Indian Naval Ship Tarkash, stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles on 12 Jun 2026 during her ongoing operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region. The ship escorted Seychelles Coast Guard ship PS Zoroaster from India to Seychelles, on completion of refit at M/s GRSE, Kolkata, reflecting a lasting maritime partnership across construction and sustainment. The transit also underscores interoperability to effectively address shared maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean Region. During the visit, Capt Rohit Mishra, Commanding Officer, is scheduled to call on senior Government and Seychelles Defence Forces functionaries. Cultural and social engagements will also be progressed during the stay, and critical spares and essential stores will be handed over to the Government of Seychelles. The port call aims to further strengthen camaraderie, mutual cooperation and bilateral ties between India and Seychelles.

⚡️ Deputy Head of Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Mahmoud Nabavian, was interviewed by Iranian broadcaster SNN TV on Saturday, where the minister said the final agreement being discussed was 'dangerously vague,' mainly benefiting the United States. 🔹 The final agreement in the 14 articles is extremely important and its timing must be precisely defined, he said: "Right now it says 60 days, extendable by agreement of the parties, but how many times? Two times? Ten times?" he said, claiming that as long as the timing wasn't a fixed period, it was to the benefit of America. 🔹 Nabavian said: "Since the withdrawal of US forces around Iran is set for 30 days after the final agreement, if we don't know when that final agreement will happen, we don't know really when, or if, those forces will ever leave." Reparations: 🔹 According to Nabavian, a mechanism noted for $300 billion for reconstruction is part of the final agreement, but no when knows when the final agreement will be, saying that the termination of US sanctions is also part of the final agreement, along with the nuclear issue, but as to when the final agreement will be presented, no one officially knew. 🔹 Nabavian also warned that there could be US interference with the dispensing of the reparation fund, noting spending would be subject to US approval: "When expenditures are mutually agreed upon my both parties means America must have a say in how it is spent," he said, stating: "If America says do not spend this money here because it will end up in IRGC hands, what would you do?" 🔹 "We proposed that until the final agreement, three things remain in place: Our current nuclear status, US sanctions, and US forces in the region - the timing of the final agreement is important, because it now says 60 days, extendable," adding that it doesn't state how many times it could be extended, which causes damage in trust. Naval Blockade: 🔹 Nabavian stressed that the memorandum said that immediately after signing, the US would begin lifting its naval blockade and fully end it within 30 days, and that within 30 days after the final agreement, US forces would leave the 'area surrounding Iran: "But when is this final agreement?" he asked again, adding that no one knew. 🔹 The minister also asked what does 'surrounding Iran' mean, whether it was two metres, 100km, 2,000km - without any clear, concrete definitions, the US could claim it had complied while its forces simply repositioned in places like Bahrain, remaining in the region. Strait of Hormuz: 🔹 According to Nabavian, the earlier version of the draft said that Iran would immediately open the Strait of Hormuz for safe civilian passage, with traffic returning to pre-war levels within 30 days: "Now even the name of Hormuz is removed, and there is no mention of Iranian management or collecting fees," he said. 🔹 Nabavian said; "They claim arrangements implies our control, but arrangements for what? Just the preliminaries to reopening traffic?" he said, adding that the text spoke broadly of 'commercial ships' without specifying whether Iran could exclude Israeli-owned vessels, adding that the US was pushing the language about 'no limitation' on passage. 🔹 The Minister stated that in public, the Supreme Leader had clearly said Iran's exclusive management of the Strait of Hormuz must remain, that even Oman should not interfere, that Iran must collect fees from ships, block all military and civilian vessels linked to the 'Zionist regime' and condition US civilian traffic on payment of compensation. 🔹 "Where are these in the text?" Nabavian asked, stating: "Instead, you've written a general clause about commercial ships of all countries, which could even include the Zionist regime," adding: "If you claim this draft respects the Supreme Leader's red lines, then show in the text where those four conditions on Hormuz have actually been upheld." 🔹 Nabavian concluded that most of the Supreme Leader's red lines had not been observed and that neither does any money actually coming in, "nor do you have any autonomy over how it is spent." Sanctions: 🔹 Despite sanctions pledged to be lifted under the agreement, Nabavian warned that even if 100% of the sanctions were lifted, 100% of the sanctions would remain, because nowhere in the text did it prevent the US imposing new sanctions on Iran. 🔹 Nabavian recalled the JCPOA signing in July 2015, noting that within a month, new sanctions began targeting Iran, while also noting that lifting UN Security Council resolutions would require the approval of all five permanent members, not just the US, and that must US sanctions were actually based on Congressional legislation which the administration cannot override. 🔹 "Even if these sanctions are lifted, which they won't be, all of them will immediately be reimposed - no sanctions are going to be lifted," he said, adding that control of the Strait of Hormuz would be stripped from Iran under the agreement. Conclusion: 🔹 Nabavian warned that under the draft nuclear agreement, Iran would become a 'colony of America,' adding that the text required the fate of enrichment and other nuclear matters to be decided within a 'satisfactory framework,' which he alleged meant America's satisfaction. 🔹 "If we want to produce radiopharmaceuticals for our one million cancer patients, America must first give its satisfaction," Nabavian said, noting that Iran had committed to diluting all enriched materials on-site under IAEA supervision and 'under considerations of America." 🔹 Nabavian read the clause: "The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce or acquire nuclear weapons," which he reminded was Iran's own proposal... "Mr Araghchi, why are you coming on television and presenting this American demand from the mouth of the Islamic Republic of Iran?" he asked.

Yokosuka Naval Base. A backyard BBQ. The meat had not yet touched the grill, and the opinions were already smoking. Rare. Medium. Well-done. Dry rub. Sauce later. Sauce never. I stopped near the cooler. “Is this dinner, or a meeting?” My friend laughed. “People just care about BBQ, man.” Care. In my land, when someone invites you to their home, you bring respect, maybe a small gift, and the ability to say “everything is delicious” even if your soul has questions. Here, I had entered a backyard and found a council of meat. One man said, “Low and slow.” Another said, “Don’t ruin it with sauce.” A third said, “I like mine well-done.” The yard went quiet. Even the dog stopped being American for one second. This was not a cookout. This was diplomacy with smoke. I did not know which side to join. I respected the grill. I feared the tongs. I wanted peace between all temperatures. My friend warned me. “Just don’t ask for ketchup.” Too late. I had learned that barbecue is not cooked. It is defended. By the time the ribs came off the grill, I was a ruined man. I was not relaxed. I was not neutral. I had been drafted into backyard meat politics. A meat opinion that appears before the meat cannot be ignored. It can only be survived. I know the rule now. I have made my peace with American BBQ. Nod at “low and slow.” Respect the smoke. Never touch another man’s grill. Who am I deceiving. I still do not understand the factions, but if the ribs are good, I will pledge loyalty to all of them.

Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth, VSM takes over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard (Karwar). A decorated Marine Engineer with 30 years of experience, he brings unmatched expertise in warship engineering, #RavnishSeth #IndianNavy #NavalShipRepairYard @indiannavy @IndiannavyMedia

Mexican sailors from a naval training ship were beaten on the beach in Poland by Ruch Chorzów fans because they behaved rudely towards women. If there were Polish hooligans at the match, the smile would have disappeared from this clown's face.

The trouble is 'unflinching' means something different if your institution pays you. The few who've actually risked something are just fewer than you think, and mostly quiet about it.

A civilian employee at the Naval Support Activity Panama City in the Florida Panhandle was severely bitten by a shark in June 2026. The incident, which occurred while he was snorkeling in the base marina during his lunch break, was captured on video and left the man with extensive injuries to both arms. Bystanders and first responders rendered aid, and he was rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery. This marked a string of multiple shark incidents in the panhandle around that time, including an earlier event on June 5 where a fisherman was also bitten by a shark. I don't know which I fear more allegators or Sharks. Which frightens you the most in water ?

Kaveri janta party congratulate DRDO for the success of naval antiship missile system MR. By the way this system uses advance Turbo gas generator engine ATGG which is India’s first turbo jet engine.

Science is not a process, a credential, or an institution. It is the unflinching pursuit of truth, carried out by the few, co-opted by the many.

How dare you ever speak against this! Just look at this perfectly aesthetic face!

The only truly wasted time is time spent wishing you were somewhere else.

June 13, 1944. Off the island of Saipan, the largest naval force the Pacific had ever seen opened a bombardment that would crack the Japanese empire wide open. Seven fast battleships, the most powerful warships America had, stood off the beaches and began firing 16-inch shells the weight of small cars into the island. The invasion of the Marianas had begun. Here is what makes June 13 a turning point most people skip right past. For two years the Pacific War had been fought over jungle specks and coral atolls. Saipan was different. It was part of Japan's inner defensive ring, considered home territory, close enough that its fall would put American B-29 bombers within range of Tokyo itself. Tokyo knew it. They had to hold it. The plan called for the new fast battleships, ships like the Washington and the North Carolina built to duel other battleships at sea, to soften the island before the Marines went in. The problem was that battleship crews trained to fight ships were not trained to bombard land. They stood too far out, fired too cautiously to avoid the shore batteries, and much of that first day's storm of shells churned up empty ground and jungle rather than the bunkers dug deep into Saipan's ridges. The next day the old battleships took over, the slow veterans, several of them raised from the mud of Pearl Harbor where the war began. These ships had a score to settle and crews who knew how to do it. They closed in dangerously near the beach and methodically pounded the defenses point-blank. On June 15 the Marines and Army troops stormed ashore into a meat grinder. Saipan became one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific. And it triggered the trap Japan had been saving its whole fleet for. Four days later the Japanese navy sortied to destroy the American invasion fleet and instead lost three carriers and roughly 600 aircraft in the slaughter pilots nicknamed the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Japanese carrier aviation never recovered. When Saipan fell in July, the Japanese prime minister and his entire cabinet resigned. The home islands were now in bomber range. The B-29s that would burn Japan's cities, and the one that carried the atomic bomb, would fly from these islands. The week that doomed the empire opened on June 13, with seven battleships and a wall of fire off a beach most Americans had never heard of.

If you don’t want this moment, then you will never be happy.

Indian Naval Ship Tarkash, stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, arrives at Port Victoria, Seychelles

LOL do you understand how naval blockades work? It has been in place for 2 months. The US has made it clear that till Iran keeps harassing Hormuz tanker traffic there will be no Iranian oil trade allowed. These ship owners were greedy bastards trying to make a quick buck.

Breaking | Israeli naval vessels open fire toward displaced Palestinian tents along the shoreline off Gaza City.