BREAKING: Iranian kamikaze drones hit a French military base near Erbil Airport in northern Iraq, wounding six French soldiers.

Iraqi sources claim a French helicopter caught fire after being struck by suicide drones in Erbil.

🛰️ Satellite imagery shows a huge impact crater at Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE, reportedly caused by an Iranian Khorramshahr-series ballistic missile with a very large warhead.

BREAKING: CENTCOM says a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft was lost during Operation Epic Fury in friendly airspace.

The incident involved two aircraft: one crashed in western Iraq while the other landed safely.

CENTCOM said the incident was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.

Rescue operations are ongoing.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić:

Serbia will not join NATO and intends to maintain its neutrality.

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is the U.S. Air Force’s primary aerial refueling aircraft, in service since the late 1950s.

Crew: typically 3 — pilot, copilot, and boom operator.

About 550 aircraft remain in service out of 732 built.

Netanyahu on Iran:

These achievements are increasing the status of Israel as a superpower more than ever.

Our threats come and go. But when we become a regional superpower and in many respects a global superpower, we have the power to push away threats and ensure our future.

The lost KC-135 aircraft was carrying 6 crew members.

No words on their condition.

Source: CBS

CBS reporter says the other KC-135 aircraft “was hit, but landed in Israel.”

Trump on Iran:

Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.

The U.S. issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil that is currently stranded at sea, aiming to stabilize global energy markets disrupted by the Iran War and shipping problems in the Strait of Hormuz.

A power struggle inside the White House is shaping Trump’s shifting messages about the Iran War.

Some advisers warn that rising oil and gas prices could damage public support and urge a quick, limited end to the conflict, while hawks push for continued military pressure on Iran.

Trump has alternated between claiming victory and saying the fight must continue.

Source: Reuters

French President Macron:

Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion of the 7th Battalion of Chasseurs Alpins from Varces died for France during an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq.

Several of our soldiers have been wounded. France stands by their side and with their loved ones.

The U.S. has used years’ worth of key munitions, including expensive Tomahawk missiles, since the start of the Iran War.

The rapid depletion is raising concerns about military stockpiles, high war costs, and the ability to replenish weapons.

The Pentagon plans to request up to $50 billion in additional funding, which could trigger a major political fight in Congress.

Source: FT

Senator Ted Cruz on Iran:

Mossad’s intelligence penetration is extraordinary.

A U.S. warship fired its deck gun at an Iranian vessel that approached the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea, but missed.

A U.S. helicopter then struck the vessel with two Hellfire missiles.

The status of the Iranian ship and crew is unknown.

Source: CBS

The United States is preparing a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, mainly including PAC-3 and NASAMS air-defense missiles.

The deal is reportedly ready for approval by Trump, but officials may wait until after his planned late-March trip to Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping before announcing it.

If approved, it would be the largest U.S. weapons sale to Taiwan ever, with another $6 billion in additional defense systems possibly following.

Source: Reuters

Stephen Miller on Iran:

There has never in history been a more total, asymmetric, one-sided annihilation of the enemy than what is unfolding right now in Iran.

NATO's SACEUR General Alexus Grynkewich:

What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve.