Iranian strikes at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base damaged a U.S. E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft along with multiple refueling aircraft. Source: Air & Space Forces

Tehran, tonight.

Saudi official on Al Jazeera: "American defense is focused on Israel — without concern for the defense of the Arab Gulf states, which host many of the military bases."

BREAKING Reuters, citing security sources, reports that Katyusha rockets have targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

IRGC: Iran strongly welcomes the escort ​of oil tankers and that U.S. ​forces will be there for the crossing of the ‌Strait ⁠of Hormuz. And we are, by the way, awaiting their presence.

Damaged U.S. AN/TPY-2 radar, part of the THAAD missile defense system, at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The radar is used to detect and track ballistic missiles at long range.

Heavy damage at U.S. military base Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The majority of U.S. casualties occurred at this base.

The Washington Post reports that U.S. intelligence sees no signs of uprisings or internal splits in Iran.

The last photo of Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, a third-grade student killed in the reported U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab, Iran. He is waving goodbye to his mother.

BREAKING Qatar says it will not allow the US to use its airspace against Iran.

Saudi Arabia condemned Iran for attempting attacks on Türkiye and Azerbaijan, calling the actions aggressive and unjustifiable. Saudi Arabia expressed full support for both countries and warned that Iran’s actions risk escalating regional tensions.

BREAKING Iranian drone hits Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.

They respect Türkiye’s sovereignty and denied launching any missile toward Turkish territory, the Iranian General Staff said in a statement. “We respect the sovereignty of our neighboring and friendly country Türkiye and deny any missile launch toward it,” the statement said.

The Pentagon is rushing additional air-defense systems to the Middle East, especially smaller, cheaper counter-drone technologies, after Iranian Shahed drones killed U.S. troops in Kuwait.

BREAKING Kurdish forces from Iraq launched a ground offensive into Iran. Thousands of Kurdish fighters moved into Iranian territory and took combat positions on Monday, March 2. Source: i24NEWS

Putin: Russia could stop supplying gas to European markets now, rather than in a month as the EU wants, and redirect supplies to more promising markets.

NEW Iran’s government has launched an emergency plan to manage the country during a prolonged war, focusing on securing essential goods, supporting livelihoods, maintaining production inputs, and maximizing national infrastructure.

Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping suspends its operations in the Gulf region.

Qatar says it arrested two cells working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Qatar. Surveillance operations led to the arrest of 10 suspects, 7 of whom were tasked with espionage missions and 3 with sabotage operations.

BREAKING Iran's Tasnim claims another U.S. F-15 Eagle jet was shot down by the air defense system of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.

BREAKING Trump on Spain: Spain told us that we can't use their bases and that is alright we don't need them. If we want, we can just fly in and use it. Nobody is going to tell us not to use it.

Loud bangs heard in — Dubai — Abu Dhabi — Doha

The Iranian military says it targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with missiles.

BREAKING Iran launches missiles to Israel.

Turkish President Erdoğan: "Iran–Türkiye border has remained the same since 1639. The Iranian people are our brothers and sisters."

BREAKING Initial reports indicate that Iranian Parliament building has been targeted by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.

BREAKING Air raid sirens sounding in Aqaba, Jordan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: American soldiers fleeing to hotels will not be a reason for them to avoid being targeted.

Iranian media report that Tehran’s Golestan Palace, a UNESCO-listed heritage site, has been damaged in U.S.–Israeli strikes.

BREAKING The Strait of Hormuz has been closed, and any ship attempting to pass through could be targeted, an adviser to the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said.

CENTCOM: Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO. The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over.

Graves being prepared for 165 victims of the Minab school massacre in Iran, after a U.S.-Israeli strike on the school on the first day of the offensive. The victims are mostly girls aged 7–12.

BREAKING Qatar says its air defenses shot down two Iranian Su-24 aircraft, seven ballistic missiles, and five drones that targeted areas in the country.

Goldman Sachs warns that if the Strait of Hormuz is shut for a month, European gas prices could jump up to 130%.

BREAKING QatarEnergy says it halted LNG production after military attacks on its facilities in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed.

BREAKING Iran fires missiles on Israel.

BREAKING Saudi official says the US abandoned them and redirected its air defense to protect Israel. “They left all the Gulf states that host American military bases at the mercy of Iranian strikes.”

BREAKING A plume of smoke rises above the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, according to an AFP correspondent.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani: Trump dragged the region into turmoil with “delusional ambitions” and now says he is concerned about further American casualties.

The F-15 pilot ejected and survived.

BREAKING A U.S. fighter jet has crashed in Kuwait.

Iranian Professor Foad Izadi: We are fighting the Epstein class. They either r*pe little girls or bomb little girls.

BREAKING Suspected impact at RAF Akrotiri Air Base near Limassol. A loud explosion was heard in the area, with sirens activated at the base and aircraft scrambled. Source: Hallel Bitton Rosen

NOW Large fire at a U.S. naval facility near Salman Port in Bahrain.

BREAKING An Iranian missile carrying cluster warheads struck central Israel.

UAE announces closure of its embassy in Tehran and withdrawal of its ambassador from Iran.

Iranian drone strike hit an ammunition warehouse at a U.S. base in Erbil, in Iraq. Secondary explosions and a large fire were observed at the scene.

BREAKING A Royal Air Force Typhoon operating out of Qatar as part of the joint UK–Qatar Typhoon Squadron has shot down an Iranian drone that was heading toward Qatar.

Trump: I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian naval ships, some relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — they will soon be at the bottom of the sea. In another attack, we largely destroyed their naval headquarters.