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@Open Source Intel: A senior White House official told Politico that nuclear weapons and the Strait of Hormuz are still the main obstacles in talks with Iran.

A senior White House official informed Politico that nuclear weapons and control over the Strait of Hormuz remain the primary impediments in ongoing negotiations with Iran.

@Open Source Intel: CENTCOM: U.S. Marines moving a HIMARS to refuel in the Middle East. The M142 is operated by both the Marine Corps and Army.

On [current date], U.S. Marines moved a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to a refueling location in the Middle East. The M142 HIMARS is operated by both the Marine Corps and the Army.

@WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧: Reports suggest Iran is still refusing in negotiations to open the strait of Hormuz or give up its weapons. Complete non starter.

Iran continues to refuse in negotiations to open the Strait of Hormuz or relinquish its weapons, according to reports.

@Open Source Intel: NEW: White House denies report that Khamenei ordered highly enriched uranium to remain in Iran, calling it false. Fox News correspondent, citing a source involved in the negotiations.

The White House has denied a report that Supreme Leader Khamenei ordered highly enriched uranium to remain in Iran, stating it is false, according to a Fox News correspondent citing a source involved in the negotiations.

@U.S. Central Command: As of May 21, CENTCOM forces have redirected 94 commercial vessels and disabled 4 while enforcing the blockade to prevent the flow of commerce into and out of Iranian ports.

As of May 21, U.S. Central Command forces have redirected 94 commercial vessels and disabled 4 while enforcing a blockade to prevent commerce from entering and exiting Iranian ports.

@Shin: As if anyone would expect anything else than IRGC (Yeah, not Mojtaba’s decision for sure) not allowing the handover of 400+ Kg of Uranium out of Iran, which is one of the most valuable bargaining chip

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) prevented the transfer of over 400 kilograms of uranium out of Iran, a move seen as a key bargaining chip in ongoing negotiations.

@Open Source Intel: Female members of Iran's Basij forces, affiliated with the IRGC, filmed field-stripping and reassembling AK-pattern rifles. The weapons include North Korean-made Type 68 assault rifles and a Chinese-m

Female members of Iran's Basij forces, affiliated with the IRGC, were filmed in Iran field-stripping and reassembling AK-pattern rifles, including North Korean Type 68 and Chinese Type 56 assault rifles.

@Open Source Intel: Anwar Gargash, UAE Presidential Advisor: "Today, after the brutal Iranian aggression, the regime is trying to consecrate a new reality born from a clear military defeat, but attempts to control the S

Anwar Gargash, UAE Presidential Advisor, stated today that the Iranian regime is attempting to establish a new reality following a clear military defeat but its efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz or infringe on the UAE's maritime sovereignty are futile.

@Open Source Intel: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani on the Gaza flotillas: "The victories of the 'Sumud' flotilla continue, it tore down the false walls of Western civilization's freedoms and further exposed Zion

IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani stated that the "Sumud" flotilla's victories have exposed the hypocrisy of Western freedoms and highlighted Zionist oppression, bringing global attention back to Palestine and nearing the end for the "defeated Zionist regime."

@Open Source Intel: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM): "A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training flight over regional waters in the Middle East."

On a training flight over regional waters in the Middle East, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer refueled from a KC-135 Stratotanker, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

May 20, 2026

@Open Source Intel: Iran: Passing through the Strait of Hormuz requires coordination with the ‘Persian Gulf Waterway Management’ and a permit from this entity.

Iranian ships and vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with the newly established 'Persian Gulf Waterway Management' and obtain a permit from the entity.

May 20, 2026