The Israeli army said it destroyed Ali Khamenei's underground bunker beneath the leadership compound in central Tehran. The bunker spanned multiple city blocks, with several entrances and rooms for senior regime officials.
❗️Russia is providing Iran with targeting intelligence on US military positions including warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported, citing three officials. Six US soldiers were killed in Kuwait in strikes analysts link to the intelligence sharing.
500 Ukrainian defenders have returned home over the past two days, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Lubinets said. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, 6,922 Ukrainians have been repatriated.
Ukraine has returned another 300 prisoners of war and two civilians from Russian captivity, Zelensky confirmed. The POWs include soldiers from the Army, National Guard, and Border Service who defended Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mariupol. The US mediated the exchange.
Satellite imagery captured March 5 shows at least two oil storage tanks burning at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the UAE, with a third completely burnt out after Iranian attacks. Fujairah is one of the world's largest ship refuelling hubs.
Azerbaijan is deploying what appears to be DANA M1 self-propelled artillery systems to its border with Iran and has recalled its diplomats from Tehran.
Ukraine's SBU Alpha Special Operations Center struck an aircraft repair plant in Yevpatoria and destroyed two Pantsir-S2 systems, a Mohajer-6 drone, a ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, two fuel tankers, and a Forpost drone ground control station near Dzhankoi in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Six bombs have leveled the IRGC brigade base at Dorisan Hill in Paveh, Iran, destroying several large buildings.
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The Israeli Air Force destroyed six Iranian ballistic missile launchers before they could be fired toward Israel.
❗️China is in talks with Iran to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for crude oil and Qatari LNG vessels, three diplomatic sources told Reuters. China gets 45% of its oil through the Strait; crude prices are up 15% since the conflict began.
An Iranian parliament member on the National Security Commission threatened on live state television to execute anyone who defies the regime, including children. "If your children dare say a word in support of the enemy, their death sentence has been issued," he said.
Zelensky confirmed Ukraine will provide specialists and resources to help the US counter Iranian Shahed drones in the Middle East after a direct US request. "I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required security," Zelensky wrote on X.Trump said he would accept assistance from any country when asked about Zelensky...
❗️Dubai has roughly 10 days of fresh food remaining as Gulf ports and airports are largely shut down, Kühne+Nagel CEO Stefan Paul told SRF. He warned prolonged disruption will cause shortages, while 18% of global air freight capacity has been knocked out.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed four Russian air defense systems overnight in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions: a Buk, S-300V, Pantsir-S1, and Tor, all struck with Ukrainian-made FP-2 middle strike drones.