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Explosions and air defense activity reported over Bahrain, following early warning of a ballistic missile attack by Iran.
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The United States joined Russia, China, Niger, and several other adversary countries on Thursday in opposing a resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agencyโ€™s Board of Governors denouncing Russian attacks on Ukraineโ€™s energy infrastructure, including off-site power supply plants for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, as a threat to nuclear safety, diplomats told Reuters.
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Two hotels and a residential building in Bahrainโ€™s capital of Manama were damaged in an Iranian drone and missile attack within the last few minutes, with no reported loss of life, according to the Ministry of Interior.
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Satellite imagery from Airbus Defence and Space appears to show a AN/TPY-2 Forward Based X-band Transportable Radar, the primary radar for the U.S. Armyโ€™s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System, having been damaged and possibly destroyed by an Iranian drone or missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. According to an investigation by CNN into this satellite imagery and others from bases in the region, buildings housing similar radar systems were also hit by Iran at two locations in the United Arab Emirates.
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Satellite imagery from Airbus Defence and Space appears to show a AN/TPY-2 Forward Based X-band Transportable Radar, the primary radar for the U.S. Armyโ€™s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System, having been damaged and possibly destroyed by anโ€ฆ
The estimated cost of a single AN/TPY-2 BMD Radar ranges from $500 million to $1 billion, with the United States only operating a total of thirteen, the 13th being delivered to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency by RTX's Raytheon in 2025.
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Damage from an Iranian one-way attack drone seen to a hotel tonight in Bahrainโ€™s capital of Manama, with the Ministry of Interior having previously reported damage to two hotels and a residential building as a result of attacks by Iran.
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U.S. officials tell CBS News that a total of three MQ-9 โ€œReaperโ€ Surveillance and Attack Drones with the U.S. Air Force have been downed so far during Operation Epic Fury. It's not clear where exactly the three drones crashed, but one of the Reapers attempted to crash off the coast of Iran, while another is believed to have been shot down during a โ€œfriendly fireโ€ incident by Qatar.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has just published footage showing several strikes earlier today against the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, a converted container ship turned drone carrier operated by Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), which is currently on fire and sinking in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas.
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Kuwait is under attack yet again by Iran, with the Kuwaiti Army saying in a statement minutes ago: โ€œKuwaiti Air Defenses are currently dealing with hostile missile and drone attacks that have breached the airspace of the State of Kuwait.โ€
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Several dozen officers with Iranโ€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), most members of the IRGCโ€™s Quds Force working as advisors towards Hezbollah, have fled the Lebanese capital of Beirut over the last 48 hours fearing they will be targeted by Israel, two senior Israeli defense officials and a third source with knowledge of the situation told Axios.
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U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that American forces were inadvertently responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school in Minab, Southern Iran, which Iranian authorities claim killed upwards of 150 children on Saturday, defense officials tell Reuters.
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Australiaโ€™s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Thursday that three submariners with the Royal Australian Navy were onboard the U.S. fast attack submarine, identified by CBS News as the USS Charlotte (SSN-766), a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, that sunk the Iranian Moudge-class frigate, IRIS Dena (75), in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
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During a phone interview Wednesday with Time Magazine, President Donald J. Trump spoke about the ongoing conflict with Iran, being asked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump acknowledges the possibility. โ€œI guess,โ€ he says. โ€œBut I think theyโ€™re worried about that all the time. We think about it all the time. We plan for it. But yeah, you know, we expect some things. Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.โ€
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According to three U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Post, Russia has provided Iran with intelligence on locations of U.S. ships, aircraft, personnel and assets in the Middle East in what has been described as a "pretty comprehensive effort." When asked earlier this week about the influence of China or Russia in the conflict with Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth responded "they're not really a factor here."
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The price of crude oil has topped $86/barrel and is continuing to rise amid the U.S./Iran war in the Middle East that has seen traffic in the Strait of Hormuz drop from 125+ vessels/day to less than 5 amid attacks on ships by Iran. The price per barrel on February 27th was $64.
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The Israeli Air Force has begun yet another wave of strikes against Isfahan and Tehran.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has published more footage of strikes over the last week against ballistic missile launchers and launch sites in areas of Southern Iran.
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No fighter jets or other military aircraft with the Chinese Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army (PLA) have been detected in or around Taiwanโ€™s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for the seventh day in a row, which according to @TaiwanMonitor represents the longest gap period since at least 2023. Coincidentally, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is approaching seven days, with U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran beginning last Saturday.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said on his Truth Social app that the only deal with Iran must involve their unconditional surrender, adding that after, โ€œthe selection of great and acceptable leader(s)โ€ will allow for the U.S. and its allies and partners to build Iran back up โ€œfrom the brink of destruction.โ€
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center has issued an advisory of an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, 6nm north of Oman on a tug with unknown projectiles.
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