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🔸 US-Israel strikes on Iran leave hundreds dead
🔸 Trump blames Iran for deadly strike on primary school
🔸 ‘Several American soldiers have been taken prisoner’ — Iran’s security council secretary Larijani
🔸 ‘America is trapped in the quagmire of its wrong calculations’ — Security Council Secretary Larijani
🔸 ‘At some point, maybe we will’ — Trump on ground invasion of Iran
🔸 US bases in Middle East fail to secure nations & become safety risk – expert
🔸 US-Israeli strike hits oil refinery in Tehran
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🇺🇸❌ US army can’t whitewash itself after strike on girls' school in Iran — experts
💬 "Investigations by the world press confirm the direct responsibility of the US for the mass murder of Iranian girls. Any attempts to whitewash the image of the American army are futile; its history is black – both regarding Iran and its partnership with Israel, which has been condemned at the UN for genocide," Mohammad Shams, an associate professor at the Lebanese University, told Sputnik.
💬 "The policy of intimidation they pursue is aimed at suppressing dissent even within the US, where the principles of freedom and democracy promoted by the West have been virtually destroyed," the expert said.
💬 "Modern surveillance tools preclude any possibility of evading responsibility," he noted.
🗣 'We want to pick a president that's not going to be leading their country into a war' — Trump on Iran
US President Donald Trump stated that he plans to decide who is going to be Iran's next president.
💬 "We don't want to come back every five years or every 10 years and do this," he said.
🚨 Ukrainian drone hits residential building in Russia's Zaporozhye region — governor
A Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in the city of Vasilievka in the Zaporozhye region, leaving at least 10 people injured, regional governor Yevgeny Balitsky said.
Balitsky added that there are fatalities, though the details are still being clarified.
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🇺🇸Pete Hegseth hints the US may soon shift focus to countries in “its own hemisphere,” saying Washington has spent too long looking at distant borders instead of its own.
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🚨🇰🇼 Drone strike hits fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport
A drone struck a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, the Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority said, adding that no casualties were reported.
Kuwaiti defense authorities said the attack targeted vital infrastructure, after drones struck fuel storage tanks at the airport.
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🚨🇱🇧 Israeli drone strike reported at Beirut hotel
An Israeli drone strike targeted the Ramada Hotel in the Raouché area of Beirut, Al Mayadeen reported.
Lebanese media outlets said the raid struck a room inside the hotel.
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📹 Footage shows attempt to shoot down drone in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah
Circulating video on Kurdish media appears to show an attempt to shoot down a drone that targeted a United Nations building in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq.
The clip shows armed men firing at the drone shortly before it crashes, according to the reports.
The incident follows earlier reports of multiple drone strikes in the city, including near Sulaymaniyah International Airport, a hotel and a UN facility.
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🚨 ‘Several American soldiers have been taken prisoner’ — Iran’s security council secretary Larijani
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said he had received reports that several US soldiers had been taken prisoner.
💬 “Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long,” he wrote on X.
🚨 Trump blames Iran for deadly strike on primary school
US President Donald Trump claimed Iran was responsible for the strike on a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran that killed 168 girls.
💬 “In my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran,” Trump said.
🚨 Explosions reported at oil depot in Tehran — Sputnik correspondent
An explosion was reported at the Shahran oil storage depot in western Tehran, a Sputnik correspondent in the Iranian capital said.
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🚨 US-Israel strikes on Iran leave hundreds dead
Explore Sputnik’s infographic for a breakdown of the key developments as of March 7 ☝️
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🇮🇷Meeting to select the country’s next Supreme Leader will take place within the next 24 hours, Iran’s Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mozaffari says
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🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪US formally recognizes Venezuela’s current government — Trump
💬"I am pleased to say that this week, we have formally recognized the Venezuelan government. We have actually legally recognized them," Trump at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida.
🇮🇷❌ IAEA never had reasons to forgo talks with Iran — Russian MFA Spox
💬 "Throughout all these years, there has not been a single instance where the IAEA stated that there is a reason to confirm a claim or accusation against Iran," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Zakharova said.
💵🇺🇸📉 War against Iran may starve US of aluminium — expert
💬 "For American aluminum consumers, the conflict in the Persian Gulf region means a disruption in supplies from there, which could drag on for a long time. This means they need to look for other sources to replace aluminum imports from there, which amount to up to 1 million tons per year," industrial expert Leonid Khazanov told Sputnik.
💬 "Therefore, we should expect a decline in production at American enterprises that import aluminum and announcements of force majeure in product shipments," he concluded.
🚨Aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon
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🗣 US bases in Middle East fail to secure nations & become safety risk - expert
💬 "If we look at American bases in the Middle East, we will see that they are constantly facing various kinds of attacks and do not protect the countries on whose territory they are located that effectively... For a long time, the Gulf countries had unwavering trust in the American security umbrella, but during the 12-day war, we all saw how untrustworthy it turned out to be," Turkish political scientist Umur Tugay Yucel tells Sputnik.
💬 "It is obvious that American bases bring more harm than good to the civilian population and infrastructure of the countries where they are located. They pose a serious threat to populated areas. When a base is struck, not only military installations are damaged, but also roads, railways, and vital transport channels in the vicinity. Moreover, there is an inevitable increase in civilian casualties," the expert emphasizes.
🚨🇰🇼 Kuwait air defenses intercept missiles and drones — army
Kuwait’s air defense systems are intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks, the Kuwaiti Army said.
The General Staff added that any explosions heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting incoming threats.
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🚨 Loud explosion heard near US Embassy in Oslo — reports
A loud explosion was heard near the US Embassy in Oslo, Reuters reported, citing Norwegian police.
No injuries were reported, the agency said.
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📹 Israeli drone strike on the Ramada Hotel leaves 3 dead, 6 injured — reports
At least 3 people were killed and 6 others were injured after a drone strike hit the Ramada Hotel in Beirut’s Raouché area, Lebanese media reported.
The incident follows earlier reports that an Israeli drone targeted a room inside the hotel.
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 ‘At some point, maybe we will’ — Trump on ground invasion of Iran
US President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of sending US ground troops into Iran, saying it could happen “for a very good reason.”
Asked about the prospect of deploying troops, Trump said it was “something we could do later."
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🚨🇮🇶 Drone strikes hit Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah — Sputnik correspondent
Drone attacks were reported in the city of Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq, including near Sulaymaniyah International Airport, according to a Sputnik correspondent.
Circulating footage also appears to show a drone strike on the Titanic hotel and an attack targeting a United Nations building in the city.
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🗣 ‘If they surrender — or if there’s nobody left to surrender’ — Trump on what he wants from Iran
US President Donald Trump said “unconditional surrender” by Iran would mean the country either accepts defeat or reaches a point where it can no longer fight.
💬 “That means they cry ‘uncle,’ or they reach a point where they can’t fight any longer,” Trump said.
🚨 Missiles reported over northern and central Israel
Videos circulating online appear to show interception systems activating and successive explosions after Hezbollah rockets reached the settlement of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel’s Galilee region.
Other footage shared on social media reportedly shows Iranian missiles falling on Tel Aviv and areas of central Israel.
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🚨 ‘America is trapped in the quagmire of its wrong calculations’ — Security Council Secretary Larijani
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani commented on the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and the regional situation, IRNA reported.
Key points from his remarks:
◻️ Trump “threatened parts of the Iranian people today because no matter how much he tried, the people did not respond to him.”
◻️ “The people of Iran are united for Iran.”
◻️ The enemy’s goal from the start of the war was not a limited change, but Iran itself — its division and disintegration.
◻️ Trump and his allies thought they could apply a “Venezuela plan” in Iran, but “America is trapped in the quagmire of its wrong calculations.”
◻️ Iran does not welcome an expansion of the war, but if Europeans intervene, it will respond accordingly.
◻️ Larijani said Iran will “punish Trump for the assassination of the Leader of the Revolution, Khamenei, and we will never let him go.”
◻️ He said it would be better for Trump to “admit that he made a mistake and was deceived by Israel.”
◻️ Iran has no issue with Azerbaijan, but if any plot or flights against Iran originate from its territory, it will respond.
◻️ Regional countries now understand that the United States cannot ensure stability and know that Iran did not target them.
◻️ He also said attempts were made to incite ethnic groups against the government, adding that “Kurds are an authentic Iranian people” who know what happened to Kurds in Syria.
◻️ Larijani added that despite daily gasoline consumption reaching 190 million liters, fuel and essential goods have continued to be supplied without interruption.
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🇷🇺Damage from Kiev regime crimes in Donbass reaches $6.3B
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin on Saturday, who reported that the damage caused by crimes of the Kiev regime in Donbass has been estimated at 580 billion rubles (about $6.3 billion) following extensive forensic assessment.
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🚨🇮🇱IDF says it struck the IRGC Air Force air defense situation room in central Tehran, along with missile production sites, weapons depots, and additional military infrastructure overnight
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🚨🇮🇷IRGC says it targeted US forces at Bahrain’s Jufair base in retaliation for a US strike on a desalination plant on Iran’s Qeshm Island - state media
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🚨🇮🇷IRGC launches 26th wave of True Promise 4 operation, uses drones and new missiles to strike targets, claims all hits successful as enemy radar systems destroyed - Tasnim
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