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OSINT report hourly 04.04.2026 05:04

1. Middle East: A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over southern Iran, with one crew member rescued and a search ongoing for the second. Source: Al Jazeera.

2. Middle East: An American A-10 Warthog crashed near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by Iranian fire while providing support for a search-and-rescue mission. Source: SOFX.

3. Middle East: Two U.S. HH-60W Black Hawk helicopters were damaged by Iranian surface fire during operations to locate the missing F-15E crew member. Source: Mario Nawfal.

4. Middle East: Iranian state media reported that an assassination attempt targeted the head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Policy, resulting in the death of his wife. Source: AlertX360.

5. Middle East: Iran rejected a U.S.-proposed 48-hour ceasefire, responding instead with intensified missile strikes against targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. Source: Sprinter Press.

6. Middle East: U.S. intelligence reports indicate Iran is rapidly reactivating underground missile bunkers and silos shortly after they are struck by U.S. and Israeli forces. Source: The New York Times.

7. Middle East: An Iranian ballistic missile carrying a cluster munition warhead struck an industrial zone in the Negev region of southern Israel. Source: Faytuks Network.

8. Middle East: Abu Dhabi halted operations at the UAE’s largest natural-gas processing plant following a drone attack that caused a significant fire. Source: Mega Geopolitics.

9. Middle East: The U.S. Department of Defense reported 365 American servicemembers injured and 13 killed in hostile fire since the conflict with Iran began in February 2026. Source: Sentdefender.

10. Middle East: Syrian state media reported explosions in Damascus and its countryside as regional tensions continue to escalate. Source: Faytuks Network.

11. Ukraine: Seven Ukrainian children aged 13 to 17 were returned from temporarily occupied territories following efforts by the Ukrainian Ombudsman. Source: Nexta TV.

12. Ukraine: President Zelensky stated that Egypt has agreed to stop accepting grain exported by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories and will increase imports from Ukraine. Source: Nexta TV.

13. NATO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for the immediate lifting of sanctions against Russian energy sources, citing the severe economic risk to Europe. Source: Sprinter Press.

14. Cyberattacks: Telegram servers experienced major nationwide outages across Iraq, excluding the Kurdistan region, amid an ongoing information war. Source: Mario Nawfal.

15. Troop Movements: The U.S. military deployed a third carrier strike group to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury. Source: Mario Nawfal.

16. Troop Movements: The Pentagon issued an order allowing off-duty U.S. troops stationed at military bases to carry personal firearms. Source: SOFX.

17. Sanctions: The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control removed sanctions from Mikhail Zadornov, the former head of the Russian bank Otkritie. Source: Savchenko Review.

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