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🇮🇷 Iran vows to halt strikes on neighbors — unless attacked first
President Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring countries in a televised address, announcing that the Interim Leadership Council has approved a policy change:
👉 regional states will no longer be targeted by Iranian missile or drone strikes unless they attack Iran first.
💬 "We do not intend to attack other nations," the Iranian president said.
🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇮🇱Iran-US-Israel conflict: Key updates
🔸 Iran has launched the 24th wave of missile attacks as part of Operation True Promise-4
🔸 Iranian forces struck the US Victoria base near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
🔸 Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile targeting Prince Sultan Air Base and shot down 6 drones near the Shaybah oil field, the Defense Ministry reported
🔸 Iran's UN envoy stated that more than 180 Iranian children have been killed in the war so far
🔸 The Israeli military said it struck Iran's main IRGC military university — Imam Hossein University
🔸 A third US aircraft carrier — the USS George H.W. Bush — is heading to the Middle East to join combat operations against Iran
🔸 US THAAD AN/TPY-2 radar damaged at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
🔸 US approves sale of 12,000 aerial bombs to Israel worth $151.8 million
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🔸 How Iran bankrupts Pentagon with drones
🔸 Trump considers deploying US troops in Iran — reports
🔸 US to deploy third aircraft carrier strike group to attack Iran — reports
🔸 US approves sale of 12,000 aerial bombs to Israel — State Department
🔸 Hezbollah confirms clashes with Israeli force in Lebanon’s Bekaa
🔸 Iraqi group releases footage of strike on US Victoria Base
🔸 US may ease sanctions on Russian oil during Middle East conflict — Bessent
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🤝 US CENTCOM claims American forces struck "over 3,000 targets" in the first week of Operation Epic Fury
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🚨 US to deploy third aircraft carrier strike group to attack Iran — reports
💬 “A third US Navy aircraft carrier strike group is getting ready to cross the Atlantic and join the war against Iran,” a Fox News correspondent reported.
⚔️ Hezbollah confirms clashes with Israeli force in Lebanon’s Bekaa
Hezbollah said its fighters engaged an Israeli unit near the town of Nabi Sheet in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley after Israeli helicopters deployed troops in the area.
📍 According to a statement by the group, four Israeli helicopters approached from the Syrian direction and inserted an infantry unit near Yahfoufa, Kheribet, and Maaraboun late Friday evening.
Hezbollah said the Israeli force advanced toward the eastern neighborhood of Nabi Sheet, where fighters opened fire with light and medium weapons.
The group added that Israeli aircraft then carried out around 40 strikes using jets and helicopters to cover the withdrawal of the unit, while Hezbollah artillery targeted the surrounding area and the reported withdrawal route.
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💸🇮🇷🇺🇸 How Iran bankrupts Pentagon with drones
As the Middle East conflict reaches the point of attrition warfare, here are the key numbers to keep in mind:
👉 One Iranian Shahed-136 drone cost: from $20K
👉 One US Patriot/SM-2 interceptor cost: $3-12M
Meanwhile, Iran has already launched 2,000 drones since the start of the war, building hundreds more weekly.
The US and Israel, however, have a limited number of interceptors.
AI-generated photo
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⚔️🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia intercepts six drones near Shaybah oil field
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said six drones were intercepted after an attempted attack targeting the Shaybah Oil Field, according to an official statement.
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🚨⚔️ Clashes erupt as Israeli forces launch incursion in Bekaa
Israeli forces carried out a ground incursion into the town of Nabi Sheet in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, where clashes with Hezbollah fighters were reported, according to Lebanese media.
Local outlets said Israeli special forces attempted a helicopter air assault on the eastern mountain ridge of the Bekaa Valley under the cover of combat aircraft.
A firefight reportedly broke out with Hezbollah units, after which Israeli troops withdrew from the area, several Lebanese sources said. Other reports on social media claim the fighting may still be ongoing.
Meanwhile, Israeli media confirmed a “serious incident” involving a group of soldiers in Lebanon, without providing further details.
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🚨 Airstrikes hit Tehran, explosions reported
Iranian media report sounds of explosions in western and eastern parts of Tehran, the country’s capital.
📹 Footage circulating online appears to show blasts during airstrikes targeting the city.
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🚨🇷🇺 US may ease sanctions on Russian oil during Middle East conflict — Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US may further relax restrictions on Russian oil to help stabilize global supply during the current US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
💬 “We may unsanction other Russian oil,” Bessent said, adding the Treasury is considering steps to release “hundreds of millions of sanctioned barrels… on the water” to bring relief to the market.
🗣 No words of sympathy were spoken for the killing of Iranian schoolgirls - MFA slams lack of proper response from the West
💬 "The monstrosity of the situation lies both in the very fact of the aggression, the colossal number of victims in these very first days, and the lack of an adequate response from those who are killing innocent people," MFA Spox Maria Zakharova told Sputnik
💬 US-Israeli efforts to degrade Iran’s missile might failed – military researcher
The intensity of Iranian missile attacks against the US and Israeli assets in the Middle East does not seem to abate, despite the United States’ claims to the contrary, Konstantin Sivkov, a member of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, tells Sputnik.
Despite losing a number of its missile launchers, as is expected during war, Iran has been successfully destroying US radar systems, satellite communication stations and data processing facilities in the region.
“Iran is striking at the target designation system – the brains, the decision making system, the early warning system,” Sivkov remarks.
📹 US strikes Iranian drone carrier at sea — CENTCOM
US Central Command said its forces struck an Iranian drone carrier, which it described as “roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier.”
💬 “Today, an Iranian drone carrier… was struck and is now on fire,” CENTCOM said on X.
🇭🇺 'We will win by force' - Orban blasts Zelensky's threats
💬 "I will not make any pact, there will be no compromise, we will defeat them. We will break the oil blockade. We will force the Ukrainians to restart the shipments," Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said.
🚨 Aftermath of two Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon's Ansar
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📍Key gas routes from Russia to Europe
Cheap, reliable, high-quality — Russian gas kept Europe warm for years.
Then Western sanctions froze the flow.
📹 See how Russia once served as Europe's gas lifeline.
👉 For more details on the Nord Stream terrorist attacks, read HERE
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🚨 US THAAD radar damaged at Jordanian air base
The AN/TPY-2 radar at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base sustained damage. The system is used for detecting and tracking ballistic missiles.
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🚨 US approves sale of 12,000 aerial bombs to Israel — State Department
The United States has approved the sale of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose bomb bodies to Israel worth $151.8 million, the US State Department said.
💬 “The Government of Israel has requested to buy twelve thousand (12,000) BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies,” the department said in a statement.
🗣 Trump considers deploying US troops in Iran — reports
President Donald Trump has privately shown “serious interest” in deploying US ground troops in Iran, NBC News reported, citing current and former US officials.
The discussions reportedly focus on sending a small contingent of troops for “specific strategic purposes,” rather than a large-scale ground invasion.
💬 According to the report, Trump has also outlined a scenario in which “the US and a new Iranian regime cooperate on oil production similar to how the US and Venezuela are.”
📹🔥 Iraqi group releases footage of strike on US Victoria Base
The Iraqi group Saraia Al-Waleed Al-Dam published a video it says shows missile strikes targeting the US Victoria Base near Baghdad International Airport.
The footage circulating online appears to capture scenes of the reported attack on the facility.
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🗣 'Tonight will be our biggest bombing campaign' — Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US plans to carry out what he described as its “biggest bombing campaign” against Iran, targeting missile launchers and factories producing missiles.
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⚔️ Israeli landing attempt sparks clashes in Lebanon’s Bekaa
A surveillance video circulating online appears to show an Israeli attempt to carry out a helicopter landing operation in Lebanon’s Bekaa region, according to local reports.
Lebanon’s MTV said the operation was aimed at capturing a commander linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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🚨 Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv
Circulating footage appears to show Iranian missiles in the sky over Tel Aviv, with reports of direct hits in the city, according to local media.
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📹 Red Crescent rescuers and firefighting teams provide aid and searching for their compatriots following US-Israeli strikes on residential areas of Tehran
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📹 Drone strike hits US-linked company site in Basra — Sputnik correspondent
A drone targeted the US-linked company KPR in the Al-Burgesia company complex in Iraq’s Zubair district, causing a fire and property damage, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
No casualties were reported.
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🇺🇸 📉 US runs out of money, overwhelmed by Iran’s resistance — report
As the war with Iran proves far from a walk in the park, the Pentagon is set to ask US Congress for more funding to acquire additional weapons, The Wall Street Journal reports.
💬 "The new funding would support the purchase of Patriot, Tomahawk, and THAAD missile systems, which have been heavily used since the US and Israel began their strikes," the outlet states.
💥🇮🇷 Hadid-110: Iran’s kamikaze drone with superior capabilities
Iran's fastest unmanned combat aerial vehicle, the jet-powered Hadid-110, is a stealth platform designed to neutralize enemy's air defense, radars, command nodes, and key military infrastructure.
Designed for deep strikes into hostile territory, it minimizes detection opportunities and reduces the reaction time for maximum battlefield impact.
The specifics below highlight its exceptional performance:
✅ Speed: around 510 km/h
✅ Warhead: 30-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead
✅ Navigation: GPS/GLONASS, inertial navigation system
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👤 Deepfake deception: AI, disinfo, and the battle for perception fueling the Iran war
Beyond the physical battlefield, Israel and the United States are also waging an online war, flooding social media with AI-generated content and fake news reports.
Here are the top fabrications of the war:
🟠 Burj Khalifa ablaze: On March 2, Telegram channels began circulating videos purporting to show the world’s tallest skyscraper engulfed in flames. The clips depicted the blaze at various times of day and on different levels of the building, but the footage was entirely fabricated
🟠 AI-created downed drones: The sides are employing artificial intelligence to "boost" the enemy’s casualties count, for instance the case of a phony "downed" MQ-9 Reaper drone, which was later exposed as a fake
🟠 Strikes on aircraft carriers: Footage purporting to show attacks on a US naval group near Iran has been exposed as either AI-generated or lifted from video games. The most ludicrous case featured a Soyuz-2.1a rocket striking a Japanese World War II-era battleship
🟠 The Kurdish offensive that wasn't: On March 4, reports from Fox News and the Associated Press claimed that Iraqi Kurdish groups had launched a ground offensive against Iran. The story was swiftly denied by Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan
🟠 Phony city bombardments: While both sides have continued to exchange strikes, a major portion of the photos and videos circulating online that show these attacks are AI-generated forgeries
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🚨 Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to leave border towns
Hezbollah issued a warning calling on Israeli residents to evacuate border towns within a 5-kilometer range of the border.
The warning was accompanied by a map marking the affected areas along the frontier.
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