From 1963fddf4bd2aeb54ee8b0ca5a70b98f1c95b4fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elie Habib <elie.habib@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:00:09 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat(telegram): expand channel list with 20 OSINT & adversary
 sources (#2848)

* feat(telegram): add 20 OSINT & adversary-perspective channels

Fills major coverage gap in Iranian state/military sources and adds
high-signal OSINT channels discovered via competitive analysis.

New tier 1: IDFofficial, RocketAlert
New tier 2: sepah, defapress_ir, TasnimNewsEN, PressTV, FarsNews_EN,
  SaberinFa, warfareanalysis, rnintel
New tier 3: bintjbeilnews, HAMASW, QudsNen, Alsaa_plus_EN, GeoPWatch,
  dropsitenews, france24_en, kianmeli1, TimesofIsrael

* fix(telegram): bump updatedAt + correct channel count to 19

Addresses PR review: updatedAt was stale (2026-03-29), now 2026-04-09.
Actual new channels added: 19 (not 20 as originally stated).
---
 data/telegram-channels.json | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 172 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/data/telegram-channels.json b/data/telegram-channels.json
index 93aa5912e..0fb98d26a 100644
--- a/data/telegram-channels.json
+++ b/data/telegram-channels.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "version": 1,
-  "updatedAt": "2026-03-29T00:00:00Z",
+  "updatedAt": "2026-04-09T00:00:00Z",
   "note": "Product-managed curated list. Not user-configurable.",
   "channels": {
     "full": [
@@ -336,6 +336,177 @@
         "enabled": true,
         "region": "asia",
         "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "IDFofficial",
+        "label": "IDF Official",
+        "topic": "breaking",
+        "tier": 1,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 25
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "RocketAlert",
+        "label": "Rocket Alert",
+        "topic": "breaking",
+        "tier": 1,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 25
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "sepah",
+        "label": "IRGC Official",
+        "topic": "conflict",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "defapress_ir",
+        "label": "DefaPress (Iran MOD)",
+        "topic": "conflict",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "TasnimNewsEN",
+        "label": "Tasnim News EN",
+        "topic": "geopolitics",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "PressTV",
+        "label": "PressTV (Iran State)",
+        "topic": "geopolitics",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "FarsNews_EN",
+        "label": "Fars News EN",
+        "topic": "geopolitics",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "SaberinFa",
+        "label": "Saberin (IRGC Intel)",
+        "topic": "conflict",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "warfareanalysis",
+        "label": "Warfare Analysis",
+        "topic": "conflict",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "global",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "rnintel",
+        "label": "RN Intel",
+        "topic": "osint",
+        "tier": 2,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "global",
+        "maxMessages": 20
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "bintjbeilnews",
+        "label": "Bint Jbeil News",
+        "topic": "middleeast",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "HAMASW",
+        "label": "Hamas-Israel War",
+        "topic": "conflict",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "QudsNen",
+        "label": "Quds News",
+        "topic": "middleeast",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "Alsaa_plus_EN",
+        "label": "Al-Saa EN",
+        "topic": "middleeast",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "GeoPWatch",
+        "label": "GeoPol Watch",
+        "topic": "geopolitics",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "global",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "dropsitenews",
+        "label": "Drop Site News",
+        "topic": "osint",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "global",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "france24_en",
+        "label": "France 24 EN",
+        "topic": "geopolitics",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "global",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "kianmeli1",
+        "label": "Kian Meli (Iran)",
+        "topic": "geopolitics",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "iran",
+        "maxMessages": 15
+      },
+      {
+        "handle": "TimesofIsrael",
+        "label": "Times of Israel",
+        "topic": "breaking",
+        "tier": 3,
+        "enabled": true,
+        "region": "middleeast",
+        "maxMessages": 15
       }
     ],
     "tech": [