Israeli-Managed Vessel Hit By Suspected Iranian Drone

By Aziz El Yaakoubi Reuters November 25, 2023

RIYADH, Nov 25 (Reuters) – A container ship managed by an Israeli-controlled company was hit by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, a U.S. defense official said on Saturday.

The Malta-flagged CMA CGM SYMI, recently renamed Mayet, was struck on Friday by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which appeared to be an Iranian Shahed-136 drone, in the northeast portion of the Indian Ocean, the official said, asking not to be named.

Iran has supplied Shahed-136 “kamikaze” drones to Russia for use in Ukraine. They carry a small warhead that explodes on impact.

The incident comes amid heightened maritime security tensions due to the Israel-Hamas war and follows the seizure of an Israeli-linked cargo ship by Yemen’s Houthis, an ally of Iran, in the southern Red Sea earlier this week. Israel called the vessel’s seizure an “Iranian act of terrorism.”

Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), which had rented Mayet, said it was aware a container ship was targeted in a possible security incident on Friday.

“The vessel in question is currently sailing as planned. All crew are safe and well,” EPS said in a statement sent to Reuters.

EPS is controlled by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and its ships have previously come under similar attacks.

There was no immediate comment from Iranian and Israeli officials.

Mayet switched off its transponder on Tuesday after leaving Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, LSEG data showed. It was unclear if it made a scheduled stop in Oman’s Sohar port on Wednesday.

The United States has blamed Iran for unclaimed attacks on several vessels in the region in the past few years. Tehran has denied involvement.

In a separate incident, Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said on Saturday a ship was ordered to alter course in the Red Sea by an entity declaring itself to represent Yemeni authorities and called on other vessels to exercise caution.

https://gcaptain.com/israeli-managed-vessel-hit-by-suspected-iranian-drone/

Ukraine Needs More Air Defenses To Protect Grain Exports

By Max Hunder Reuters November 25, 2023

KYIV, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Ukraine needs more air defenses to protect its grain export routes as well regions bordering Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, as he addressed an international summit on food security in Kyiv.

“There is a deficit of air defense – that is no secret,” Zelenskiy told the Grain from Ukraine summit, which was attended by senior officials from European countries, including Swiss President Alain Berset and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte.

Zelenskiy was speaking after Russia attacked Ukraine with 75 drones overnight, the biggest drone assault of the war. The joint press conference of the three leaders was cut short by another air raid siren.

Zelenskiy said Ukraine would be supplied by its foreign partners with vessels to accompany convoys of cargo ships from Ukraine’s ports to guarantee their security.

“I have agreements with several countries about powerful accompaniment of convoys by Ukrainians, but using (foreign) equipment,” he said.

The Ukrainian president also said Kyiv hoped to solve its air defense shortage through new supplies from partners and increasing its own production capacity, something on which he said there had been progress.

“As of today, I can’t say details what we are making and where, but there is progress,” he said.

Ukraine, a major exporter of grain, has been exporting grain via unilateral corridors through the Black sea, after Russia withdrew in July from a UN-brokered deal to allow grain ships through its blockade.

Ukraine’s current Black sea grain export corridors all start from ports in Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa.

“There are certain air defense systems… we are asking for them,” Zelenskiy said. “We’ve already got an answer when those systems will start to guard that region. Because there, both the corridor and the people are important.”

Asked about the protests by Polish and Slovak truckers which have blocked much of Ukraine’s road-based cargo supply in recent days, Zelenskiy blamed the problem on the internal politics of those countries.

“I believe that there are difficulties on the border first and foremost because of certain political steps by our neighbors,” he told a press conference after the summit.

Zelenskiy said he was confident the issue would be solved if Ukraine’s neighbors were given “a bit of time” to deal with the dispute.

https://gcaptain.com/ukraine-needs-more-air-defenses-to-protect-grain-exports/

>>19978155

Apologies PF, all I have USN-wise is up by San Clemente Island

>>19978251

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I have a Code Red and need you to extract me a nice cold 12-pack. Not that Bud Light like you lightweights drink, but real beer. Get your Command Center to pick something suitable and Black Ops the barley-pop over in Mercenary style

>>19978267

Nope, try again

Where's that 12 pack, High Value Extraction ya know

Chop Chop fedboi

>>19978273

You are correct Anon

Please accept my humble apologies for my greed

Hear that fedboi? Let's get that barley pop distribution expedited

>>19978287

What standby?

Have the Command Center fire up those mighty algorithms in high gear and get that beer going out to anons

Anons are your job security fedboi, so Code Red that shit

>>19978296

See? Black cans for Black Ops

No wonder you morans can't solve any crimes you didn't plan yourselves

>>19978307

Look, incompetent gubmit flunkie, I create my own future, and with the help of these fine upstanding anon asskickers the World is gonna have a great future without you and your Bureau

If you can't do simple beer runs then you should be demoted to Piss Boy. I'll find you a bucket

>>19978324

How many clicks to get that beer?

>>19978336

Canada #49 >>19974069

What a Jerk: Justin Trudeau Blames “Rise of a Right Wing MAGA Influenced Thinking” for Dwindling Support for Bloody Ukrainian War

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lashed out at MAGA conservatives in the United States. The commie tyrant blames MAGA Republicans for the dwindling support for the ongoing bloodbath in Ukraine.

The globalists want their war with Russia. They’re very upset with the MAGA Republicans.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Canada has been one of those countries that has been the most steadfast with Ukraine. In my many conversations with Ursula (EU Chief) about the sanctions we’ve brought in together, the military support, the financial support that we’ve had over the years. Every step of the way I’ve stood up and said, “Canada will be there with everything it takes for as long as it takes to support Ukraine.” And I’ve actually boasted to her and to others that it’s not a political debate in Canada. All parties in Canada stand with Ukraine.

So it is particularly troubling even though we are seeing a rise of right-wing rhetoric in the United States, with MAGA conservatives across Europe, in certain corners of right wing politicians and parties starting to pull their support for Ukraine, starting to parrot Russian disinformation and misinformation and propaganda, that suddenly the Conservative Party of Canada would choose to not stand with Ukraine in something that they need that the Ukraine has asked for. And to use the frankly absurd excuse that it’s because Ukraine will be bringing in a price on pollution in the coming years. Obviously that’s an excuse, but it’s not the real story.

The real story is the rise of a right wing American MAGA influenced thinking that has made Canadian conservatives who used to be among the strongest defenders of Ukraine, I’ll admit it, turn their backs on something Ukraine needs in its hour of need. That is the danger of the rise of the right wing influence that is feeling its impact in Canada that’s what not just Ukrainian Canadians, but all Canadians should be concerned about.

When the Conservative Party of Canada and Pierre Poliev turn their backs on history, turn their backs on our friends and allies, turns their backs on the international rules based order and our support for the UN charter and territorial integrity.

It is of real concern and should be of concern to all of us because we’re seeing that spiking up all around the world.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/what-jerk-justin-trudeau-blames-rise-right-wing/

>>19978340 (me)

Canada #49 >>19959793

German Priorities: Berlin Imposes a Spending Freeze Over Budget Crisis – AND ON THE SAME DAY, Releases a New 1.4B Military Aid Package to Ukraine

by Paul Serran Nov. 22, 2023

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his liberal-green Globalists have just slapped the German people in the face.

When money gets tight, the real priorities of a country’s government become clear.

In Germany’s case, Scholz and his coalition are taking money from the budget with one hand, and sending it to Ukraine with the other.

Germany’s finance ministry has imposed a ‘spending freeze’ on all federal ministries.

That escalates the budget crisis generated by a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court that curtailed the ‘smart’ maneuver of using ‘Covid money’ to cover their climate alarmist policies.

That blew a €60 billion hole in the government’s spending capabilities.

Politico reported:

“The government is now bracing for the potential of far wider financial implications stemming from the ruling that may limit its ability to draw money from a variety of special funds that have been established to circumvent the country’s debt brake, which restricts the federal deficit to 0.35 percent of GDP, except in times of emergency.

In a letter to all ministries, State Secretary Werner Gatzer said the finance ministry is freezing spending “in order to avoid further upfront burdens on future financial years.” The step does not impact those financial commitments that have already been made, Kevin Kühnert, the secretary general of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), told public television on Monday.”

Lawmakers held a public hearing with legal experts on Tuesday morning to assess the impact.

“Although the €60 billion financial gap following last week’s court ruling theoretically stretches over several years, in practice the effect will be more immediate, Thiess Büttner, a professor from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, said in a to parliament ahead of Tuesday’s hearing. “There is a need for consolidation in the budget planning for the coming year of €52 billion,” he said.

More:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/german-priorities-berlin-imposes-spending-freeze-budget-crisis/

>>19978356

Not again…

No black helicopters

No black SUVs

No beer

>>19978370

You seem to be as good at trends as Maddcow is and understanding poll accuracy

>>19978371

>It's how the system works and no one calls it out least stand up against it

I have heard of some, they go by the group name ANONS

>>19978388

Flechette round and set the fuse short

>>19978443

UID count does not include lurkers

>>19978482

>This Jackie theory, out of all the other theories, seems new and specific to 8kun

I wrote it off as a slide when I saw it posted last year