Jon Gambrell
@jongambrell.bsky.social
A Middle East-based journalist and geopolitical analyst in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by way of Egypt, Nigeria, Arkansas and elsewhere.
Working for The Associated Press as a foreign correspondent has been the honor of a lifetime. Now, after 20 years, it's time for a new challenge. But I'll always hold dear the experiences I've had, the lessons I've learned and the friendships I've made with my talented colleagues.
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Saudi nuclear agreement requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sirens sound in Jordan's port city Aqaba as officials in neighboring Israel say Iranian missile fire targeted kingdom.
What to know about #Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump apnews.com/article/iran...
What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly has issued threats to bomb an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain.
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APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump approves nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that may allow the kingdom to enrich uranium, two AP sources say.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television says air defenses activated around the capital, Tehran, as US carried out airstrikes on nation.
APNewsAlert: CAIRO (AP) — #Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have turned around ships in the Red Sea as group threatens Saudi-linked vessels.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian official begins meeting with mediators in Pakistan as an interim deal with the US is unraveling.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jordan's military says it intercepted 5 drones launched by #Iran targeting the kingdom.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US military says it wraps up its latest airstrikes targeting #Iran as nations vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military says a tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz off #Oman in the latest assault on shipping.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Kuwait says its air defenses are working to intercept incoming Iranian fire.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Bahrain sounds its missile alert sirens, warning of an Iranian retaliatory attack after US airstrikes.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military says a ship is ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of #Oman.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US military ends latest airstrikes on #Iran, saying it hit Revolutionary Guard over attack that killed American troops.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Iran for the first time acknowledges 'attacks on power infrastructure' while asking people to use less electricity.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military reports an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz taking the route closest to Oman.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US defense secretary shares photo of #Iran's Chabahar port tower appearing to collapse after repeated strikes on facility.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US ends its latest round of airstrikes on #Iran, the sixth night in a row, as fighting over Strait of Hormuz intensifies
EDITOR'S NOTE - The amount of strange bot and 'reply guy' activity surrounding the #Iran war really should be studied. Who actually is the audience for it and what is the strategy?
U.S. airstrikes hit bridges overnight into Friday in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, Iranian state television reported.
US expands its airstrike campaign against Iran by hitting more bridges
The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran by increasingly hitting bridges. The effort is part of President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
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APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 7 people killed as US airstrikes target bridges in southern #Iran, Iranian state television reports.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Qatar warns public about incoming Iranian barrage as air defenses fire.