Day: March 2, 2026
This temporary operations center in Kuwait is where an Iranian drone managed to penetrate air defense systems and claimed the lives of 6 American soldiers
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) Mar 2, 2026
Donald Trump has said he launched a war against Iran because it was the “last, best chance” to stop the country’s regime.
Speaking at the White House for the first time since attacking Iran, the President said the US is continuing to carry out “large scale combat operations” – more than 1,250 targets have already been struck.
The Iranian Red Crescent said at least 500 people had been killed in Iran. Six US service personnel are confirmed to have been killed.
Iran has continued retaliatory missile attacks against US allies across the Middle East. Meanwhile Israel has launched multiple strikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, warning that military operations won’t end until the threat is fully “removed”.
Oil and gas prices have surged following Israeli and US strikes on Iran, and retaliation by the regime that has forced shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the region and disrupted shipping in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
There are warnings that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could lead to a sustained rise in oil prices, fuelling inflation and undermining global economic growth.
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One key objective of Operation Epic Fury: ensuring Iran can NEVER obtain a nuclear weapon. pic.twitter.com/NKaBaTYzFP
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 2, 2026
More ballistic missiles fired again at Northern Israel by Iran.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Mar 2, 2026
It is the third day of strikes in the Middle East today, part of the U.S.-Israel led Operation ‘Epic Fury’ that started over the weekend against Iran. Iran and its proxies have been returning fire, targeting Israel and other nations in the region with missile strikes targeting oil infrastructure. President Trump has said the IRGC no longer has a headquarters, nearly fifty of their military leaders have been killed, nine Iranian military vessels have been sunk, and he is also mourning three American service members killed and five wounded adding ‘there will likely be more before it ends.” FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Amichai Chikli, the Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism in the Government and former IDF Combat Officer, who says plans to take out Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have been in the works for years. Click Here To Follow ‘The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition’
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Trump tries to avoid the Iraq trap. He practices 21st-century gunboat diplomacy in Iran, as he did in Venezuela, writes Walter Russell Mead @wrmead
on.wsj.com/4scoyGo— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) Mar 2, 2026