🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 Day 6 Iran War Summary & Insights (March 5)

🇺🇸 USA

- The US embassy in Kuwait has suspended all operations.

- US losses 5th Jet as Basra Iraqi police told Al Jazeera they were searching for a US pilot of a downed fighter jet in Basra, Iraq but CENTCOM denies the report but specifically says it wasn't shot down.

- CENTCOM has requested additional military intelligence officers at its Florida headquarters to support ongoing operations against Iran for at least the next 100 days.

- Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine reported that Iranian ballistic missile launches have decreased by 86% and one way drone launches by 73% since the war began on February 28th.

- The US Navy conducted strikes on an Iranian drone naval ship.

- Three MQ-9 Reaper drones have been downed in Iran since the operation started according to a US official.

- US and Israel continue joint strikes, primarily targeting western Iran.

🇮🇷 Iran Insights

- Visual confirmations indicate Day 6 saw Iran achieve the highest number of successful impacts on targets since the war's start.

- Iran conducted strikes near Al Udeid airbase in Qatar.

- Iran targeted and achieved a direct impact on Ali Al Salem Airbase in Kuwait causing a huge fire that burned for several hours.

- Multiple impacts reported at the BAPKO oil facility in Bahrain.

- Direct impacts on hotels in Bahrain possibly indicating targeted assassination attempts.

- Iranian and Hezbollah cluster bombs struck multiple locations in Israel, including near Ben Gurion airport.

🇮🇱 Israel

- Iranian and Hezbollah cluster bomb attacks impacted areas near Ben Gurion airport.
- Joint US-Israel strikes continue, focusing mainly on western Iran.

🚢 Maritime Insights

- Tanker and commercial cargo vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped by 90%, according to Kpler reports.

- China instructed its largest oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline due to risks of global energy supply disruptions from the Middle East war.

🌐 Other Gulf Countries,Lebnon(Hezbollah) & Regional Developments

- Saudi Arabia,UAE & Kuwait are discussing withdrawing from US and other foreign investments as the economic toll from the war increases.

- An Iranian drone struck an airport in Azerbaijan but iran denies it's wasn't their drone.

- In response to Israel's evacuation notice for areas south of the Litani River an additional evacuation order was issued for the entire Dahieh district of Beirut affecting an estimated half a million residents.

- Members of Hezbollah's elite Radwan force received orders to engage in combat against the advancing IDF in southern Lebanon.

- The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported 77 dead and 527 wounded since the start of the renewed Israeli-Hezbollah war.

- Hezbollah issued an evacuation notice to Israelis in northern Israel.

- Multiple IDF soldiers were seriously injured in ground clashes with Hezbollah forces.

🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 Day 6 War Summary

🚨 USA Loses Its 6th Jet in Iran Conflict

Initial reports suggest another American aircraft possibly an F-18 was downed over Kuwait.

*This brings the total USA jet losses to 6 (check comments for details on the previous 5).

🇮🇷 Iran Deputy FM Says Forget Iran Trump Can't Even Elect New York Mayor

At Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh strongly criticised Donald Trump saying he wants to appoint Iran’s leader but “cannot even appoint the mayor of New York.” Khatibzadeh also accused the US of bombing a primary school & warned that Iran will push the US out of the Persian Gulf.

Khatibzadeh also met India’s EAM S. Jaishankar & said Iran values its relations with India.

🔺GULF Countries Discuss Withdrawing From US contracts Over Iran War

Saudi Arabia,UAE,Kuwait & Qatar are reviewing possible investments & budgets in the US as the Iran war strains their economies.

The move has reportedly caught the attention of the White House as Gulf states & its largest sovereign wealth funds had earlier pledged major investments in the US during Donald Trump’s visit to the region.

🇺🇸 Trump Only Iran's UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER Acceptable

Trump says there will be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender.

Meanwhile yesterday Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Rejected Cease Fire Negotiations & said iran ready for U.S. ground invasion we are waiting for them.

🇮🇳 India Provided Refuge To Iran Warship Irins Lavan

The Iranian vessel requested shelter on 28 Feb received clearance on 1st March within hours of its request and has been docked in Kochi since.

All 183 Iranian sailors are given accomodation in Indian Navy quarters.

🚨Insane Video footage has emerged purporting to show an Iranian ballistic missile impacting Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia earlier this week.

🇺🇸 America To Refund Billions Collected Under Trump Tariffs

USA customs agency says it will create a new system within 45 days to refund tariffs that were earlier imposed by Donald Trump but later ruled illegal by the United States Supreme Court.

🔺Around $166 billion in tariffs paid by more than 3,30,000 importers may be refunded once the new automated system is ready.