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Channel /CIG/ Telegram | Counter Intelligence Global (@cig_telegram) in the English language segment is an active participant. Currently, the community unites 117 284 subscribers, ranking 471 in the Politics category and 186 in the USA region.
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According to the latest data from 16 July, 2026, the channel demonstrates stable activity. Although there has been a change in the number of participants by -1 052 over the last 30 days and by -12 over the last 24 hours, overall reach remains high.
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“/CIG/ presents viewers a controversial blend of ultraright genopolitics with geopolitics. This includes an exposé on current news, history and social matters along with the public enlightenment gained from völkisch aesthetics.
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Thanks to the high frequency of updates (latest data received on 17 July, 2026), the channel maintains relevance and a high level of publication reach. Analytics show that the audience actively interacts with content, making it an important point of influence in the Politics category.
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🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇮🇱🇯🇴🇮🇶🇶🇦🇰🇼🇦🇪- List of images released showing the damage from recent attacks on U.S. bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, and Iraq.
➡️ In Jordan’s King Faisal Air Base, images show damage to warehouses, hangars, and troop barracks.
➡️ A U.S. Halliburton logistics warehouse in Kuwait’s Mina Abdullah Industrial Zone was destroyed and on fire.
➡️In the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a warehouse that is likely used to store munitions show new burn marks.
➡️A ‘Patriot’ air defense system was destroyed at the U.S. base in Erbil Airport.
➡️Three hardened storage facilities at Sheikh Zayed Military City, UAE, were completely destroyed.
| 2 |  +2🗳 🇩🇪 📊 German Electoral Update (July 16th):
🔵AFD: 200 seats (+48)
⚫Union: 158 seats (-50)
🟢Grune: 102 seats (+17)
🔴SPD: 90 seats (-30)
🚩Linke: 80 seats (+16)
Most likely coalition: Kenya (⚫Union,🟢Grune,🔴SPD)
(+/- change from 2025 Bundestag Election)
Meanwhile AfD is basically winning the entire West Germany except Bavaria on the list map
📎 Poliwave | 2 003 |
| 3 |  📢 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 JD Vance doesn't mind that Israel influences the US government
Nick Fuentes: how could you NOT mind???"
📎 Fuentes Updates | 2 009 |
| 4 |  👨💻 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 Americans now use Chinese AI models more than US-made ones.
📎 Hedgeye | 3 233 |
| 5 |  🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇧🇭 Satellite imagery from July 17 shows two apparent strikes at Bahrain's NSA Sheikh Isa military facility. The damage follows Iranian claims that the base was targeted during retaliatory strikes.
🔗 Soar (@SoarAtlas) | 2 921 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳🤖🇺🇸 China just erased America's AI lead
A Chinese moonshot — literally and figuratively — has caught up to models that defined the U.S. frontier just weeks ago, at a substantially lower price.
Kimi K3, a massive new model by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, threatens the foundations of America's AI boom. Its release Thursday dazzled developers, jolted Silicon Valley and reset the AI race overnight.
Kimi immediately vaulted into the top tier of global AI, beating Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol in front-end coding tests by AI evaluator Arena.
In Arena's broader text ranking, Kimi finished ahead of Anthropic's Opus 4.8 — the company's flagship model until Fable 5 arrived in June — while costing 40% less.
Unlike the premium U.S. models it's challenging, Moonshot plans to release Kimi as an open-weight model on July 27 — allowing companies and governments to customize and run it on their own systems.
Even as Chinese open-weight models have gained momentum, U.S. AI leaders and policymakers took comfort in estimates that China remained six to 12 months behind the American frontier.
As recently as April, the U.S. government's AI testing center assessed that Chinese firm DeepSeek's newest model lagged about eight months behind the leading American systems.
Kimi's arrival suggests that cushion may have collapsed far faster than expected. "The entire game has changed. I expect this will trigger some code red for some," AI analyst Kim Isenberg predicted.
Kimi does not have to be the world's single best model to upend the market.
For companies, governments and developers, a model that performs near the frontier, costs 40% less and can be customized or run in-house may be the more attractive option.
Its very existence puts pressure on the pricing power of U.S. labs, the enormous valuations built around their technological edge, and the case for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on ever-larger data centers.
🔗 https://www.axios.com/2026/07/17/china-ai-kimi-k3-open-source-anthropic-opus | 2 938 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The Trump administration notified Israel it is sending dozens more refueling planes to the country ahead of a potential expansion of military operations against Iran, three U.S. and Israeli officials said." - Axios. | 2 727 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — The U.S. military bombed at least seven bridges around the city of Bandar Abbas, which the U.S. considers a hub for IRGC operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports. | 3 183 |
| 9 |  +9🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Iranian state media reported that overnight U.S. airstrikes in Hormozgan province targeted six bridges along the Bandar Abbas–Lar route, affecting a key transportation corridor.
➡️ The targets included Geriveh Bridge, Latidan Village Bridge, Kahurestan-Lar Route Bridges, Keshar Bridge, and Maru Village Bridge. | 3 180 |
| 10 | 🇮🇱 The Israeli Parliament voted to dissolve itself ahead of the scheduled general elections
The motion was passed by a 62-0 vote. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and coalition lawmakers voted in favor of the dissolution.
🔗 https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38860 | 3 890 |
| 11 | 🇮🇱 Netanyahu seeks extended security for family in case of election loss
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed to extend security protection for his wife and sons in order to shield his family in case he loses the upcoming election, sources told Haaretz, with Netanyahu also requesting that his own security be extended for the rest of his life, per Ynet.
Shin Bet chief David Zini agreed to Sara Netanyahu's request for lifelong protection after the agency was pressured into changing its professional opinion, according to Israel's Channel 13, which said the agency also recommended extending the sons' security by five years – regardless of whether the threat level continues to justify it.
The extension requires approval from the Ministerial Committee on Shin Bet Affairs, chaired by Netanyahu himself.
A senior official in Naftali Bennett's Together party said the decision would not be binding if the opposition wins, and would be revoked by the next ministerial committee unless immediate threats to the family are demonstrated.
🔗 The Cradle | 3 769 |
| 12 |  🇺🇸 Tucker Carlson on Trump:
I don't think Trump is the most powerful man in the world.
Many presidents have, to varying degrees, resisted attempts to control them from outside and he didn't.
So he's weak.
Source: Bloomberg
🔗 Clash Report (@clashreport) | 3 726 |
| 13 |  🇵🇰🇰🇼⚡️ — Pakistan is negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, according to Reuters.
➡️ The talks are still at an early stage and could be affected by the U.S.-Iran tensions.
➡️ Kuwait is seeking expanded military cooperation, including aircraft, drones, air defence systems, and other capabilities, though Pakistani officials said deploying combat troops is not currently being considered. | 3 044 |
| 14 |  Due to recent advances, Russian forces have now established control over large parts of the tactical ridgeline between the Bakhmut-Siversk line and the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka line, putting the last 3 cities of this so-called "fortress belt" at major risk.
With the battle for Kostyantynivka now in its final stages, Russia is developing an offensive in arguably the most crucial part of the entire frontline. Once they are able to capture the entirety of this ridgeline, all of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk will be within range of barrel artillery, and the battles for the cities will effectively start. This, combined with a push from Kostyantynivka and even the Dobropillya area, will be a major setback for Ukraine, and could mark the beginning of the end for these last Donbas cities.
Right now, special attention is being made by the Russian command on clearing the remaining heavily fortified Ukrainian positions between Siversk and Slovyansk, in order to complete their goal of capturing this crucial line of tactical heights. This will allow Russia to bring forward drone operators, barrel artillery, and MLRS to within range of new areas, and allow for deep DRG infiltrations, possibly as far as the eastern outskirts of Slovyansk-Kramatorsk itself.
At the same time, the fall of Kostyantynivka and the beginning of battles for Oleksijevo-Druzhkivka will pose a major threat to Druzhkivka, as the near-continuous and unbroken line of urban areas stretching from Kostyantynivka to Druzhkivka, and even to Kramatorsk, provides cover for additional deep Russian infiltrations.
As of now, forward Russian assault groups are just 5.5 km from the Kramatorsk Airport on the eastern outskirts of the city. The situation is critical, and without counterattacks, it will continue to massively worsen over the coming weeks and months. | 1 |
| 15 |  +1🏗 🇺🇸 🚢 Saronic Picks Brownsville for $3 Billion ‘Port Alpha’ Autonomous Shipyard
Port Alpha to go to Brownsville, Texas, after California saddled the next-gen shipyard with burdensome regulations, taxes, restrictions, and other bureaucratic hurdles.
The $3B project, blending future industrial techniques, autonomous production, and software to give the US the edge in autonomous marine systems, is expected to generate more than $160 billion in regional economic impact for Cameron County and $264.5 billion for the State of Texas, while creating up to 10,000 direct jobs.
It is one of the largest economic development projects in modern Texas history.
“America’s maritime future depends on our ability to build again,” Saronic Co-Founder and CEO Dino Mavrookas said in announcing the project. “Port Alpha is our commitment to that mission. Built from the ground up to deliver ships at a speed and scale not seen since World War II, this investment is about more than constructing a shipyard. It is about rebuilding the industrial capacity, workforce, and manufacturing advantage required to ensure American maritime leadership for decades to come.”
https://gcaptain.com/saronic-picks-brownsville-for-3-billion-port-alpha-autonomous-shipyard/
📎 AF Post | 3 583 |
| 16 | 🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 "Ukraine is struggling to ship grain via the Black Sea as Moscow steps up strikes on commercial vessels in retaliation for a week of heavy attacks by Ukraine on Russian shipping.
Russian drone attacks on the port of Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest seaport, have caused storage capacity to drop by a third, according to maritime security company Ambrey, while shipowners are refusing to send ships into the area for fear of being struck. Some traders have paused buying in Odesa, according to analysts...
As a result, she said, domestic purchase prices at Ukrainian ports have “vanished”, and shipowners are no longer providing freight quotes...
Some ships have paused outside Ukrainian waters to reassess the risk of Russian drone and missile attacks, while insurance premiums have soared, according to Pavel Sosnovsky, analyst at Ukraine-based International Seaborne Market (ISM). “Several underwriters have suspended war risk cover for voyages to Ukrainian ports altogether.”
https://archive.fo/20260716200426/https://www.ft.com/content/5c64e7a5-fe26-4f14-8d77-1d0f1d8a30d3 | 3 501 |
| 17 | ☪️ Gulf economies face sharper 2026 contractions as Hormuz disruptions hit exports
A Reuters poll found that most Gulf economies are expected to face deeper contractions this year than previously forecast before recovering in 2027, as fading hopes for a swift US-Iran de-escalation leave the Strait of Hormuz largely disrupted.
The 7-16 July survey of economists was conducted after many revised down expectations that Gulf shipping and energy exports would quickly return to normal.
Kuwait and Qatar recorded the largest downward revisions, with both economies now expected to contract 8.1% this year, compared with earlier forecasts of declines of 4.4% and 6.0% respectively in an April poll.
Bahrain’s economy is projected to shrink 5.1%, compared with the previous estimate of a 2.9% contraction, while the UAE economy is now expected to decline 0.5% after economists had previously forecast stagnation.
Saudi Arabia and Oman remain the only GCC economies expected to post growth this year, benefiting from lower exposure to Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Saudi Arabia can redirect oil exports through its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea, while Oman’s main export terminal lies outside the strait.
Saudi Arabia’s growth forecast was cut to 1.4% from 2.6%, below the IMF’s latest projection of 1.7%, while Oman’s outlook was upgraded to 3.1% from 2.2%.
Forecasts showed significant uncertainty, ranging from a 4.3% contraction to 4.1% growth for Saudi Arabia, and from a 2.1% decline to 4.1% expansion for Oman.
Economists expect a strong rebound across the Gulf in 2027, with Kuwait forecast to lead growth at 10.1%, followed by Qatar at 7.8%, Saudi Arabia at 6.0%, the UAE at 5.8%, Bahrain at 4.5%, and Oman at 2.8%.
🔗 The Cradle | 3 286 |
| 18 |  🇮🇷🇺🇸🚫🚢 With the resumption of the U.S. blockade and Iran blocking the Strait for U.S.-allied commercial vessels, the number of crossings from July 15th to July 16th fell to just 23, with just 8 ships crossing the Strait on July 16th.
This is a return to the numbers seen in the 2nd half of March to prior to the signing of the MoU.
Most crossings happened using the Iranian lane.
@CIG_telegram | 3 424 |
| 19 | 🇮🇷⚔️🇰🇼 Kuwaiti soldiers wounded in Iranian drone strikes on military facilities
The Kuwaiti army confirmed on Friday that several soldiers sustained injuries following a series of retaliatory Iranian drone strikes targeting multiple military facilities and bases across the country.
In the wake of the attacks, Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Daraj Saad al-Shuraian and Deputy Chief of General Staff Air Vice Marshal Sabah Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah conducted hospital visits to assess the condition of the wounded personnel from the Kuwaiti Land Forces.
The strikes occurred as part of a significant expansion of regional hostilities between Tehran and Washington. Following its latest series of retaliatory operations, Tehran officially announced that its forces had targeted US military assets stationed across several nations, including Kuwait, Oman, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, and Qatar.
🔗 The Cradle | 3 509 |
| 20 |  🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Due to recent advances, Russian forces have now established control over large parts of the tactical ridgeline between the Bakhmut-Seversk line and the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka line, putting the last 3 cities of this so-called "fortress belt" at major risk.
With the battle for Kostantinovka now in its final stages, Russia is developing an offensive in arguably the most crucial part of the entire frontline. Once they are able to capture the entirety of this ridgeline, all of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk will be within range of barrel artillery, and the battles for the cities will effectively start. This, combined with a push from Kostantinovka and even the Dobropolye area, will be a major setback for Ukraine, and could mark the beginning of the end for these last Donbas cities.
Right now, special attention is being made by the Russian command on clearing the remaining heavily fortified Ukrainian positions between Seversk and Slavyansk, in order to complete their goal of capturing this crucial line of tactical heights. This will allow Russia to bring forward drone operators, barrel artillery, and MLRS to within range of new areas, and allow for deep DRG infiltrations, possibly as far as the eastern outskirts of Slavyansk-Kramatorsk itself.
At the same time, the fall of Kostantinovka and the beginning of battles for Alexeevo-Druzhkovka will pose a major threat to Druzhkovka, as the near-continuous and unbroken line of urban areas stretching from Kostantinovka to Druzhkovka, and even to Kramatorsk, provides cover for additional deep Russian infiltrations.
As of now, forward Russian assault groups are just 5.5 km from the Kramatorsk Airport on the eastern outskirts of the city. The situation is critical, and without counterattacks, it will continue to massively worsen over the coming weeks and months.
🔗 AMK Mapping | 4 523 |
