES RECORD LEVELS. KUWAITI BORDER CHECKPOINTS HIT BY FPV DRONES. ARREST MADE REGARDING MOLOTOV ATTACK IN LOUISIANA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Overnight Kuwaiti forces reported two FPV drone strikes on border crossing checkpoints with Iraq. No casualties we...

//The Wire//2300Z April 23, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: USA INTERCEPTS IRANIAN TANKER IN INDIAN OCEAN. CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON EXTENDED. US SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DEPARTS POSITION.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Lebanon: This afternoon President Trump stated that the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel will be extended for another three weeks, while the diplomatic efforts with...

//The Wire//2300Z April 20, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: US NAVY BEGINS TARGETING MERCHANT TRAFFIC IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. VIOLENT CRIME CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. PROTESTS CONTINUE IN UNITED KINGDOM.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: The situation deteriorated over the weekend, after President Trump stated that the American blockade would stay...

//The Wire//2300Z April 21, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: PETROLEUM REFINERIES AROUND THE WORLD CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC FIRES. US FORCES BOARD TANKER VESSEL TIED TO IRAN IN EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. IEDS DISCOVERED BY HOMEOWNER IN COLORADO.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: This morning CENTCOM announced the boarding of the M/T TIFANI in the eastern Bay of B...

//The Wire//2300Z April 22, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: MULTIPLE SHIPS FIRED UPON AND SEIZED BY IRAN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. GEORGIA MURDER SUSPECT FOUND DECEASED IN HIS CELL. CONGRESSWOMAN IN FLORIDA RESIGNS BEFORE EXPULSION VOTE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Overnight several containerships attempted to sneak through the Strait of...

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//The Wire//2300Z April 17, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRANIANS CONDITIONALLY OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, SURGE OF SHIPS ATTEMPT TO DEPART THE PERSIAN GULF. CRIME WAVE STRIKES WASHINGTON DC. TERROR ATTACK SCARE STRIKES LONDON.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Significant diplomatic events have transpired throughout the day. In Lebanon, the Israelis have allegedly a...

//The Wire//1900Z April 16, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: WAR IN LEBANON INTENSIFIES AND EXPANDS NORTHWARD. PRESIDENT TRUMP VOICES SUPPORT FOR SECTION 702 RENEWAL. PROTESTS ERUPT IN U.K. FOLLOWING HIGH-PROFILE ASSAULT IN EPSOM. FORMER VIRGINIA LT. GOV. MURDERS HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF IN ANNANDALE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Lebanon: The war continues as before, with new evac...

//The Wire//2300Z April 15, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING REPORTED IN TURKEY. ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION HALTED IN NEBRASKA. MAJOR FIRE REPORTED AT AUSTRALIAN REFINERY.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Turkey: Following yesterday's mass shooting at a school, another school shooting was reported in the town of Kahramanmaraş. One gunman conducted a sma...

//The Wire//2300Z April 14, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: MULTIPLE FATALITIES REPORTED AFTER SMALL ARMS ATTACKS IN ATLANTA. TWO CONGRESSMEN RESIGN FROM OFFICE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SCANDALS. CONTAINERSHIP STRUCK IN GULF OF OMAN. SCHOOL SHOOTING REPORTED IN TURKEY.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Gulf of Oman: One containership was targeted by Iranian forces this morning. The vess...

//The Wire//2300Z April 13, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: MAJOR ESCALATIONS REPORTED IN MIDDLE EAST AFTER PEACE TALKS FAIL. AMERICAN NAVAL BLOCKADE ANNOUNCED IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. TERRORIST ATTACK REPORTED IN ALGERIA DURING POPE'S VISIT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Over the weekend, negotiations between the United States and Iran failed to produce any...

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//The Wire//2300Z April 10, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: PROTESTS IN IRELAND CONTINUE TO GROW. AMERICAN LOGISTICAL FLIGHTS CONTINUE INTO MIDDLE EAST DURING CEASEFIRE. MARITIME TRAFFIC IN PERSIAN GULF REMAINS STAGNANT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: The ceasefire remains tenuous. Last night Kuwait reported attacks being conducted by several drones. Statements of...

//The Wire//2300Z April 9, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRAN CONFIRMS MINES LAID IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ, MERCHANT VESSELS REMAIN HESITANT TO TRANSIT STRAIT. ARMY DEPLOYED IN IRELAND TO CLEAR FUEL CRISIS PROTESTERS FROM ROADWAYS AS DEMONSTRATIONS SWEEP THE NATION.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Around the region, missile and drone attacks in GCC states have ceased, wi...

//The Wire//2300Z April 8, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN CONTINUES. MERCHANT VESSELS HESITANT TO TRANSIT STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AT LEAST ONE VESSEL TURNED AROUND THIS AFTERNOON. CALIFORNIA ARSON SUSPECT IDENTIFIED.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Iran: Overnight several attacks were conducted between Iran and Israel, with Israeli forces continuing their...

//The Wire//2300Z April 7, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: MAJOR ATTACKS REPORTED AT SAUDI CHEMICAL FACILITIES. AMERICAN/ISRAELI FORCES TARGET SOUTH PARS FACILITY IN IRAN. TERRORIST ATTACK REPORTED IN TURKEY. PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES TWO-WEEK CEASEFIRE IN IRAN. ARSON ATTACK REPORTED AT WAREHOUSE IN CALIFORNIA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Iran: This morning widespread target...

//The Wire//2300Z April 6, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: RESCUE MISSION OF DOWNED AIRMAN CONDUCTED IN IRAN AS MAJOR ESCALATIONS OF THE WAR EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. UNITED AIRLINES BEGINS CANCELING FLIGHTS DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGH COSTS OF AVIATION FUEL.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Iran: A large scale rescue operation was conducted over the weekend with the goal of rescuing the We...