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A U.S. submarine used a torpedo to sink an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, the first such attack since WWII, the Pentagon said. Full story: https://abc7.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/
JUST IN: Russia says it's lost "all contact" with Iranian nuclear leadership. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, confirmed. Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev stated Russia has lost all contact with Iran’s nuclear leadership—no phones or emails answered—amid ongoing strikes. They’ve suspended Bushehr NPP work (70+ tonnes fuel at risk), but stay in hourly …
Britain's Armed Forces 'can't defend Middle East bases from Iranian missiles' – with crucial warships and submarines out of action https://t.co/jrPBdsp5yV — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 3, 2026 Keir Starmer today ordered a Royal Navy warship to set sail for Cyprus to defend a UK airbase from Iranian air attacks, after being humiliated into acting …
https://twitter.com/TmAlberto/status/2028889422402306288 Israelis must not have thought that Iran would retaliate the way they did because this is video of Iranian Ballistic missiles landing in Jerusalem! pic.twitter.com/upjsEnRONs — Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) March 2, 2026 https://twitter.com/GPX_Press/status/2028843004359069971 That is the sky over Israel — Iranian ballistic missiles pouring through seemingly without end in what was supposed to be …
Britain's Armed Forces 'can't defend Middle East bases from Iranian missiles' – with crucial warships and submarines out of action https://t.co/jrPBdsp5yV — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 3, 2026 France is sending warships and anti-air attack systems to Cyprus amid deepening questions about Britain’s ability to defend its own bases from Iranian attacks. Emmanuel Macron has …
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603020451 Holy shit… Iran is now strikcing Gulf energy infrastructure, as well as Cyprus Iran was a lot more prepared than anyone expected, and Trump/Israel canot continue this war for much longer if this goes on Energy prices are spiking And we're only at day 3 The world economy… — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 2, …
HUGE IRANIAN STRIKES rock the US base in Erbil, Iraq. Casualties already reported. Many American troops were inside. Trump is finished. pic.twitter.com/GTTW5QUhK8 — Parody Jeff (@Parodyjeffx) March 1, 2026 BREAKING: Iranian ballistic missile strikes Jerusalem; 7 reportedly injured. pic.twitter.com/Owa39vVUrS — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 1, 2026 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/2028198772015284323 This is a bit embarassing for NBC …
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116155069503653714 “Most of those people are gone. Some of the people we were dealing with are gone, because that was a big—that was a big hit,” he told me. “They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should’ve done it sooner. They played too cute.” https://archive.is/MDKUy#selection-793.221-793.484
$20,000 Iranian missiles are draining American $4m patriot missiles.pic.twitter.com/Rfq71WYgR8 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) March 1, 2026
🚨 WATCH: Footage shows an Iranian drone being intercepted right near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. pic.twitter.com/2o0tLftGlF — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 1, 2026 Headquarters of the US Intelligence Service, Dubai pic.twitter.com/uhK7gHRpas — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) March 1, 2026 It’s raining rockets and drones in Dubai 🚀 pic.twitter.com/fOI8xUQG12 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 1, 2026
JUST IN🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇴🇲🇦🇪🇧🇭🔥 Iranian missiles just bombed all across US bases in UAE, QATAR, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq. pic.twitter.com/v9JZxwrzSX — RKM (@rkmtimes) February 28, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, reports from CNN, Al Jazeera, BBC, Reuters, and others confirm Iran launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Bahrain (5th Fleet HQ), Qatar (Al Udeid), UAE (Al Dhafra), Kuwait, …
🇺🇸🇮🇷Iranian President Pezeshkian reaffirmed that Iran will not bow its head in the face of U.S. pressure. “We will not give up in the face of these challenges. We will work to strengthen our country’s standing, and we will do everything we can for our nation. This is what we… pic.twitter.com/RtUdAkjdNW — Visioner (@visionergeo) February …
🇺🇸🇮🇷🛢President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday that the U.S. will increase the economic pressure on Iran, mostly when it comes to oil sales to China. My story on @axioshttps://t.co/YeKCkmhiUR — Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) February 14, 2026 US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister …
«A number of sources have reported that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has deployed a Type 055 class destroyer to lead a contingent for operations around the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, including a smaller Type 052D class destroyer, and the Liaowang-1 maritime space-tracking and surveillance ship. At a time when the United States …
Just a day before nuclear talks between Iran and the US is set to take place in Oman, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin met with visiting Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi on Thursday, as the two sides focused their… pic.twitter.com/S2PVzZQf7y — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) February 5, 2026 Just …
All branches of the Iranian Armed Forces enter a maximum state of alert 🇮🇷🇮🇷‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ — WW3 Monitor (@WW3_Monitor) February 4, 2026 🚨 BREAKING | IRAN All branches of Iran’s Armed Forces have entered a maximum state of alert. — DC_Global_News (@DC_Global_News) February 4, 2026 🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iranian Armed Forces All branches of the Islamic Republic’s …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “We've been applying a maximum pressure campaign on Iran's oil exports to cut off the sources of the regime's funding, and what we have seen in the past month is a total financial collapse of the regime.” @SchmittNYC @SecScottBessent pic.twitter.com/1oMzdv5fW6 — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) January 15, 2026 Iran’s nationwide protests began in …
Iranian airspace is officially closed, per NOTAM. No aircraft may enter Iranian airspace without official permission. pic.twitter.com/AYYfvnEJSN — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) January 14, 2026 Iran has issued a Notice-to-Airmen (NOTAM) closing the entirety of the country’s airspace to all commercial flights, besides international flights that have previous permission from the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization. pic.twitter.com/iyLyXsA2i7 — …
New video shows the moment person drove U-Haul truck into Iranian protest in Los Angeles, California. Multiple injuries. pic.twitter.com/rlqr5dGwfg — AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) January 12, 2026 New footage of the aftermath after person drove U-Haul truck into Iranian protests in Los Angeles, California, injuring several people. pic.twitter.com/ydDTP86esy — AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) January 12, 2026
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country. President Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran as he …
Iran’s army vowed Saturday to join the crackdown on protesters, one of a number of stepped-up warnings from the country’s security services as demonstrations against the regime continue to grow and the death toll mounts. The army said Saturday it would “firmly safeguard national interests, strategic infrastructure, and public property,” blaming Israel and what it …
by Michael Global events are moving very rapidly now. If I keep adding more stuff to this article, I will never get it out on time. You are going to be shocked by some of the things that have just happened. It appears that the showdown in Iran between the protesters and the government is …
🚨🇮🇱💥🇮🇷 BREAKING: Israeli drones have reportedly hit an IRGC ballistic missile base near Shiraz, Iran. Iran’s Army and IRGC air defence tried to shoot them down — but couldn't stop the attack. pic.twitter.com/qYiOeAUqgJ — Defense Intelligence (@DI313_) June 29, 2025 Shiraz base hit in escalating conflict
Nearly everyone says Iran’s enriched uranium is unaccounted for, but the president says the bomb threat has been obliterated as he heads for a Nobel Prize. by David Haggith There is a lot of disagreement over President Trump’s claim that the US “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment program at all three major sites. A leaked US assessment …
The U.S. Navy has now positioned five ballistic missile defense destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea, all equipped to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles using Standard Missile-3 systems. These include the USS Arleigh Burke, USS Thomas Hudner, USS The Sullivans, USS Paul Ignatius, and USS Oscar Austin. Three of them were already operating in the Eastern Mediterranean. …
Israel’s military campaign against Iran has entered its second week, and the tempo is not slowing. On Day 8 of the conflict, the Israeli Defense Forces announced they had targeted and destroyed three Iranian missile launch platforms that were reportedly being readied for launch. According to the IDF, the platforms were located inside Iranian territory …
The light rail was supposed to be a symbol. Modern. Efficient. A sign that Israel’s urban core was stepping into the future. But that future has been hijacked by war. Less than two years after opening, the underground stations of Israel’s new transit system are no longer just for commuters. They’re shelters. Hundreds of civilians …
Overnight the 50 fighter jets of the Israel Air Force prosecuted three waves of attacks over Iranian territory. The strike packages, delivered over 3 hours, targeted a nuclear centrifuge hall critical to the regime’s enrichment supply chain in the Karaj area, west of Tehran. pic.twitter.com/XvspYOIMZl — dan linnaeus (@DanLinnaeus) June 18, 2025 Iranian missiles were …
