Is Iran shifting more of its trade towards the Caspian Sea?

Shipping activity in the Caspian reportedly rose from 127 Russian and Iranian-flagged vessels in February to 211 in March 2026.

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💥Satellite imagery of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh appears to show a possible hole in the roof of Terminal 3. The image follows reports of a Houthi missile attack.

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This historic map of Cairo in 1920 shows the city more than a century ago. Already a major urban centre, Cairo has since expanded dramatically, with sprawling suburbs, new residential districts and major road networks.

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🚨Satellite imagery shows extensive emergency flaring at Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil processing facility.

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Any major disruption here could have significant implications for global energy markets. The cause of the increased flaring remains unconfirmed.

🚨🔥Satellite imagery shows significant damage across tank facilities at the Rabigh industrial complex in Saudi Arabia on Oct 7. Several storage units were affected, including one that's destroyed.

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💥Satellite imagery appears to show destruction to a heavily reinforced shelter at Khamis Mushait Air Base in southwestern Saudi Arabia, following a reported Houthi ballistic missile strike.

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🚨Satellite imagery appears to show vehicle tracks cutting across the terrain around Dhubab Airport in western Yemen, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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☢This vintage satellite map from 1976 shows Chernobyl a decade before a nuclear disaster. Towns that were once visible have totally disappeared beneath forests and vegetation.

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🚨🔥New satellite imagery shows further damage at a Saudi Aramco facility south of Riyadh. A fuel storage tank appears destroyed, with a dark stain to the right, potentially indicating an oil spill.

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Watch a $50B AI megaproject get constructed.

This timelapse shows Meta's Hyperion data centre in Louisiana taking shape between December 2024 and September 2026.

It's planned to cover nearly 10 million sq ft.

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💥🔥Satellite imagery from Oct 6 appears to show damage at an AESSCO facility at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh.

The warehouse is dark with a faint trail of possible smoke coming from it.

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Watch Lake Dukan, Iraq, come back to life. 🔍

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This satellite timelapse shows the reservoir rapidly filling between January and June 2026, as heavy rainfall and runoff pushed water levels dramatically higher.

#Iraq #MiddleEast

Havana is Cuba’s capital, founded by the Spanish in 1519. This vintage 1962 map offers a view of Havana during a very different period in the city’s history, just three years after the Cuban Revolution.

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🚨 Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline appears to have been hit again!

New satellite imagery from Oct 4 shows smoke stretching 50km from Pumping Station No. 2 east of Riyadh.

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🔥💥Satellite imagery shows a fire at a Saudi Aramco facility on Oct 3rd, amid tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement.

The group claimed responsibility for the incident.

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In Inner Mongolia, China, a massive solar farm was constructed between January and July of 2025, with enormous designs of a camel and a traditional fort built into the landscape.

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