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1042 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 11 of 18.

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Mina Al-Ahmadi refineryKWOne of the Middle East's largest refineries with 730,000 barrels per day capacity, located in Kuwait
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Mina Al FahalOMOman's main crude export terminal on the Gulf of Oman, outside the Strait of Hormuz.
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MinabIRSouthern Iranian city; site of the war's defining civilian atrocity, now deployed as Iran's diplomatic symbol.
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MinneapolisUSMinnesota's largest city; hosts four 2026 World Cup group-stage matches at US Bank Stadium.
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MinnesotaUSUS state hosting Minneapolis World Cup matches; sued Trump administration over withheld evidence in Pretti killing.
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Misrata Air Force AcademyLYLibyan military base hosting Ukrainian, Turkish, NATO, and US intelligence personnel.
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Mission ControlUSNASA flight control centre at Johnson Space Center, Houston.
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MississippiUSDeep South state whose mail-ballot grace period SCOTUS upheld 5-4 in Watson v. RNC.
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MissouriUSUS Midwestern state; Oracle's WARN Act filing site and home to Senator Josh Hawley.
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Miyazaki CityJPKyushu coastal prefectural capital; approved for accommodation tax from June 2026, rate pending.
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MN-01USMinnesota's 1st congressional district, southern MN, Cook-downgraded to Likely Republican in June 2026.
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MoldovaMDEastern European state bordering Ukraine and Romania; cited in Russia's extraterritorial deployment bill debate; hosts Transnistria.
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Moll AdossatESBarcelona's main cruise terminal zone; three of its oldest terminals are approved for demolition as part of the capacity reduction to five berths by 2030.
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MonastirakiGRAthens neighbourhood adjacent to the Acropolis market; under STR ban since 2024.
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MongbwaluCDGold-mining town in Ituri Province; one of three health zones with confirmed Bundibugyo transmission.
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Mongbwalu General Referral HospitalCDThe main public hospital in Mongbwalu, Ituri Province, DR Congo, where four healthcare workers died from nosocomial Bundibugyo Ebola infection in four days, indicating an infection-prevention and control breakdown.
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MontanaUSWestern state with the first open Senate seat since 1976, where Seth Bodnar leads GOP primary fundraising.
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MonterreyMXMexican city hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup matches and the inter-confederation playoff final.
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Montgomery County, MarylandUSMaryland county advancing an 18-month data-centre moratorium and 25 MW zoning cap.
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MontoirFRFrench LNG import terminal at Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire.
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MoroccoMANorth African kingdom; 2022 semi-finalists facing Brazil on 13 June; 2030 World Cup co-host.
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Moron Air BaseESUS Air Force base in southern Spain; denied to US forces by Spain during the Iran campaign alongside Naval Station Rota.
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MoscowRUCapital of Russia; seat of the Kremlin directing the war in Ukraine and Moscow's parallel role as Iran's logistics partner.
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Moscow OblastRURegion surrounding Moscow, hit by Ukraine's largest-ever 1,000-drone barrage in May 2026.
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Mount Pleasant WisconsinUSVillage in Racine County, Wisconsin; site of Microsoft's $3.3 billion data centre campus whose phase 1 water use figure was revealed only via Milwaukee Riverkeeper litigation.
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Moynihan Train HallUSAmtrak intercity terminal in Manhattan opened 2021; overflow hub during Penn Station World Cup closures.
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MozambiqueMZSouthern African state with high cholera and HIV burden; selected for the ARILAC AMR programme in 2026.
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mpts.londonGBAnnual UK broadcast industry conference at Olympia London; hosted SMART Stories' architectural reveal.
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MukallaYEYemeni port city; site of the first Saudi-Emirati kinetic exchange, December 2025.
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MumbaiINFinancial capital of India; home to OFAC-designated Fleet Tanqo (Navi Mumbai) and major oil import infrastructure.
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MundraINIndia's largest private port in Gujarat; destination of IRGC-seized vessel Epaminondas, April 2026.
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MunichDECapital of Bavaria and Germany's third-largest city; major tech, defence, finance and cultural hub.
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MurmanskRURussian Arctic port; became primary oil export " "hub after Baltic terminal shutdowns in March 2026.
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MusandamOMStrategically vital peninsula forming the tip of Oman's Musandam exclave, overlooking the Strait of Hormuz.
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MuscatOMCapital of Oman; Gulf mediation hub and de facto gatekeeper of Hormuz transit since 2026.
Museum of TomorrowBRThe Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum in Rio de Janeiro used by the CBF as the setting for Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad announcement on 18 May.
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MV HondiusNLDutch-flagged Antarctic expedition cruise ship; site of the May 2026 Andes hantavirus cluster, 8 cases, 3 deaths.
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NabatiehLBSouth Lebanon governorate and capital; recurrent IDF target in every Lebanon war since 1978.
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Nabatieh al-FawqaLBTown in Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate struck by an Israeli drone, killing four civilians.
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NaganoJPCentral Japanese prefecture and city; approved for accommodation tax from June 2026, rate pending.
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NairobiKEKenya's capital city; site of a contested US-proposed Ebola quarantine facility suspended by Kenyan courts in May 2026.
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NajafIQIraqi holy city revealed as site of covert Israeli special-forces base since late 2024.
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Naqadeh Central PrisonIRIranian central prison in Naqadeh, West Azerbaijan; site of 21 May 2026 dual Kurdish political execution.
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NAS North IslandUSNaval Air Station in Coronado, San Diego; home base of the helicopter squadron assigned to Orion recovery on Artemis II.
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Natanz Fuel Enrichment PlantIRIran's primary uranium enrichment complex in Isfahan Province, struck by US forces in 2025-26.
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Naval Station RotaESMajor US naval base in southern Spain; Spain refused US access during the Iran campaign, triggering Pentagon punishment threats.
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NC-11USNorth Carolina's 11th congressional district, western NC mountains, now one notch from toss-up.
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NebraskaUSGreat Plains state; Senate race slipped from Safe R to Likely R after Fellowship PAC investment.
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NegevILSouthern Israeli desert region housing the Dimona nuclear facility, now under direct missile attack.
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Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout BuildingUSKSC building where Orion capsules are assembled, tested, and prepared for crew operations.
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NEO Production ComplexGBNewOrbit Space's planned UK satellite manufacturing facility, due to open in 2027.
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NepalNPSouth Asian nation; a national among foreign workers killed in the UAE.
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Neste terminal, LomonosovRUFinnish-owned oil terminal at Lomonosov near St Petersburg; hit in the June 2026 Kronstadt drone wave.
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NetherlandsNLHost of ASML and ICC; first EU state to block a US cloud deal under investment-screening law.
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NevadaUSWestern US swing state; one of 14 mail-ballot grace period states at risk under Watson v. RNC.
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NevisKNSaint Kitts and Nevis offshore corporate registry; shell-company jurisdiction in OFAC Iran sanctions evasion rounds.
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New DelhiINCapital of India and seat of the federal government; a primary venue for South Asian and Indo-Pacific diplomatic affairs.
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NewhamGBEast London borough targeted by Your Party for the May 2026 local elections.
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New JerseyUSUS north-eastern state; home to MetLife Stadium, the 2026 World Cup Final venue.
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New MexicoUSArid US Southwest state whose acequia water-rights tradition now shapes its data-centre opposition.