Major Iranian drone and missile attacks are ongoing this morning against Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, with explosions being heard over Dubai and Manama.
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Clouds of thick black smoke can be seen billowing from Naval Support Activity Bahrain this morning, which houses the Headquarters for the U.S. Navyโs 5th Fleet, after the base was reportedly targeted yet again by ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran.
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Lebanonโs Minister of Justice Adel Nasar has ordered the security apparatus to arrest those responsible within Hezbollah for last nightโs rocket launchers towards Northern Israel.
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) fires a number of BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) from her forward and aft vertical launching systems, against targets in Iran, in support of Operation Epic Fury.
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Once again, explosions are being reported near Erbil International Airport in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
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Three one-way attack drones were reportedly intercepted this morning approaching Erbil International Airport in Northern Iraq, sources tell Reuters.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that a total of three F-15E Strike Eagles with the U.S. Air Force, flying in support of Operation Epic Fury, were mistakenly shot down this morning over Kuwait in โfriendly fireโ incidents involving Kuwaiti Air Defenses. All six aircrew ejected safely, have been safely recovered, and are in stable condition in Kuwait.
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Evacuations have been ordered throughout the Akrotiri Municipal District, and at Paphos Airport, by the Cypriot National Guard, after several Iranian one-way attack drones were shot down this morning approaching Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Two frigates with the Greek Hellenic Navy, including the Kimon-class frigate HS Kimon (F-601), will be deployed to Cyprus along with several F-16s of the Hellenic Air Force, in response to multiple drone attacks over the last day by Iran against Cyprus, according to the Greek newspaper Proto Thema.
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All American military bases are now on heightened alert, according to a U.S. official who spoke to ABC News.
Bases worldwide are now at Force Protection Condition Bravo (FPCON Bravo), which Department of Defense policy defines as โan increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists.โ This is the highest level of security before an attack is considered imminent or likely, indicated by FPCON Charlie.
Bases worldwide are now at Force Protection Condition Bravo (FPCON Bravo), which Department of Defense policy defines as โan increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists.โ This is the highest level of security before an attack is considered imminent or likely, indicated by FPCON Charlie.
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Overnight Sunday, a flight of three B-1B โLancerโ Long-Range Heavy Bombers with U.S. Air Forceโs 28th Bomb Wing, based out of Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, participated in strikes on aboveground ballistic missile launch and command-and-control sites in Iran, in support of Operation Epic Fury. Like the B-2As on Saturday, the B-1B flew a round-trip strike mission from the United States to the Middle East, passing over the Strait of Gibraltar, and being refueled over the Atlantic and Mediterranean by aerial-refueling tankers staged at bases in Europe.
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Satellite imagery dated Sunday, March 1, obtained by Planet Labs and Airbus Defence & Space, and analyzed by The New York Times, shows extensive damage to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, the Headquarters of the U.S. Navyโs 5th Fleet, with several buildings entirely destroyed, as a result of near continuous ballistic missile and drone attacks against the base by Iran.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth does not rule out putting American boots on the ground in Iran during this morningโs press conference, stating there are not currently any there, but that, โWe're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do.โ
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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. Navyโs 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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Speaking earlier with CNNโs Jake Tapper, President Donald J. Trump said regarding Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing strike campaign against Iran, โWeโre knocking the crap out of them - I think itโs going very well. Itโs very powerful. Weโve got the greatest military in the world and weโre using it.โ Trump also alluded to a further โbig waveโ of attacks against Iran that hasnโt occurred yet, telling CNN, โWe havenโt even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasnโt even happened. The big one is coming soon.โ
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