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USAF strategic bombers, a B-2 Spirit and a B-52 Stratofortress, during operations to strike Iran.
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will hold a press briefing at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday.
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According to a release from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), military forces under SOUTHCOM launched a joint operation with Ecuadorian forces against โ€œDesignated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuadorโ€ on March 3, 2026.
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F-35B Lightning lls and Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4s with the Royal Air Force take-off from air bases in the Middle East to carry out combat air patrols in defense of British personnel and allied nations across the region, tasked with shooting down hostile drones launched by Iran.
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According to a release from the Israel Defense Forces, an Israeli F-35 Adir fighter jet shot down an Iranian Yak-130. This is the first shoot down of a manned fighter jet by an F-35 Adir.
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The United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Office has issued a warning about an attack in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the warning, a container ship has reported being hit by an unknown projectile just above the water line causing a fire in the engine room.
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According to a release from the Turkish Ministry of National Defense (MOND), an Iranian ballistic missile was intercepted by NATO air defense systems after flying over both Syria and Iraq heading toward Turkish Airspace. After the interception, the Turkish MOND said that debris from the interceptor fell in Hatay Povince in Southern Turkey and that no casualties or injuries have been reported.
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The Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, sank after an unknown vessel attacked it, according to Sri Lankan officials who responded to the Denaโ€™s mayday calls. Early reports indicated that a foreign submarine struck the vessel while it was on the way back from a defense review in India, but Sri Lankan authorities have since denied such claims. Additional reports of over 100 Iranian sailors missing have also come in but have not yet been confirmed.
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U.S. officials have now confirmed that a submarine with the U.S. Navy was responsible for the targeting this morning of the Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka. Over 100 sailors of the Iranian Navy remain missing following the attack, with only 32 being rescued โ by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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The IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi, a Soleimani-class corvette serving with Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN), has been targeted by U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province.

Video credit: @hey_itsmyturn
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The Israeli Air Force has announced that fighter and strike aircraft targeted Iranian air defense and detection systems at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran early Wednesday.
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Per Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a single Mk. 48 torpedo was used to sink the IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka.
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When asked on Russia and China's statements on the ongoing strikes against Iran and if it factors into the U.S. decision-making process, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said โ€œI donโ€™t have a message for them and they are not really a factor here.โ€
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Photo from the briefing at the Pentagon detailing strikes from both the U.S. and Israel and strikes from Iran.
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Video just now released showing the sinking of the IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka with a Mk. 48 Torpedo.
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