Iran says it won the war. Meanwhile, oil output down 750K bpd. Tankers turned into floating storage. Triple-digit inflation in some sectors. 25% of energy infrastructure destroyed. Read the new thought piece from @potkazar 👇🏽
A lot of people ask what’s going on behind the scenes at Open Source. For the last several months, we’ve been building. The first step was the website. The next step was building out our own reporting operation. We’re creating a platform that will contain over 1,000,000 data points from our reporting and research. If a story breaks tomorrow, you won’t just see the headline. You’ll be able to see what led up to it, who was involved, related events, timelines, and background. Think of it as our own intelligence wiki. At the same time, we started building a full scale podcast and studio operation. Hosts, producers, creative directors, camera crews, editors, researchers, graphics teams. Building something like that takes a lot of infrastructure and ended up taking much longer than expected. So we made a decision. Instead of launching everything at once, we would focus on the low hanging fruit first. That led us to 3D animation. The goal is to create high quality videos that explain complex topics we cover using original research, scripts, proprietary information, 3D rendering, and editing. We built an animation team of 10 people. The first video was progressing well, but after reviewing it, we felt good wasn’t good enough. We found an animator who had worked on one of the largest animation channels on YouTube. We brought him on board, restarted the project, and the quality immediately jumped to where we wanted it. Last week, the first video was finally completed. A friend whose company operates hundreds of YouTube channels gave me advice: consistency matters more than almost anything. Whether you publish weekly or monthly, the audience needs a rhythm. So instead of rushing the release, we’re building several videos first so we can launch properly and maintain a consistent schedule. Meanwhile, the news operation never stops. The X feed is powered by a constant flow of information from Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, and English sources, plus people on the ground. Everything has to be filtered, verified, corroborated, translated, written, and published. I’m incredibly grateful to the verification team, writers, contributors, researchers, sources, and especially my operations lead, @simchabrodsky. At the same time, we’ve had growing interest from U.S. television networks. For now, I prefer to keep a private life, so Simcha has been doing a fantastic job representing us on air. Today we’re active on X, Telegram, WhatsApp, our website, and a newsletter that goes out Monday through Thursday. The next phase of the website is about to launch, a major milestone for us. It will include a live conflict map, original reporting, our intelligence wiki, breaking alerts, and several other tools we’ve been building. The 3D videos are coming soon. And there’s one more project in the works that I’ll talk about another time. We’re busy building. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and followed along on this journey. TYH. Jay
In two years, this page grew beyond anything we imagined. We’re blessed. That was the easy part. Here’s what we’ve been building behind the scenes.
The year is 2028. Trump just announced that the deal with Iran is about to be signed this weekend. Iran says it is reviewing the final text. The U.S. says discussions are constructive. Pakistan says a breakthrough is imminent. Qatar says it is honored to have played a constructive role in facilitating the talks.…
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Dropping a detailed intel report for subscribers later today on the latest information surrounding Iran’s 9,874 kg stockpile of enriched uranium. (It’s not 441 kg.) It will be our most important report to date.
Holiday starts tonight, page closes at 7:30 PM EST. Chag Sameach!
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Iran built a massive ghost fleet to evade sanctions. We tracked them. Full episode coming soon to YouTube.
HORMUZ UPDATE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW 🔴 1. UKMTO: Yesterday, Bulk carrier attacked 11NM west of Sirik, Iran by multiple small craft. Crew safe, no damage reported. (Possible IRGC seizure) 2. UKMTO: Yesterday, Ships near Ras Al Khaimah, UAE received VHF orders to
Spirit Airlines is now expected to cease operations at 3 AM ET on Saturday, per WSJ.
Governor Brian Kemp has called a July 28 special election to fill the seat of the late Democratic Georgia Congressman David Scott.
President Donald Trump is moving about 5,000 U.S. forces out of Germany, partly signaling discontent with Friedrich Merz’s commentary and European allies’ lack of support during Iran operations, CBS News reports. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.
61% of Americans call the war with Iran a mistake, per a new Washington Post–ABC–Ipsos poll. Disapproval has reached levels comparable to the Iraq War at its peak.
Trump: "These people tried to hold up our country for years and years-the world by closing up the Strait of Hormuz."
Trump on Iran: "They are not coming through with the kind of deal that we have to have. We are going to get this thing done properly; we are not going to leave early."
Trump on Iran: "Their leaders are all gone - very sad, very fine people."
Trump on Iran: "We cannot let lunatics have a nuclear weapon. I would do it again. I thought the numbers would be worse."
Trump: "Too big to rig. You got to make it too big... Don't be fooled. Just go out and vote because they are CHEATERS. They cheat like hell."
LONDON TERROR ATTACK 🔴🔴 What we know so far: • Stabbing attack today in Golders Green, an area with a large Jewish community. • Suspect described as an Islamic male armed with a kitchen knife. • Terrorist ran along Golders Green Road targeting Jewish pedestrians.
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Why President Trump’s Naval Blockade Is Doing What 40 Years of Sanctions Could Not Iran’s annual government budget sits around $56 billion. The U.S. federal budget exceeds $7 trillion, making the U.S. budget roughly 125 times larger (or about 12,400% bigger). If the U.S. naval
BREAKING 🔴🔴 USNAVCENT expands the Iran blockade worldwide. Iranian vessels, OFAC sanctioned ships, and suspected contraband carriers can now be boarded and seized by U.S. forces anywhere, with the move targeting Iran’s shadow fleet of more than 570 tankers. Key points •
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BREAKING 🔴 Giorgia Meloni: Italy suspends renewal of its defense agreement with Israel over the “current situation.” - YNET
BIGGER PICTURE: HORMUZ Iran’s main leverage is the Strait of Hormuz, with roughly 20% of global oil flows passing through it. By flexing control, the regime is playing its strongest card. But that move comes with MASSIVE consequences. Since the Hormuz is weaponized, the world
My thoughts on the US/Iran negotiations: Vice President Vance says the U.S. has issued a final offer, signaling Washington is not planning to reopen terms. Tehran is likely to push for continued talks, leveraging its track record as a super negotiator, everyone knows the
IRAN WAR 2026 What was achieved. What wasn’t. The nuclear threat was pushed back. Not eliminated. Pushed back. Iran’s ability to launch sustained mass ballistic missile barrages at Israel as an existential threat has been completely degraded. The regime’s missile industry
For those of you in the U.S. just getting out of holiday, here’s what you missed. Tuesday – Two Week Ceasefire Announced • The U.S. escalated hard inside Iran. Strikes hit Karaj, Arak, and Bushehr. The Pentagon was actively weighing next steps, including deeper strikes on
I know it’s a big news day, but tonight at 7 EST I’ll be stepping away and shutting down the page until tomorrow for the final day of Pesach. I’ll be fully offline, and the team will be taking the day off as well. Will be back tomorrow for all the updates.
This week is holiday, and I’m out for the week. Page contributors will keep the page updated for all important updates. Regular programming will continue next week. - Jay
F15E SHOOTDOWN AND CSAR OPERATION — FULL VERIFIED BREAKDOWN APRIL 3 — THE SHOOTDOWN F15E from the 494th Fighter Squadron out of RAF Lakenheath is hit over southwestern Iran. Crash site confirmed in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province near Dehdasht. Wreckage includes ACES II
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EXCLUSIVE 🔴 Open Source Intel has mapped all known Iranian ballistic missile launch sites active over the past month, cross-referenced with satellite imagery, IDF and CENTCOM statements, and OSINT sources. ~1,650 launches recorded Targets: Israel and Gulf states PRIMARY SITES
82nd Airborne. 75th Rangers. Delta. 160th SOAR. SEALs. The IRGC should start praying.
Page closes at 5:30 PM est. I’m out for the next 25 hours. Appreciate you all. Shabbat Shalom - Jay
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It’s Purim in Jerusalem, but some families affected by the war are struggling. A verified organization helping widows and orphans is raising support.
I don’t know what happens over the next 25 hours, but page will be closed 5 EST until after Shabbat in Israel. Hoping for a quiet Shabbat. 💙 Jay
What a week! It’s time to take some time off to be one with my family. Really appreciate you all. I’m out until tomorrow night. As I said, not expecting anything this weekend. Shabbat Shalom! - Jay (Contributors will be active until Shabbat EST today)
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Cardinal Robert Sarah: "As a Bishop, it is my duty to warn the West. The barbarians are already inside the city."
Iranian official: “We poured millions into spreading Islam in Japan. After six years, only one person converted, and he wasn’t even Japanese.”
