In a statement from U.S. Cntral Command (CENTCOM), CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that in addition to the targeting of a total of twelve nations throughout the Middle East, Iran fired seven one-way attack drones at civilian and residential neighborhoods last night in Bahrain.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B “Lancer” Long-Range Heavy Bomber seen arriving at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England earlier today, as preparations are now fully underway for the deployment of additional bombers to bases in Diego Garcia and the United Kingdom.

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At least 7 KC-135R Stratotankers with the U.S. Air Force are returning to air bases in Israel, after supporting fighter operations today, possibly by F-22 Raptors, over the Persian Gulf.

According to Israeli news reports, Israel assesses that Azerbaijan will strike Iran and/or join in the wider coalition against Iran as retaliation for Iranian strikes inside Azerbaijan yesterday. To date, Azerbaijan’s relationship with Turkey and more importantly Israel has strained their relationship with their neighbor Iran, as Iran has close ties to Russia and Armenia, nations that Azerbaijan increasingly finds itself at odds with.

According to N12, a U.S. official has said that the second phase of ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran is now in its second phase and is expected to last 12-14 days.

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) said it arrested a number of people linked to a criminal organization and Iran who were involved in planning a terror attack in the capital city of Baku. This comes following Azerbaijan’s vow to retaliate for an Iranian drone strike inside its borders the other day.

According to the U.S. Navy, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) transited from the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea.

Fire burning following an Iranian attack tonight against Camp Victory near Baghdad, Iraq.

President Trump met with key U.S. defense manufacturers today and announced on his Truth Social app that prime defense manufacturers, including BAE Systems, Boeing, L3Harris Missile Solutions, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Honeywell Aerospace, will quadruple production of “exquisite-class” or high end weapons. According to the President, the expansion of high-end weapons production began three months prior to the meeting and expansion of plants and facilities is already underway.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is continuing to work with Western Hemisphere allies and partners to “detect, disrupt, and destroy designated terrorist organizations that fuel violence and corruption.” As a part of this, SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan “directed the joint force to support Ecuadorian forces conducting lethal kinetic operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations within Ecuado,” per a SOUTHCOM statement.

Per a statement from SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan:
I congratulate our joint forces and the Ecuadorian armed forces for the successful operation against narcoterrorists in Ecuador. This collaborative and decisive action is a strategic success for all nations in the Western Hemisphere committed to disrupting and defeating narcoterrorism.

Video released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shows dozens of launches of Ballistic missiles against Gulf nations and Israel.

However, the release states that “Russia's principled stance [is] in favour of an immediate cessation of hostilities, [and] the rejection of force as a method to solve any issues,” something that directly contradict credible reports that Russia is providing Iran targeting information for U.S. bases and infrastructure across the region.

According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, their armed forces tracked and shot down 4 Iranian drones headed towards the Shaybah Oil Fields.

The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy a third carrier strike group to the Middle East near Iran in the coming weeks, according to a report by Fox News, with the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) and her Carrier Strike Group having now completing their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), expected to depart from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia sometime before the end of March for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area-of-Responsibility. However, due to the ongoing hostilities with Iran, it is not known if she will relieve the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), who entered the Red Sea on Thursday and has been deployed now for nearly 11-months, or if she will arrive to further reinforce the U.S. Navy in the Middle East.

According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, their armed forces tracked and shot down 4 Iranian drones headed towards the Shaybah Oil Fields.