🚨 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.

🇮🇳 India Unveils Project KAL Long Range Strike Drone

India has revealed Project KAL an indigenous 1,000 km range one way attack drone part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat push being developed by IG Defence.

The drone is designed for deep strike missions targeting radar sites,logistics hubs & military infrastructure with 3–5 hrs endurance & a high explosive payload.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 Day 7 Iran War Summary & Insights (March 6)

🇺🇸 United States

- Reports say at least 3 out of 8 US THAAD air defense systems have been damaged or destroyed by Iranian attacks.

- US aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea (likely heading toward the conflict zone).

- President Trump has privately shown strong interest in sending US ground troops into Iran (reported by NBC News).
- The US is thinking about lifting some sanctions on Russian oil to help with economic issues caused by the Strait of Hormuz being closed.

- The US State Department approved a big $151.8 million deal to sell 12,000 BLU-110 (1,000-pound) bombs to Israel.

- US forces used Apache helicopters to fight Iraqi militants (PMF) in southern Iraq.

- The US base called Victoria in Iraq was hit directly by drones.

- A US logistics company (KBR) in Basra, Iraq, was attacked by drones.

🇮🇱 Israel

- US and Israeli airstrikes hit Saqqez in northwest Iran.

- Large scale airstrikes by the US and Israel continued in Tehran (Iran's capital).

- A senior Iranian military leader and cleric, Ali Asghar Hijazi (Deputy Chief of Staff) was killed in Israeli attacks on Tehran (reported by Israeli Channel 12).

🇮🇷 Iran

- Iran attacked a tugboat in the Strait of Hormuz, causing shipping there to drop by 90%.
- Iranian forces are on high alert in Ardabil province (northern Iran, near Azerbaijan border).
- Russia is reportedly giving Iran intelligence on where to attack US military targets in the region (according to a US official in the Washington Post).

🌐 Other Gulf Countries 🇦🇪🇯🇴🇱🇧🇮🇶

- A Patriot air defense system in the UAE was hit by an Iranian missile.

- Iraq's National Security Service arrested a spy group of five people with Israeli connections holding Polish passports.

- The US Victoria Base in iraq was hit by drones.

- The US logistics company KBR in Basra was struck by drones.

- The Arjaan by Rotana hotel in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan) was hit by drones.

- The US is quickly working to replace a THAAD radar system destroyed by Iranian drones (per Wall Street Journal).

- The Israeli army (IDF) tried a large operation in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, but Hezbollah's Al-Radwan forces stopped it, forcing Israel to pull back (casualty numbers unknown).

- Hezbollah and IDF forces clashed in Khiam, southern Lebanon.

- Five IDF soldiers from the Givati Brigade were seriously hurt by gunfire near the Lebanon border (inside Israeli territory).

- The son of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was injured during military activity on the Lebanon border (per Israeli Channel 12).

🛢Brent crude oil price has gone above $90 per barrel due to the conflict & disruptions.

🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 Day 7 War Summary