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Per Fox News, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida tomorrow to be briefed by CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on ongoing operations against Iran.
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Office has just published a new advisory about a suspected attack on a merchant ship in the Northern Persian Gulf 30NM southeast of Mubarak Al Kabeer, Kuwait. The ship reported a large explosion on the port (left) side of the ship and a visible oil sheen on the water as a small craft departed the vicinity.
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On Monday, a Qatari F-15QA shot down a pair of Iranian Su-24s that were detected crossing that Persian Gulf at low-altitude in the direction of Qatar, with officials telling CNN that the Su-24s came โ€œwithin two minutesโ€ of launching strikes on U.S. forces at Al Udeid Air Base.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has identified the fifth soldier of six that were killed while serving with the U.S. Armyโ€™s 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait on Sunday, after the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) they were in was struck by a one-way attack drone launched from Iran. The fifth soldier is identified as Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, who died on March 1, 2026, in Kuwait.
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The U.S. Department of Defense had identified who is believed to be the sixth and final reserve soldier with the U.S. Armyโ€™s 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command that was killed in an Iranian drone strike at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait on Sunday, as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, who was at the scene of the incident and has been missing since March 1, 2026. Positive identification of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marzan will be completed by the medical examiner, as an investigation continues into the attack on the Port of Shuaiba.
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Video footage has now been released of the moment the IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi, a Soleimani-class corvette serving with Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN), was targeted today by a U.S. strike off the coast of Bandar Abbas. Immediately following the strike, some kind of munition - likely an anti-ship cruise missile - is seen cooking off from the flight deck of the Shahid Sayyad Shirazi.
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The Qatar Ministry of Interior announced that it is evacuating residents who live near the U.S. Embassy in Doha as a temporary precautionary measure. Out of an abundance of caution, please avoid the immediate area of the U.S. Embassy.
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We have made the decision to delete reports made last night regarding the crash of a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran and the successful evacuation of the crewmembers by U.S. and Israeli Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR). Defender Media maintains confidence in its sources, however, the story is as of now being officially and publicly denied by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has placed a request with the Pentagon for more military intelligence officers at it's headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days, but likely through September, according to Politico.
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In a notable development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and committed to send Chinese envoys to the Middle East in an attempt to mediate some sort of peace process between nations that are involved in the conflict with Iran.
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New footage from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) showing strikes against Iranian forces across Iran, as Operation Epic Fury continues.
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According to a release from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two Russian Tu-142 bombers were detected and tracked while operating inside the Alaskan and Canadian air defense identification zone (ADIZ). The U.S. and Canada launched U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft, two F-22 fighter aircraft, four KC-135 tankers, one E-3 AWACS, two Canadian CF-18 fighter aircraft, and one CC-150 tanker to positively identify, monitor, and intercept the Russian aircraft in the American and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones.

The Russian aircraft did not enter Canadian or U.S. sovereign airspace, according to the release.
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According to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense, Iran targeted Nakhchivan International Airport with drones today. Per the release, Azerbaijan is preparing โ€œretaliatory measures to defend [the] countryโ€™s territorial integrity and sovereignty.โ€
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According to the Qatari Ministry of Defense, Iran fired 14 ballistic missiles and 4 drones at the country and that 13 ballistic missiles and all 4 drones were intercepted by Qatarโ€™s Armed Forces. The 14th missile fell in the territorial waters of Qatar.
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The Israel Defense Force has released footage of an F-35 Adir shooting down an Iranian Yak-130, which was announced Wednesday.
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Explosions have been reported in Bahrain following the latest round of attacks from Iran.
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Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has issued the following statement following the impact of suspected Iranian munitions in the country:
"We will not tolerate this unjustified terrorist act and aggression committed against Azerbaijan. The armed forces have been instructed to prepare and implement countermeasures."
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Several large fires are currently burning at the primary refinery for the Bahrain Petroleum Company in Ma'ameer, following a short-range ballistic missile attack against the facility and other nearby infrastructure by Iran.
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Footage shows the impact of an Iranian ballistic missile in Bahrain amidst a new wave of Iranian drone and ballistic missile strikes.
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Additional footage claimed to show Iranian ballistic missiles at a high altitude over Jordan. A new wave of Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes is now underway across the Middle East.
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