💥🚢🇮🇷 At least five vessels have been struck in retaliation for U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran. amid the deteriorating security environment here is a map showing the current targeted ships

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🇮🇷❌🇮🇱 — Exclusive: An Iranian ballistic missile descends towards Tel Aviv.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇯🇴 — A loud explosion heard near American military infrastructure in Jordan.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱 — An impact in Tel Aviv.

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Trump is already talking to the NYT about cannibalizing global stocks of munitions/interceptors

A glimpse into how bad the situation already is

🔗 https://archive.ph/FIHR2

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🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, dodges a question about the U.S' exit strategy from Iran.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱 Video of an Iranian missile impacting Tel Aviv.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇧🇭 The American-flagged bulk oil tanker, M/T STENA IMPERATIVE, 1 of 10 tankers that are part of the U.S. Navy’s Tanker Security Program (TSP), tasked with guaranteeing the military access to fuel delivery in global conflict zones and national emergencies, was struck this morning by several projectiles launched by Iran while pierside at the Port of Bahrain.

The attack resulted in several fired onboard which have since been extinguished, though the extent of damage to the vessel is still unknown.

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🇺🇸❌🇬🇧 The British PM, Keir Starmer, wants to stay out of the American-Israeli war with Iran but US president, Donald Trump is forcefully trying to drag him into the conflict says POLITICO.

Late on Sunday, Starmer conceded to the US the right to use British bases for operations against Iran which were attacked afterwards by Iranian and proxies.

Starmer has so far refused to condemn the actions of the US, Israel or Iran, which drew harsh criticism from the leftwing and rightwing opposition.

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, criticised Starmer for "not standing up to Donald Trump" while UK Reform leader, Nigel Farage, said Starmer should change his mind and join the war against Iran.

🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-war-crisis-uk-leader-keir-starmer-fresh-political-bind/

🚢 Strait of Hormuz traffic drops sharply amid regional escalation

Vessel activity in the Strait of Hormuz has shifted materially following recent US strikes on Iran and the subsequent regional escalation. According to real-time traffic analysis, transits through the chokepoint fell by approximately 70% after 16:00 UTC on 28 February, compared with levels 12 hours earlier.

MarineTraffic playback shows visible behavioural changes across the region over the past three days, including U-turns, idling, reduced speeds, and last-minute diversions, particularly after maritime security warnings were issued. Watch the playback of vessel activity in the Strait of Hormuz over the past three days.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇧🇭🇶🇦🇦🇪🇸🇦🇰🇼 Iran fired 1200+ projectiles at five countries in the first 48 hours. Most were drones. These saturation attacks aim to overwhelm air defenses and drain interceptors. $20-50k Shahed drones vs. $4.19M PAC-3 interceptors put US and its partners on the wrong side of the cost curve.

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🇶🇦🇦🇪🙏🇺🇸 The UAE and Qatar are pressuring US president Donald Trump to end the bombing campaign against Iran and seek a diplomatic solution — Bloomberg

📝: Three days into the war and the cessation of all flights and ship transports to the Gulf Countries is causing severe economic pain.

Another point worth mentioning is that all potable water available in Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE is imported and the drinking water available is getting used up extremely quick.

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🇶🇦🇦🇪🙏🇺🇸 Bloomberg: UAE and Qatar Urge Allies to Help Trump Find Off-Ramp on Iran

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are privately lobbying allies to help them persuade President Donald Trump to reach for an off-ramp that would keep US military operations against Iran short, according to people familiar with the matter.

The countries are seeking to build a wide coalition to advance a swift and diplomatic end to the conflict, the people said, in order to prevent regional escalation and a prolonged energy price shock. They were speaking on condition of anonymity discussing matters that have not been made public.

A Qatari assessment shared with Bloomberg News warned that if shipping lanes in the region remain severely disrupted by the middle of this week they would expect to see a more significant market reaction for natural gas prices than Monday’s sharp spike.

Privately, both the UAE and Qatar are working to quickly improve their air defense capabilities, the people familiar with the matter said. Officials at Qatar’s International Media Office and the UAE’s foreign ministry didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

The UAE has requested assistance from its allies with medium-range air defense, while Qatar has asked for help to counter drone attacks — which have emerged as a greater threat than ballistic missiles — the people added. Qatar’s stocks of Patriot interceptor missiles will last four days at the current rate of use, according to an internal analysis seen by Bloomberg News.

📝: In 3 days Qatar and the UAE have exhausted their interceptor stocks and are seeking new ones to be delivered.

🔗 https://archive.ph/gNd7T