Pro-Iranian protests have been continuing in Baghdad all day. Once again, they come under fire (most likely tear gas) from those "protecting" the US embassy.

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Iran Daily:

CNN: Iran has rejected the UAE and Saudi Arabia's request to designate a land area in the Iranian desert for bombing and declare it as a retaliatory response to Iran's attacks.

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Araghchi:

We've had two decades to study defeats of the US military to our immediate East and West. We've incorporated lessons accordingly.

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The pieces of the current mosaic are adding up to a very predictable picture.

АДЕКВАТ Z:

🈁The Israeli press is hinting that the Americans, through Italian intermediaries, have offered Iran a ceasefire today or tomorrow, but this brilliant idea was either ignored or dismissed outright.

The Lord of the Galaxy is seriously suggesting that Iran is just two weeks away from obtaining a nuclear bomb, and insists that victory is even closer than he could have imagined.

The Pentagon, or rather CENTCOM, acknowledges three killed and five seriously injured, and both of these figures are wholeheartedly believed by all observers.

Among the not-so-trivial targets hit by Iran today, we can mention the French military base in the Emirates and an Emirati offshore oil platform. There are also plenty of trivial targets, but even taken together, they don't live up to Larijani's morning promise of a devastating strike, and we continue to wait for the implementation of these plans - for example, at night.

Israel, which has been dealt some serious blows today, is promising even more terror, and this seems a strong argument in favor of the process becoming self-sustaining - these guys were always ready to go all out from the start.

Asian markets will open after the weekend in just a few hours, and things are expected to be hilariously entertaining there (and not just there, of course, but in all markets).

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An Iranian missile gets through the air defense in Haifa, Israel.

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The Pro-Iranian protests continue in Baghdad even as they are fired upon with tear gas, and reportedly live ammunition.

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More rockets falling onto Jerusalem.

A multiple-warhead fragmentation missile was seen in the skies of the West Bank, followed by massive explosions in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

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Across the defensive missiles that can stop Iranian threats, the U.S. currently produces roughly 1,800 to 2,000 interceptors annually. Of these, about 700 to 800 are high-end varieties specifically designed to intercept ballistic missiles (primarily the PAC-3 MSE and THAAD). Meanwhile, Iran maintains a stockpile of approximately 2,500 ballistic missiles, hundreds of cruise missiles, and tens of thousands of drones. Iran has restored its industrial capacity to produce up to 250 ballistic missiles (ranging from 100 to 300 depending on the source) and thousands of drones per month. Because standard defense doctrine requires firing 2 or more interceptors to guarantee a stop against a single ballistic missile, a combined launch of roughly 400 ballistic missiles and 600 drones/cruise missiles could theoretically deplete a full year’s worth of U.S. air defense production.

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🇦🇪 The UAE is closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling its ambassador, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

❌The UAE authorities have announced the suspension of trading on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges for two working days.

Trading on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) will be closed on Monday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The decision was made by the regulator, the Capital Market Authority, amid an escalation of the conflict following Iran's strikes on UAE territory.

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