ABC news reports that a third U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS George H. W. Bush is being deployed from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia to the Middle East.

Zelensky arrived in the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

He stated that they discussed the security situation in the region, Iranian strikes, and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. He also mentioned the Ukraine's air defence developments, including drone interceptors, and stated Ukraine and the UAE agreed to cooperate in the field of security and defence.

Reminder: The UAE is sponsoring the world's largest genocide since 2005 in Sudan by supporting its proxy group (the RSF) so it can steal gold from Sudanese mines. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed, nearly 9 million have been displaced, and 25 million have been affected by famine.

In terms of responsibility for death and destruction, the UAE far surpassed Israel over the last few years.

Of course, states will always engage in Realpolitik, especially if you're Ukraine who is engaged in an existential war and stuck in the middle of a great power proxy conflict.

But I still think its important to remain human and point out the moral and ethical implications of certain actions.

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Today (March 27), Hezbollah published a total of 58 statements regarding recent operations targeting Israel and the IDF in Israel and southern Lebanon, down from yesterday's 94.

This brings their total stated operations since the beginning of the war to 945, with an average of 36.35 per day since March 2.

Note: Hezbollah only announces a small fraction of the total operations carried out against the IDF, and often combines multiple attacks into one statement. This graph only counts total Hezbollah statements.

Israeli fighter jets accompanied by a refuelling aircraft are seen operating over Syrian airspace as they continue to attack targets in Iran.

Iran's Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters reports that they targeted an U.S. naval support and reinforcement ship this morning, located near the Omani port of Salalah.

They did not specify if the ship was actually hit.

An Iraqi militia drone struck a target in the Dohuk Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Israeli/US airstrikes are targeting Tehran, Iran.

Strikes are reported in the Sohrevardi Neighbourhood of District 7, the northeastern suburbs of Tehran, and the eastern suburbs of Tehran.

Smoke is seen rising over northern Tehran after US/Israeli airstrikes.

Air defence activity is reported in Tehran.

Fighting between Hezbollah and IDF troops in the town of of Al-Bayada, southern Lebanon is ongoing. The IDF made a ~10 km incursion here from the Lebanese border in recent days.

A new large wave of Israeli airstrikes is targeting numerous parts of southern Lebanon. This has been ongoing for the last couple of hours and continues to this minute.

Among these strikes, a targeted assassination strike was carried out on a car in the town of Jezzine.

The Salalah Port in Oman has suspended all operations for approximately 48 hours after 2 Iranian drones struck it, resulting in damage to one of the port cranes and the full evacuation of the port.

Scenes from eastern Tehran after US/Israeli airstrikes targeted the city. Renewed strikes are also reported on the northeastern suburbs of the city.

Smoke is seen rising from the Lavizan District of northeastern Tehran after US/Israeli airstrikes.