U.S. loses 4th F-15; destroyer + 2 more THAAD's hit; U.S. running out of missiles; Trump seeks ground war - IRAN WAR NEWS - 4-Mar-2026 (update 2)
12bytes: The genocidal United States of Israel (may as well call it what it is) is in big trouble. The war they mistakenly thought would topple Iran in a few days has failed spectacularly. Iran is hitting the U.S. bases in the region and knocking out very important and expensive radar installations and air defenses left and right. Meanwhile, Israel is getting hammered constantly by missiles and drones. Both the U.S. and Israel are running out of interceptors as a result, hence why the U.S. will apparently pull munitions out of S. Korea and elsewhere in order to replenish its dwindling supplies. And the kicker is that Iran hasn't even broken out its more advanced missiles yet other than possibly one or two here or there. It's been dumping older missiles and cheaper drones in order to deplete the enemy air defenses and this has worked exceedingly well. When the hypersonic's are launched, a whole new realm of destruction will be realized.
Iran is certainly taking a beating as well, but it has prepared for this exact war for the last 20+ years. Unlike Iran's targeting however, the U.S. and Israel are killing a lot of civilians, including 165+ school girls which western media refuses to report on, and hitting civilian infrastructure. It seems the U.S. and Israel may be running out of targets due to being partially blinded by Iran's destruction of key infrastructure. Obviously there was no 'Plan B' and as a result Trump and his CIA are scrambling at the last minute to arm the Kurd's and potentially other terrorist groups and prepare them for a ground assault.
Worse still, all exit ramps for Trump to weasel out of this mess are closed. While the boasting fat-ass lies that Iran wants to talk, the opposite is the case. Iran has basically told the U.S. to go piss up a rope while it continues its military actions regardless of how badly Trump wants to end the war. Regardless of what Trump does, the U.S. will lose this war and Israel will be wrecked. It doesn't even matter if the U.S. and/or Israel deploy nuclear weapons. At the very least, besides likely igniting a 3rd world war, Trump and Bibi will be blamed and their reigns are over.
As if that weren't enough, Iran controls shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and this provides them with a massive amount of leverage on a global scale. Furthermore, the Houthi's control shipping through the Suez Canal and, as Trump found out last year, there wasn't shit his glorious Navy could do about it. Prices are already rising across the board, not only for oil, and Russia will benefit from increased oil and LNG prices since they export both.
Trump has started a war that his "greatest military in the world" is incapable of finishing. His administration failed to learn the lessons of last years '12 day war'. It failed to defeat even Yemen's Houthi's who kicked the U.S. Navy out of the Red Sea, twice, and it failed to comprehend the resilience of the Iranian people and their military capability. As a result the U.S. Empire will suffer greatly on a global scale. Iran holds all the keys now.
Perhaps most sad in all of this is that Trump opened a war in which many lives have already been lost, possibly, in part, to shift focus from his intimate ties to Epstein and a rape accusation involving an underage girl.
The 'no war' president will be discarded into the dustbin of history as one of the biggest failures the United States has ever known, thanks largely to his unwavering support for Israel, and the world at large will pay the price for his stupidity. Meanwhile, U.S. defense contractors and bankers are getting richer.
UPDATE 2
Marine Corps Veteran: "No one wants to fight for Israel"
12bytes: This is a video of former Marine Sgt. Brian McGuinness who had the guts to stand up during a Senate hearing and said what is on the mind of every true American; that no one should be dying for Israel. He was forcefully removed by the capital police and had his arm broken ion the process. McGuinness is running for the Senate in North Carolina.
Anti-Iran war protester breaks arm during fight in US Senate (DISTURBING VIDEO) - RT World News
An anti-Iran war protester was injured in a scuffle with a US senator and police after he interrupted a Senate hearing at Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Brian McGinnis, a Green Party candidate in a North Carolina senatorial race and former US Marine, shouted slogans in the middle of a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing featuring testimony from members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
As three police officers and Senator Tim Sheehy attempted to remove McGinnis from the room, he grabbed the door and yelled, "No one wants to fight for Israel."
Video of the incident shows McGinnis' right arm snapping, while a bystander is heard screaming, "His hand, his hand!"
Exclusive: Iranian officials say Israel carried out some of the drone strikes on Gulf energy sites | Middle East Eye
Iranian officials have accused Israel of carrying out some of the drone strikes on energy and civilian sites in the Arabian Gulf, calling the attacks a calculated bid to spark regional fury and pull Arab states into the war on Tehran.
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Two other Iranian sources told MEE that Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, had carried out some of the drone attacks, adding that the Islamic Republic had detected their activity on Iranian soil.
They said that authorities were in the process of locating the warehouses used by the Mossad to store their drones and that Iran was committed to "taking them all out".
"We would not be surprised if there are such warehouses and operational rooms in other countries in the region that Israel would use to target our Gulf neighbours from," one of the sources said.
Mossad is known to have built up a deep network of agents, informants, and logistics in Iran, allowing Israel to carry out a series of attacks on high-value targets.
Previous attacks have included the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist travelling at high speeds in a car on an isolated road with a remote-controlled automatic machine gun; malware attacks on computers running key parts of Iran's nuclear programme; and the theft of an archive of nuclear documents.
US shifting from precision munitions to 2,000-pound bombs in Iran war, Hegseth says | Middle East Eye
The US will begin using larger reserves of less-sophisticated weapons after assessing that Iranian air defences are degraded, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
"More bombers, fighters are arriving just today. And now with complete control of the skies, we will be using 500-pound, 1,000-pound, and 2,000-pound GPS and laser-guided precision gravity bombs, which we have a nearly unlimited stockpile," he said.
Tensions soar as Hegseth and Rubio feud over US troops in Iran | Middle East Eye
12bytes: This is yet another sign that the idiots in the U.S. never bothered to formulate a viable 'plan B'. They're navigating this war on-the-fly and the disaster that we see unfolding is the result.
Tensions are rising between US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the US's approach to the war on Iran, three former US officials and a senior regional official familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
Rubio and Hegseth were described as "at each other's throats" over the question of whether the US should deploy troops to Iran at Israel's request, the sources told MEE.
Hegseth is supportive of the position, while Rubio is deeply wary of entangling the US in a long war, the sources told MEE.
U.S. seeks $50 billion emergency budget to replenish weapons stockpiles after its aggression on Iran - Yemen Press Agency
12bytes: And Iran is only beginning to deploy its more advanced missiles.
WASHINGTON, March 05 (YPA) - The United States is facing significant challenges following its military escalation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, with consequences that have reportedly strained US military resources, according to Reuters report.
Citing official sources in Washington, Reuters stated that the US Department of Defense is seeking an additional $50 billion in funding to replenish weapons stockpiles depleted during the conflict with Iran.
The request, according to the report, reflects the scale of munitions usage and the pressures placed on US defense resources.
The agency also noted growing urgency within the Trump administration, reporting that the White House is pressing defense contractors to accelerate weapons production and warning of potential penalties for companies that fail to meet output targets.
Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by 'double-tap' strikes on Minab school | Middle East Eye
The girls' school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
"When the first bomb hit the school, one of the teachers and the principal moved a group of students to the prayer hall to protect them," one of the Red Crescent medics said, citing conversations he had at the time with survivors.
"The principal called the parents and told them to come and pick up their children. But the second bomb hit that area as well. Only a small number of those who had taken shelter survived."
Iran and Israel exchange a new barrage of attacks | Middle East Eye
Reports of strikes on Iranian and Israeli soil has been reported after nearly seven hours of calm.
According to the Israeli military, missiles launched from Iran have triggered alerts in several areas including Tel Aviv, with no immediate reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, an Al Jazeera correspondent reported the sounds of explosions in Tehran.
Iran deploys "Hadid 110" suicide drone into combat for first time - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 05 (YPA) - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has officially introduced the "Hadid 110" (also known as "Dalaho") loitering munition into active service.
According to Iranian news outlets, the aircraft is classified as the fastest kamikaze drone in Iran's current arsenal.
Iran shoots down six Israeli drones - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 04 (YPA) - Iran's armed forces announced on Wednesday it had destroyed six Israeli drones-mostly Hermes models-over the cities of Isfahan, Kurdistan, and Tehran in recent hours.
A military statement said ground forces, air defense, and internal security units intercepted the drones using local systems, coordinated through the country's joint air defense network.
In a related update, Iran's ground, naval, and air forces launched drone strikes today from multiple regions, targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, plus sites in occupied Palestinian territories.
Iranian media reported the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing fresh waves of rockets and drones at Israel in the past hours.
These actions continue Iran's "True Promise 4" operation, hitting US bases across the region and deep into Israeli territory in retaliation for US-Israeli aggression on Iranian soil.
The Israeli-US Attack on Iran
"It isn't the rebels who create the troubles of the world, it's the troubles who create the rebels."
Laith Marouf: Iran vs US & Israel - Now Hezbollah & Iraq Militias Step In!
Escalating Middle East conflict analysis: Hezbollah repels Israeli advances in South Lebanon, destroying tanks and drones despite minimal cover. Iran's precision strikes target Israeli military infrastructure from Golan Heights to Haifa, degrading northern air defenses. Strategic discussion covers potential Strait of Hormuz/Bab al-Mandab closures impacting European and Asian energy markets. Gulf states' vulnerability highlighted due to heavy dependence on food/water imports and desalination. Potential regime changes in Bahrain, Jordan, and Lebanon examined as regional dynamics shift. Nuclear escalation risks addressed with emphasis on rational restraint. Call for global civil action to pressure Western governments supporting the conflict. Analysis suggests this decisive phase could fundamentally reshape Western Asia's political order, with economic warfare, popular uprisings, and military coordination among resistance forces creating unprecedented pressure on imperial structures.
IRGC Ground Force launches 3 major operations in response to Israeli-US aggression
The Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has responded to the Israeli-US aggression against Iran with 3 major operations.
Announcing another phase of Operation True Promise 4 on Wednesday, IRGC's Public Relations stated that immediately after the joint Israeli-US aggression against Iran, its ground forces launched more than 230 assault drones towards targets in the Occupied Lands and US bases in the region.
"Firing dozens of drones in several waves towards the US military bases in Erbil, and Kuwait, and destroying several terrorist groups' headquarters in northern Iraq, were the first actions of brave soldiers of the IRGC against child-killing aggressors," said the announcement.
Hezbollah Draws First Blood Amid Israeli Invasion Of Southern Lebanon (Videos)South Front
Hezbollah intensified rocket and drone attacks on March 4, as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its control in southern Lebanon.
IRGC announces blinding US, Israels eye in region; vows harsher retaliation coming
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced staging the 17th stage of its ongoing Operation True Promise 4 against Israeli and American targets throughout the region.
The Corps made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, the fifth day since the launch of the operation in retaliation against unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic by Tel Aviv and Washington.
"With the successful destruction of more than seven advanced radars, the eyes of the US and the usurping Zionist regime in the region have been blinded," the statement read.
It also hailed bypassing the US's THAAD missile system, which has been deployed to try to protect the Israeli regime in the face of the reprisal, thus striking the building of the regime's ministry of war as well as the Ben Gurion airport, its busiest air terminal.
Attesting to the success of the operation, the Corps stated, was the continuous sound of sirens and the prolonged confinement of illegal settlers inside shelters across the occupied territories over the past 100 hours.
US embassy in Saudi capital set ablaze after drone attack: Riyadh
The United States embassy in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, has been set ablaze after at least a pair of drones hit the premises of the American diplomatic mission, the Saudi defense ministry says.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the news, claiming that the drones set a "limited fire" to the compound in the early hours of the day, while images and footage of the incident revealed that the premises were burning in raging fire.
Reports of large explosion 60 km away from Kuwait port | Middle East Eye
The master of a tanker reported seeing a large explosion nearby Kuwait's Mubarak al-Kabeer port, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
"There is oil in the water coming from a cargo tank which could have some environmental impact, the vessel has taken on water, there are no fires reported and the crew are safe," UKMTO noted in an advisory note.
Iran War Narrative Battles /Lt Col Daniel Davis - YouTube
RT documents death and destruction in Tehran inflicted by US-Israeli strikes (VIDEO) - RT World News
The city of Tehran has been subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by US and Israeli forces, with the strikes targeting multiple government and public sites across the Iranian capital, according to RT's Tehran bureau chief, Hami Hamedi.
Ten Epstein Revelations You Might Have Missed
Epstein Plotted War With Iran
Ehud Barak became one of Epstein's closest associates, staying for extended periods of time at the billionaire's residences. The pair would email, text, call, and meet constantly. A search for
"Ehud Barak" elicits more than 3500 results in the latest file dump alone.
The pair would talk politics, and shared a vision of the United States attacking Iran. In 2013, with negotiations between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran stalling, Epstein emailed Barak stating, in typically poor spelling and grammar: "hopefully somone suggests getting authorization now for Iran. the congress woudl do it."
Epstein would get his wish in 2025, when his close associate Donald Trump began bombing the country.
How Iran war may accelerate the fall of US empire | Middle East Eye
For more than two decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been circling a single horizon.
He has warned about it, lobbied for it, and dramatised it at podiums from Washington to the United Nations. Now it is here.
The war he long argued was inevitable has arrived: a direct clash with Iran, carried not by Israel alone, but by the full military weight of the United States.
This is neither a limited strike nor a calibrated show of force. It is the most dangerous and reckless confrontation of its kind; a war not born of American necessity, not compelled by imminent threat, not sanctioned by Congress or the United Nations, but driven by an Israeli vision of regional remaking.
CANDACE CROSSES THE RUBICON: ISRAEL DID 9/11 -- Gerald Celente
This one is a MUST HEAR. As the war with Iran escalates and the mainstream media covers up the horrible details, Candace Owens crossed the Rubicon today by Tweeting that 'Israel' pulled off 9/11. One of the world's top trend forecasters Gerald Celente returns to SGT Report after nmore than a decade to spill the beans about Israel, Epstein and this horrific new Zionist war.
UPDATE 1
Another girls' school targeted in US-Israeli attacks on Iran
The US and Israel have targeted another girls' school in Iran, a day after the funeral of dozens of schoolgirls who were killed at the start of the unprovoked aggression against Iran.
The Director General of Education of West Azerbaijan Province announced that Esmat girls' high school in District 1 of Urmia was seriously damaged by Israeli and American missiles and has become "unusable."
"Fortunately, this criminal Zionist attack didn't cause any casualties," he added.
This comes a day after a funeral procession was held for the 170 victims of a deadly US-Israeli strike that targeted a girl's elementary school in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
Iran's security chief: Does America come first or Israel with 500 US soldiers killed?
Iran's security chief says US President Donald Trump has inflicted a heavy loss on his country by launching a war with Iran that was only the result of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warmongering tactics.
In a post on his X account on Wednesday, Ali Larijani, who serves as secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said that the United States had lost some 500 soldiers since it joined Israel in a war on Iran on February 28.
Larijani said that the heavy loss has exposed Trump's deceitful mantra of putting America First.
"Mr. Trump, swayed by Netanyahu's clownish antics, has dragged the American people into an unjust war with Iran.
Now he must calculate: with over 500 American soldiers killed in just the past few days, does America still come first-or Israel?" he said in the post.
IRGC: 650 casualties for US military in two days as Iran missiles force aircraft carrier to flee
A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says more than 650 US military personnel have been killed and wounded within the first two days of Iran's retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 by Iranian Armed Forces against US military installations and warships across West Asia.
IMPORTANT VIDEO: When you make a deal with the devil...you get screwed. I can't stop laughing.
Finally. Someone is getting screwed besides the American taxpayer. Wallah Snack bar! And at the same time Trumpenstein leaves our military exposed to missile strikes. Is this how the soldiers got killed in Kuwait? To protect the fake Jews? You know the ones with the pentagram on their flag.
A senior Saudi official just accused the United States of abandoning Gulf allies and redirecting its entire air defense shield to protect Israel - while Iranian missiles were actively striking American military bases across the region. The unnamed official told Al Jazeera that Washington left Gulf states "at the mercy of Iranian strikes" despite those nations hosting the largest concentration of US military bases outside American soil.
The numbers are devastating. According to Stimson Center fellow Kelly Grieco, the UAE burned through up to $2.28 billion in interceptors in just 48 hours defending against Iranian drones and missiles that cost Iran a fraction of that amount. For every $1 Iran spent on a Shahed drone, the UAE spent $20-28 shooting it down. And Middle East Eye reports the US is now stonewalling Gulf requests to replenish those depleted interceptor stocks.
Operation Epic Fury - the joint US-Israeli strike campaign that launched February 28, 2026 - was initiated from Gulf bases without Gulf consent. Iran retaliated against every GCC nation except Oman. Three American soldiers are dead in Kuwait. Dubai's Jebel Ali Port caught fire. The Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain was targeted. Kuwait's international airport took a direct drone hit.
And the country that started this war is reportedly prioritizing Israel's defense over its own troops and partners.
This video breaks down the full accusation, the interceptor math, the petrodollar implications, and why every US ally on earth is watching this moment with growing alarm.
12bytes: Ok, first of all, fuck the Gulf Arab states. They deserve everything they're getting for being an accessory to the illegal war on Iran. Secondly, they can eliminate the Iran threat by kicking the U.S. out of their countries and then they'll have nothing further to whine about.
New wave of attacks devastates key US base in Bahrain as Iran strikes back
A fresh wave of Iranian retaliatory strikes has crippled a major US air base in Bahrain, with strikes destroying command centers as Iranian forces continue launching firm response to the US-Israeli aggression.
"Ten key and strategic command points and equipment complexes of the American terrorist forces at the 'Sheikh Isa Air Base' in Bahrain were heavily hit by Iranian projectiles," The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on the 15th wave of operation "True Promise 4".
IRGC pounds bases of anti-Iran terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) carried out a wave of missile and drone strikes against the main bastions and headquarters of the anti-Iran terrorist groups in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
US defenses overwhelmed by Iran's drone and missile barrages: WSJ
Iran's constant firing of drones and missiles has clearly challenged the United States' ability to reach its military objectives in the country and its capability to defend allies and assets in West Asia, an analysis by the Wall Street Journal shows.
U.S. RUNNING OUT of INTERCEPTORS: Gulf States DESPERATE for Support Against IRAN | Mark Sleboda
The U.S. and its Gulf vassal states are quickly running through their supply of air defense interceptor missiles, with Bloomberg reporting that the UAE is "projected to exhaust its interceptor missile stock within one week at the current rate of fire, and Qatar within four days; both are urgently seeking additional military support from the United States."
This, as the Middle East Eye noted that the Trump Admin is "stonewalling" requests for more intercepters, even as one anonymous former Gulf official told the outlet: "We have shot several years' worth of production in the last few days."
International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted that given the glaring shortages with U.S. munitions stockpiles, he was surprised the U.S. and Israel embarked on the 12-day war last year, let alone this latest attack on Iran. And the growing desperation from Trump and Netanyahu raises concerns that they could try to get the upper hand in this conflict with the use of a tactical nuclear weapon against Iran...
'Trump is the most pro-Israel president in American history' - fomrer CIA officer
Some experts say that whatever the outcome of the current Middle East conflcit, the attack by the US and Israel on Iran will have consequences far beyond the fate of the Islamic Republic itself.
To discuss the situation in the Middle East, we speak with John Kiriakou, former CIA Officer and host of 'Deep State'.
IRAN, HEZBOLLAH LAUNCH UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON ISRAEL + NATO DEFENSES SHOOT DOWN MISSILE OVER TURKEY
For the first time, Iran and Hezbollah are launching simultaneous attacks on Israel, as they continue to work to wear down the fleeting supply of air defense interceptors of the U.S. and its allies in the region.
This, as Turkey has issued a complaint after it says Turkish and NATO air defenses shot down an incoming "Iranian missile" headed for Turkish airspace.
Not only is NATO a party to this war, but U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now publicly bragging that the U.S. used a torpedo to sink an Iranian ship in international waters...
IRGC: 16th wave of retaliatory strikes hit heart of occupied territories; enemy casualties stand at 680
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced execution of the 16th wave of its underway Operation True Promise 4 against renewed Israeli-American aggression towards the Islamic Republic.
In a statement issued in late Tuesday, the Corps noted that it had struck the "heart and the northern parts of the occupied territories" with "effective" missile and drone operations conducted by its Aerospace Division.
CNN journalists abducted by Israel while reporting on damage from Iranian strikes
12bytes: The Israeli's are strictly forbidding the exporting of news regarding the immense damage Iran has and continues to inflict. They did the same during the 12 day war.
The Israeli regime has detained two CNN journalists reporting on the damage caused by Iranian drone and missile strikes against Israeli targets.
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The live feed was abruptly cut as Israeli military personnel approached the crew and halted the broadcast.
The incident took place shortly after Iranian armed forces launched a missile attack targeting Tel Aviv.
Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli troops near Lebanon's Khaim | Middle East Eye
In a statement, the group said its fighters detonated an explosive device, which was followed by clashes with Israeli troops. It added that there were casualties among Israeli soldiers.
In a separate statement, the group claimed a rocket attack on Israeli soldiers gathered in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona.
Iran Hormuz Closure Causes Energy Supply Shock; US Mulls Invasion; Fears Long War; Tehran Devastated - YouTube
Handala group hacks notorious Israeli think tank known for anti-Iran propaganda
The Handala hacking group says it has breached the Israeli regime's so-called institute of national security studies (INSS) known for anti-Iran propaganda work.
In a statement, the group slammed the INSS for relying on deception, media manipulation, and brainwashing of Jews.
It warned that the institute had previously believed it could end wars within days, but this time the conflict will be different and unending-a battle between good and evil, light versus darkness.
Handala announced that classified documents, top secret correspondence, confidential recordings, and highly secret bulletins will be released soon.
Israeli security forces believe Iran government 'not close to collapse' | Middle East Eye
The Israeli security forces believe that Iran's ruling establishment, despite suffering heavy losses from US-Israeli bombardment, is not close to collapsing, Walla reports.
A source within the security forces told the Israeli news site that "the Iranians have learnt" from the last war between Israel and Iran in June 2025.
Iran denies attacks on Oman as it warns of US-Israeli 'false-flag' ops
12bytes: Israel is likely responsible. The Zionists want to expand the war as widely as possible in the name of their 'greater Israel project'.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran has denied any involvement in military strikes against the territory or ports of the Sultanate of Oman, following reports of drone attacks at the Duqm and Salalah ports.
In a statement released via its Communications Center, the General Staff categorically rejected claims of aggression against its "friend and neighbor," Oman. The denial comes as regional energy infrastructure reportedly faces a wave of unexplained aerial strikes.
US military claims to have struck or sunk over 20 Iranian ships | Middle East Eye
US forces have struck or sunk over 20 Iranian ships since the country launched its attacks on Tehran, the US Central Command said on Wednesday.
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165 Broken Hearts in Minab: Is This Your True Face, West?
While politicians in Washington and Tel Aviv rub their hands together with the smug grins of overfed hyenas, in southern Iran, in the city of Minab, the earth has opened up to receive one hundred and sixty-five children's bodies.
One hundred and sixty-five girls, students of the "Shajareh Tayyebeh" elementary school, will never see their mothers again. They won't grow up and won't become doctors or teachers. Their flesh is mixed with the rubble of desks and textbooks because someone in the Pentagon decided this school was a military target.
This isn't just a war crime. This is a ritual sacrifice on the altar of their own self-importance.
Silence of World Media on Deaths of Schoolgirls in Iran Defies Description - MFA
The silence of the world media about the deaths of schoolgirls in Iran defies description, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
None of those who carried out the deadly attack on a school in Iran and none of those who identified with the authors of the strike admitted the wrongness of what they had done, the spokeswoman noted.
Rights group says over 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since Israeli-US attacks began | Middle East Eye
At least 1,097 civilians have been killed across Iran since the Israeli-US war began, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
The organisation said the toll includes 181 children under the age of 10.
IRGC: more than 680 US and Israeli soldiers were killed and injured in the conflict with Iran
"According to intelligence reports and field observations, enemy military losses increased to more than 680 killed and wounded by the fourth day of the battle," the IRGC press service said in a statement.
Trump STUCK in IRAN WAR as Tehran REFUSES Talks, HITS Israel + U.S. Bases | Ben Swann
While Tehran has made it clear that THEY have been the ones refusing U.S. offers to negotiate, President Trump is now claiming HE is the one who told Iran it was "too late" for talks. This, as Trump is ignoring reports that the U.S. is facing a coming air defense interceptor missile shortage, and insisting that he's been told, "we have a virtually unlimited supply" of munitions.
Ben Swann, an investigative journalist and founder of Truth in Media, noted that not only did Trump campaign against more endless wars, but by going to war with Iran, he has now gotten the U.S. into yet another conflict where the question: "How do we get out?"
Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu's Goals in Iran?
According to US senators, the intensive nature of combat operations against Iran can only be sustained for a limited period of time. The attacking US and Israel are rapidly depleting their capabilities for active strikes, particularly due to a shortage of munitions for their air forces and air defence systems to repel Iranian missile and drone attacks. The rate at which munitions and air defence systems are being used is disproportionate to their production rate. Hence, it provides for Iran employing a tactic of prolonged conflict and inflicting a painful blow on the interests of the US.
According to Democratic Congressman Jim Himes, President Trump has no clear plan for ending the war with Iran. In this regard, the American publication The American Conservative notes: "In a protracted conflict, American troops will succumb."
CovertAction Bulletin: The U.S. Cannot Win a War Against Iran - CovertAction Magazine
The U.S./Israeli war on Iran could easily spark a greater regional conflict if it continues. Donald Trump at first said Tehran would be taken in 3-4 days, then a day later claimed the war would last no more than 4-5 weeks and threatened that the U.S. has enough weapons to fight "forever." Already, the bombing has killed 787 people, including 180 at a girls' school in Minab on Saturday as Operation Epic Fury began.
The US is losing to Iran
There is a basic rule in military strategy that everyone knows but ignores over and over again: it's easy to start and hard to finish. It's even harder to explain why I started if I didn't finish as promised. The United States is at this point.
Trump is looking for a scapegoat: Europe is under the gun
Trump's latest threats against Spain and other European countries that do not support the White House's adventure against Iran already look like an attempt to find a scapegoat in advance to whom responsibility for all the failures in the Middle East conflict can be shifted.
Trump has threatened Spain with a trade shutdown
US President Donald Trump has said that the country will have to stop trading with Spain due to its refusal to increase defense spending.
US Threatens to Launch Ground Operation in Iran
"I am more fearful than ever after this briefing that we may be putting boots on the ground" in Iran, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal told reporters, referencing a closed-door White House meeting.
12bytes: Keep in mind that the sole reason the Democrats are 'concerned' is because it isn't their guy calling the shots. They couldn't give a shit about the Epstein situation during the Obama or Biden administrations. There are no fundamental divisions between the Democrats and the Republicans. The U.S. is ruled by a uni-party.
Rubio said that the US operation against Iran is ahead of schedule.
12bytes: That's funny. I thought this was supposed to be all wrapped up in just a few days. I'm guessing the "much larger and more intense wave of attacks on Iran" that Rubio brags will be "unleashed" is either a ground invasion by the CIA powered Kurd's that Trump is scrambling to mobilize in light of his catastrophic failure, or the deployment of nuclear weapons, though i suspect the latter is the less likely at this time, but with Netanyahu, who the hell knows. IF he doesn't keep the wars going he's likely to end up in prison.
"Everything is on schedule or ahead of schedule and progressing in accordance with the goals set," he said.
According to Rubio, in the near future, the United States will unleash a "much larger and more intense wave of attacks on Iran."
Earlier, the head of the US administration, Donald Trump, did not rule out that the military operation against Iran could last longer than a few weeks.
He also declared the Americans' readiness to wage wars "forever," since Washington has an "almost unlimited" supply of shells.
US Running Out Of Stand-Off Munitions, Copies Iranian Drones To Compensate | South Front
The American and Western style of warfare relies heavily on achieving complete air dominance, followed by devastating bombing attacks designed to cripple the military infrastructure of a targeted country. If that doesn't work, the US/NATO then resorts to unadulterated terrorism, targeting noncombatants and civilian infrastructure. During the early stages of the (First) Cold War, this approach was used against Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and numerous other countries. However, it never resulted in a strategic victory. On the contrary, it only galvanized the resistance of the local populace, strengthening their resolve in the face of American/Western terror bombing strategy.
IRGC strikes American destroyer in Indian Ocean - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 04 (YPA) - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, announced that its naval forces had carried out a successful missile operation targeting a strategic American destroyer in the Indian Ocean.
The IRGC said in a statement early on Wednesday that in continuation of Operation True Promise 4, missiles were launched at a strategic US asset in the Indian Ocean.
A US destroyer that was refueling from a An American tanker ship in the Indian Ocean, some 650 kilometers off Iranian southern coasts, was hit by Qadr-360 and Talaeiyeh Missiles of the IRGC Navy, the statement said.
According to intelligence reports, there was extensive fire on the decks of the two vessels, sending plumes of smoke into the ocean sky.
Iranian air defenses impose new deterrence equation over region - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 04 (YPA) - In a significant development highlighting what Tehran describes as its growing deterrence capabilities, Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday that another F-15 fighter jet of the US had been shot down by the Iranian air defense systems.
The claim follows an earlier statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which said three US F-15 jets were downed near Kuwait.
Iranian officials accused Washington of trying to cover up the incident by blaming "friendly fire," asserting that the aircraft were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti defenses.
Satellite Images Confirm Iran Struck Two More THAAD Systems In Saudi Arabia And JordanSouth Front
Satellite images released by Planet Labs and other sources on March 4 confirmed that Iran managed to hit two additional American-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems, one deployed in Saudi Arabia and another in Jordan.
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Typically, each system consists of six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors, at least one AN/TPY-2 radar, radio equipment, and requires 95 soldiers to operate.
A THAAD system could cost anywhere from $1 to $3 billion. The cost of the AN/TPY-2 radar alone could be well over $500 million. Meanwhile, a single interceptor costs just over $12.7 million.
Just a day earlier, it was confirmed that Iran was able to strike both of the UAE's THAAD systems.
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Separately, Planet Labs released a satellite image showing heavy damage at the American-made AN/FPS-132 radar site near Al Udeid Air Base close to the Qatari capital, Doha.
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Other satellite images shared by The New York Times show destroyed radar domes and satellite communication thermals of the U.S. military at Al Udeid Air Base, as well as at Ali Al Salem Air Base in central Kuwait, and the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet near Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
The latest images indicate that Iran didn't just inflict heavy losses on the U.S. and its allies, but also succeeded in disturbing their anti-missile capabilities.
The U.S. will likely deploy additional air defense assets from other parts of the world to make up for these losses. There are no guarantees, however, that Iran won't simply strike the new systems again.
Missile, drone strikes hit Harir US Air Base in Erbil - Yemen Press Agency
ERBIL, March 04 (YPA) - Videos shared on online appear to show fires broke out inside a US military base in Erbil, northern Iraq, following a reported missile and drone attack - the latest sign of escalating tensions between Iraqi armed factions and American forces in the country.
'Iran Crippling Mideast Communication Hubs Exposes Cracks in US Air Defenses'
The New York Times earlier published satellite images showing that Iranian missile and drone strikes had crippled communication infrastructure at several American military facilities in the Middle East.
"Disabling US radar stations in the Middle East is a serious loss because these systems play a key role in protecting American bases from missile threats," military expert and air defense historian Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik.
Hezbollah says it targeted military base near Tel Aviv with drone swarm | Middle East Eye
Hezbollah said it has targeted an Israeli military base near Tel Aviv in central Israel and a naval base in Haifa in the north with swarms of attack drones.
Did Kuwait really shoot down three US F-15s? - RT World News
The US military wants you to believe that its worst day of air combat losses since the Vietnam War was the result of a "friendly fire" mishap. But do some digging and that story begins to look far-fetched.
The US Missile Defense Shortage is Worse than Imagined
Donald Trump made a bold and provably wrong claim yesterday about the US air-defense missile inventory:
"The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better - was stated to me today we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. Wars can be 'forever,' and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries' finest arms!). At highest end we have good supply but not where we want to be. Much additional high-grade weaponry is stored for us in outlying countries."
I will now show you conclusively that Trump is gaslighting the public, at least with respect to the PAC-3 MSE missiles. The PAC-3 MSE (Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement) is effectively the primary missile used in the modern Patriot system for most high-priority threats, particularly in current U.S. Army and allied operations as of 2026.
Veteran War Correspondent Reveals How to Tell When Analysts Talking About Iranian Losses Are Lying
"In every war, destroying a launcher is a very popular claim because it implies that the Israelis have reduced future attacks. This is a domestic and international message that 'we have achieved the main objectives of the military campaign'," says Elijah Magnier, a prolific journalist and war reporter covering Middle East conflicts since the 80s.
"But the standard of evidence it's another matter," the veteran observer told Sputnik.
"What is credible is before and after imagery. So showing an identifiable launcher vehicle, and they have to be authentic, not a decoy. And then geolocated strike footage, with clear launcher signature, and [a] pattern of fire decline consistent with launcher attrition," Magnier explained.
"The Americans and the Israelis can claim that they've hit a 'suspected' launch site and they've used this term a lot, which means there is no proof of a launcher present, or there are strikes on empty pads or decoy equipment," Magnier stressed.
Aerial Battle Heats Up Over Middle East With Israeli F-35 Shooting Down Iranian Yak-130 (Videos)South Front
An Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet shot down a Russian-made Yak-130 trainer jet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) over Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic, the Israeli military announced on March 4.
The incident marks the first-ever downing of a manned aircraft by an F-35. It also marks the first time in some 40 years that the IAF has engaged in air-to-air combat with manned aircraft.
Submarine sinks Iranian warship off coast of Sri Lanka - Reuters - RT World News
A reported submarine attack has sunk an Iranian naval frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka, according to Reuters, citing sources in Colombo's navy and defense ministry.
Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault | Middle East Eye
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have neither confirmed nor denied reports of a possible ground advance from Iraq into western Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli war.
Despite reports that Washington is considering backing an opposition-led assault, the White House has yet to take a final decision on its next move, sources have told Middle East Eye.
UAE, Qatar intercept missiles and drones | Middle East Eye
12bytes: For every older missile and cheap drone Iran launches, multiple extremely expensive interceptors have to be deployed and their supply is limited. These shoot-downs are not a missed opportunity for Iran, rather they are achieving their goal of depleting enemy air defenses.
The UAE Ministry of Defence said its forces shot down three ballistic missiles and 121 drones targeting the country. Officials added that eight drones fell inside Emirati territory.
Meanwhile, the Qatari Ministry of Defence reported that its air defences intercepted 10 drones and two cruise missiles on Wednesday.
Bahrain says air defences shot down 74 missiles and 95 drones | Middle East Eye
The Bahrain Defence Force said its forces have destroyed 74 missiles and 95 drones targeting the country since the beginning of what it described as the aggression.
Eight hospitals hit since start of war: Report | Middle East Eye
Iran has reported that eight hospitals have been struck since the war began, accusing Israel and the United States of violating international law.
Sri Lanka recovers bodies after Iranian frigate sinks | Middle East Eye
Sri Lanka's navy says it has recovered several bodies after an Iranian naval vessel sank off the country's southern coast following a reported explosion.
Five killed in overnight strikes on Iran's Isfahan | Middle East Eye
Iranian media say at least five people have been killed after overnight attacks struck Isfahan province in central Iran.
Nine explosions reported east of Tehran: Report | Middle East Eye
Multiple explosions have been reported east of the Iranian capital, according to state-linked media.
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 civilians in Lebanon - Yemen Press Agency
BEIRUT, March 04 (YPA) - At least 11 civilians were killed and 23 others were injured at dawn Wednesday following Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the latest local media reports.
Earlier, Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a four-story apartment building in the eastern town of Baalbek killed at least four people and wounded six others.
In the villages of Aramoun and Saadiyat south of Beirut, the health ministry said Israeli strikes killed six people and wounded eight others, warning that this was a preliminary toll.
Another Israeli strike also hit a hotel in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
The cumulative death toll across Lebanon has risen dramatically, with health officials reporting that from Monday through Wednesday dawn, Israeli attacks have killed 60 people and wounded 349 others. The figures represent one of the deadliest periods in the current escalation.
Oil tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz plummets by 90 percent: Report | Middle East Eye
Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted by 90 percent since Israel and the US launched their five-day onslaught on Iran, energy market intelligence firm Kpler reported.
This comes after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had "complete control" over the passage, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped.
On Monday, Brigadier-General Ebrahim Jabbari, a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, threatened to "attack and set ablaze any ship attempting to cross".
This has largely halted commercial maritime traffic through the all-important passage, with at least four tankers struck and key maritime insurers cancelling war-risk cover for vessels operating in the Gulf.
European nations facing 'hell' over Iran war energy disruption - Serbia - RT World News
12bytes: The Strait of Hormuz is Iran's golden bargaining chip. Controlling shipping in the strait provides them with a huge amount of leverage that can be used later to force the elimination of sanctions and, potentially, kick Israel out of Gaza and the West Bank. While the focus is on oil, there is a massive amount of other commodities and products that are transported through the strait. Europe, already in a dire economic situation, will crumble if the strait is closed for much longer and prices around the world will skyrocket as we are already beginning to see. Lastly, the "closure" of the Strait of Hormuz is not a physical one; Iran does not need to physically block ships from passing. All they need to do is make it dangerous for shipping and the insurance companies will no longer provide coverage and this has already happened.
"We are entering an impossible situation. If this continues everyone in Europe will have a literal hell," he told journalists. "Unless the Strait of Hormuz is opened, oil prices will kill us all." Belgrade is preparing to roll out fuel subsidies and is fortunate to have significant reserves, Vucic added.
Thousands of commercial ships are reportedly unable to transit the strait due to ongoing hostilities. Iranian forces have threatened to attack any vessel attempting to cross and have reportedly struck several oil tankers.
Tehran aims to raise the cost of the attack for the US and its allies. "The Americans, with debts of thousands of billions of dollars, are dependent on the region's oil, but they should know that not even a drop of oil will reach them," Ebrahim Jabari, a commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), told local media.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Washington intends to offer insurance "at a very reasonable price" and possibly naval escorts to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
While the unfolding energy slump poses a global risk, US allies in Europe are particularly vulnerable due to their politically motivated rejection of Russian supplies and reliance on LNG imports, including from Qatar.
Politico: The United States is considering ways to protect tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
12bytes: Hmmm... I know! Hire the Houthi's!
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of providing military protection to oil and gas tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The goal is to curb the rise in energy prices, writes Politico, citing sources.
Behind the Trump-Netanyahu Attack on Iran - Global Research
The Trump-Netanyahu attack is a multiple whammy: distracting from Congressional behind-closed-doors investigation of Trump's possible involvement with Epstein's pedophilia; Netanyahu's dream of annihilating Iran; Trump's attempt to hurt China's economy in favor of the US by increasing energy prices, disrupting supply chains ... and most certainly more.
IN OTHER NEWS:
US Launches Military Operation in Ecuador - Command
The United States has launched another military operation, jointly with the Ecuadorian armed forces, against organizations designated as terrorists in Ecuador, the US Southern Command said.
"On March 3, Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces launched operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador. The operations are a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism," the command said on Tuesday.
Trump Signed a Directive to Accelerate 6G Deployment to Operate "Implantable Technologies" - Global Research
12bytes: I literally had to check the date to make sure it wasn't April 1st.
This will likely involve a newly developed AI brain implant known as the Biological Interface System to Cortex (BISC) developed by teams at Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Stanford University, and the University of Pennsylvania:
"A radically miniaturized brain implant called BISC is redefining what's possible in human-computer interaction, offering a paper-thin, wireless, high-bandwidth link directly to the brain."
"With over 65,000 electrodes and unprecedented data throughput, it enables advanced AI decoding of thoughts, intentions, and sensory experiences while remaining minimally invasive."