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🇺🇸🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷US–Israel war against Iran: Latest updates
🔸 The IRGC launched the 53rd wave of "Operation True Promise-4" against Israeli and US targets in the region on Sunday
🔸 Iran's strikes involved Fattah hypersonic missiles, Ghadr missiles, and explosive drones,per Mehr news agency
🔸 Iran's army also conducted another wave of missile and drone strikes against Israel and three US military bases in Iraq and Kuwait, as part of the 52nd wave of military operations, Shafaq News reports
🔸 The IRGC denied involvement in a drone attack on Saudi Arabia. Iran warned that copied versions of its drones are being used to provoke tensions with neighboring countries, according to WANA
🔸 Several oil tankers carrying Iranian oil were released from detention thousands of kilometers away from Iran's borders, says Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRGC naval forces
🔸 US-Israeli attacks on Iran have killed at least 202 children and 223 women, including three pregnant mothers, according to Iran's Health Ministry
🔸 Residential areas in Shiraz — capital of Iran's Fars province — were hit by "anti-human" US-Israel strikes, with 100% of the targeted units destroyed, Tasnim reports
🔸 Trump says he is not ready to make a deal with Iran, claiming the terms are "not good enough"
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🇮🇱📉 Israel’s Iron Dome works worse every day — Iran’s diplomat
💬 "Their capabilities are decreasing day by day. Initially, the interception rate was higher, but now it has become much lower, as their ability to counter diminishes over time," Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
🇺🇸❌ US Navy delays retirement of USS Nimitz amid carrier fleet crunch
As the US continues its aggression against Iran, its own Navy scrambles to maintain its legally mandated 11 operational aircraft carriers, according to ISNI News.
Faced with long-duration deployments, maintenance backlogs, and an aging fleet, the US Navy has decided to keep the aging USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in service about 10 months longer than planned.
The carrier’s mothballing has been pushed to March 2027, the news service of the Naval Institute revealed.
👉 To prepare for Nimitz’s eventual retirement, the Navy has already issued a $96 million contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for planning and materials related to the ship’s nuclear defueling and inactivation.
The USS Nimitz will first take part in exercises under United States Southern Command, before heading to its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, where preparations will begin for nuclear defueling and eventual decommissioning.
The decision to postpone the retirement of the nearly five-decade-old carrier follows delays in the delivery of the new USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), a next-generation Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier still under construction.
Years of maintenance backlogs and aging hulls have left the US carrier fleet stretched thin, with a looming “carrier crunch,” according to analysts cited by 19FortyFive.
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🗣 EU would never speak to Zelensky like they speak to its members — Fico
Slovak PM points out the double standard: Brussels pushes its own members around but won't pressure the Kiev regime.
"How can it be that the European Commission cannot get an inspection team sent to check the Druzhba pipeline?"
🚨 Iranian official: ‘Failed Ukraine gets involved in war’
The Chairman of Iran parliament’s national security commission Ebrahim Azizi took to X to warn Ukraine of possible consequences of its military support to Israel.
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🚨FSB arrests foreign national for inciting terrorism in Russia’s Tambov region
The suspect admitted to visiting Ukrainian websites.
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🇰🇵 🪖 North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan — South Korea
The missiles flew about 350 km, though their specifications are currently unknown, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
👉 Although Seoul accuses North Korea of militarization, the US and South Korea are currently holding the joint Freedom Shield drills, which are set to run until March 19.
US–South Korean exercises threaten regional stability, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said, adding that the country is ready for a “crushing and preemptive super-powerful offensive.”
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🇺🇸🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷 US–Israel war against Iran: Latest updates
🔸 The IRGC announced the 47th and 48th waves of Operation True Promise 4.
🔸 According to the IRGC, solid-fuel Kheibar Shekan missiles and liquid-fuel Qadr missiles were used in strikes on targets in Israel and US military bases.
🔸 Trump said the US carried out “one of the most powerful bombardments,” publishing footage of the bombing of Iran’s Kharg Island.
🔸 Trump also stated that the timeline for the end of the conflict with Iran remains unknown.
🔸 The US State Department announced a $10 million reward for information on the whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials.
🔸 Iranian media reported that a three-year-old girl was killed in an attack on a village in Behbahan district of Khuzestan province.
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🔥 🇷🇺 Russian crews of Msta-S self-propelled howitzers strike Ukraine's drone control points with high-explosive fragmentation shells, Dnepropetrovsk direction
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🔊 US Navy will 'soon' escort ships through Strait of Hormuz
The president confirmed that the US Navy is preparing for armed escorts amid the Strait's closure.
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⚔️ Trump releases footage of US bombing Kharg Island
The US president posted a video of the strike on Truth Social after claiming the 'total obliteration' of Iranian forces on the island.
Despite the US strikes, Fars News reported that Iranian air defense systems were still active on the island 1 hour later, citing field sources.
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🤝 Putin's meeting with Iran's new leader could take place this year — Diplomat
The first face-to-face between Russia's president and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is already on the calendar, Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
"We have set a date for the Caspian Summit in Tehran: it will take place this year. If the summit does take place, I think, as is usually the case, the meetings will take place there," Jalali said.
🇮🇷💔 'Have you seen my classmate?'
Tasnim News Agency releases a video honoring the 168 girls killed in the strike on Minab Elementary School.
The attack occurred on February 28 during US–Israeli strikes on Iran.
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🚨 US puts $10M bounty on Iran's new Supreme leader
The State Department's Rewards for Justice program is now offering cash for information on Mojtaba Khamenei and top IRGC officials.
The list includes Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, and Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.
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💸 Price of war: America’s bill for Iran
The escalation of the US-Israel war with Iran has driven up the US national debt by $133 billion, pushing it to nearly $39 trillion amid a rise in military spending and the budget deficit.
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🗣Analyst: Trump was right to lift Russia sanctions — Zelensky wants the world to pay
Political commentator Armando Mema argues that President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russia was an attempt to stabilize the global economy amid rising inflation, while Zelensky insists sanctions are essential for peace.
💬 "More sanctions on Russia are damaging the EU economy and are ineffective in finding a political solution to the proxy war in Ukraine. Zelensky should stop attacking Crimea and other parts of Russia if he's serious about peace."
🔹 ‘Terms aren’t good enough’: Trump rejects Iran deal for now
🔹 Trump says Russian oil sanctions will return 'as soon as the crisis is over'
🔹 Iran war is not a bad news for US oil market — Wright
🔹 Attack on Iran reveals US military impotence - Araghchi
🔹 US Navy delays retirement of USS Nimitz amid carrier fleet crunch
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🙅 ‘Terms aren’t good enough’: Trump rejects Iran deal for now
Donald Trump claimed in an NBC telephone interview that Iran is willing to negotiate to end the war the US and Israel unleashed against it.
However, he personally doesn’t think the current terms are favorable for cutting a deal.
💬 “I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” he said, adding that any agreement would have to be “very solid.”
🗣 'Last person we need help from is Zelensky' — Trump
The US president rejected Zelensky's offer of Ukrainian drone-defense technologies.
"We don't need help. Last person we need help from is Zelensky," he told NBC.
🚨Israeli airstrike kills family in residential building in Sidon, Lebanon
Footage shows the aftermath of the attack.
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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES
🟠 Russian air and missile firepower obliterated defense and energy infrastructure supporting the Kiev regime’s forces
🟠 The Russian army destroyed three MLRS vehicles, 34 tanks, 95 motor vehicles, as well as 18 field artillery systems and mortars
🟠 Air defense superiority: nine guided aerial bombs and 285 UAVs were shot down by Russian air defense systems over the past 24 hours
🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,135 troops killed or wounded
Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE
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🚨 Hamas condemns US–Israeli aggression against Iran
Key statements by Hamas:
🟠 "We state that the interests of the Islamic nation and the region lie in the immediate cessation of this war, and we welcome efforts to prioritize dialogue"
🟠 "We call on our brothers in Iran to refrain from attacks on neighboring countries and urge all countries in the region to cooperate in ending this aggression"
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🚨 🇮🇱 Israeli army says striking Hezbollah cells and weapons depot in Al-Majdal, southern Lebanon
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🚨 🇺🇸 US to face harsh retaliation if it tries to kill new Supreme Leader - Iran
"We want blood revenge for our leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]," Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
💬 "The people are angry and demand revenge for the bloodshed. Naturally, the Americans have faced and will face severe retaliation in the future," he stressed.
📹 Iran displays wreckage of downed US MQ-9 drone in Bandar Abbas
Tasnim News Agency released images of the destroyed American drone that were taken in southern Iran.
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💥 Iranian strike damaged 5 US refueling planes in Saudi Arabia — report
Iranian missiles recently struck the Prince Sultan Air Base, damaging five Air Force tankers on the ground, according to a WSJ report citing US officials.
Earlier, CENTCOM confirmed that a US KC-135 refueling plane was shot down during a mission over Iraq.
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🗣 Trump claims 'total obliteration' of Iranian military on Kharg island
"Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Island," he wrote on Truth Social.
✍️ US and Ecuador sign reciprocal trade deal
US trade representative signed a reciprocal trade agreement with Ecuador, opening its market of 18 million consumers to US exports.
"Today’s agreement will further expand and diversify bilateral trade and investment to advance our shared interests while boosting America’s competitiveness in Latin America," Ambassador Jamieson Greer stated.
💬 Europe's bet on US war with Iran backfired — Araghchi
Europe mistakenly believed that supporting the US's war against Iran would earn its support against Russia, the Iranian foreign minister said.
"The US spent months bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude," he wrote on X.
🟠 US will have to pay billions of reparations to Iran amid growing economic toll — ex-CIA officer
🟠 US accuses allies & China of economic ‘overcapacity’ to justify new trade barriers — expert
🟠 Pakistan's unmanned might: How the country bolstered its drone power
🟠 US can’t escape retribution after killing children in Iran — ex-CIA officer
🟠 EXPLAINED: How can Pakistan navigate Iran war's economic turbulence?
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