US-IRAN War. Ayatollah Khamenei killed. Iranian missiles and drones all over Middle East and closes Strait of Hormuz

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UK authorizes US to launch strikes on Iranian missile sites from British bases​

By Jonny Hallam and James Frater

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives to issue a statement in London on Saturday.
Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

The UK has agreed to a US request to allow American forces to use its military bases for operations against Iranian missile sites, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday.

In a statement on social media, Starmer said he has authorized the move “to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk, and hitting countries that have not been involved.”

He described the decision as being for a “specific and limited defensive purpose” focused on Iran’s missile launch sites and storage facilities.

Last month, US President Donald Trump publicly criticized the UK after British officials declined to allow US forces to use US military bases such as RAF Fairford in England and the joint US-UK base at Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean for potential pre-emptive strikes on Iran, saying restrictions on use of the facilities could hinder US planning.

The UK has not taken part in direct strikes on Iran but has carried out defensive actions since Saturday, including intercepting Iranian drones targeting northern Iraq and Qatar. Starmer stressed the country would not be directly involved in offensive operations against the Iranian regime.

Despite its name, RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, southwest England, is operated exclusively by the US Air Force under a longstanding UK-US defense agreement. Any combat missions launched from British territory require the explicit consent of the UK government, giving London ultimate authority over whether the base can be used for offensive operations.

The strategically positioned base at Diego Garcia played a key role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and in subsequent strikes against Islamist militants in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

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US death toll will only rise in the days ahead. Let's see how many deaths the americans can stomach in their war of aggression. Thank you Mr Trump! The president of peace who does not start wars.

3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says​

By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Updated 8:37 AM GMT+8, March 2, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that President Donald Trump said could likely lead to more losses in the coming weeks.

The three who were killed were U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Kuwait as part of a unit that oversees supplies and logistics, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The development was reported earlier by NBC News and The Washington Post.

U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, announced the deaths in a post on X but did not say when and where they occurred as the Islamic Republic retaliates over the joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel. The post said “several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions” and were going to return to duty.

“We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen,” Trump said in a video posted to his Truth Social platform on Sunday afternoon. “And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is. Likely be more, but we’ll do everything possible where that won’t be the case.”

In the roughly six-minute video, Trump called those killed “true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives.” He said the U.S. will avenge their deaths.

Trump earlier told the Daily Mail in a phone interview Sunday that the U.S. troops who were killed were “great people.”

“You know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately,” Trump told the newspaper. “Could happen continuous — it could happen again.”

He also told the Daily Mail that he believes the conflict could last for “four weeks or so.” He had previously warned that American troops could be killed or injured in the operation.

“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties,” the Republican president said in a video address released early Saturday. “That often happens in war. But we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future.”

Central Command, meanwhile, described the situation “as fluid” and said it would withhold the identities of the service members who were killed for 24 hours after their families were notified.

Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders, Iran’s counterattacks have struck U.S. bases in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

The U.S. military denied Iranian claims that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was struck with ballistic missiles, saying on X that the “missiles launched didn’t even come close.”

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has threatened to launch its “most intense offensive operation” ever targeting Israeli and American military installations.

Before the strikes, Trump had built up the largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East in decades. The arrival of the Lincoln and three accompanying guided-missile destroyers at the end of January bolstered the number of warships in the region.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and four accompanying destroyers later were dispatched from the Caribbean Sea to head to the Middle East.

The Ford was part of the U.S. raid in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro, who was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges. The operation in January claimed no American lives but left seven U.S. troops with gunshot wounds and shrapnel-related injuries.

One of those injured received the Medal of Honor during Trump’s State of the Union address last week. Trump said Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover piloted the lead CH-47 Chinook helicopter that descended on the “heavily protected military fortress” where Maduro was staying.

Trump has launched several military operations during his second term, including strikes on members of the Islamic State group in Syria in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter in December.

The U.S. military has also struck IS forces in Nigeria, after Trump accused the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-us-military-troops-casualties-793c3ea29a399c9a405e70b14c548595

 

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US death toll will only rise in the days ahead. Let's see how many deaths the americans can stomach in their war of aggression. Thank you Mr Trump! The president of peace who does not start wars.

3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says​

By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Updated 8:37 AM GMT+8, March 2, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that President Donald Trump said could likely lead to more losses in the coming weeks.

The three who were killed were U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Kuwait as part of a unit that oversees supplies and logistics, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The development was reported earlier by NBC News and The Washington Post.

U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, announced the deaths in a post on X but did not say when and where they occurred as the Islamic Republic retaliates over the joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel. The post said “several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions” and were going to return to duty.

“We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen,” Trump said in a video posted to his Truth Social platform on Sunday afternoon. “And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is. Likely be more, but we’ll do everything possible where that won’t be the case.”

In the roughly six-minute video, Trump called those killed “true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives.” He said the U.S. will avenge their deaths.

Trump earlier told the Daily Mail in a phone interview Sunday that the U.S. troops who were killed were “great people.”

“You know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately,” Trump told the newspaper. “Could happen continuous — it could happen again.”

He also told the Daily Mail that he believes the conflict could last for “four weeks or so.” He had previously warned that American troops could be killed or injured in the operation.

“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties,” the Republican president said in a video address released early Saturday. “That often happens in war. But we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future.”

Central Command, meanwhile, described the situation “as fluid” and said it would withhold the identities of the service members who were killed for 24 hours after their families were notified.

Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders, Iran’s counterattacks have struck U.S. bases in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

The U.S. military denied Iranian claims that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was struck with ballistic missiles, saying on X that the “missiles launched didn’t even come close.”

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has threatened to launch its “most intense offensive operation” ever targeting Israeli and American military installations.

Before the strikes, Trump had built up the largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East in decades. The arrival of the Lincoln and three accompanying guided-missile destroyers at the end of January bolstered the number of warships in the region.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and four accompanying destroyers later were dispatched from the Caribbean Sea to head to the Middle East.

The Ford was part of the U.S. raid in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro, who was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges. The operation in January claimed no American lives but left seven U.S. troops with gunshot wounds and shrapnel-related injuries.

One of those injured received the Medal of Honor during Trump’s State of the Union address last week. Trump said Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover piloted the lead CH-47 Chinook helicopter that descended on the “heavily protected military fortress” where Maduro was staying.

Trump has launched several military operations during his second term, including strikes on members of the Islamic State group in Syria in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter in December.

The U.S. military has also struck IS forces in Nigeria, after Trump accused the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-us-military-troops-casualties-793c3ea29a399c9a405e70b14c548595

When a Jews murders a goyim, he/she deserves no penalty and the stupid goyims are still cheering and clapping hands for this Jews to go on his killing spree

 

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If this is not fake news, you should celebrate!

 

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Iran hit neighbours where it hurts most: Airports​

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published at 11:00​

Osmond Chia
Business reporter

As well as the oil industry, the widening conflict is impacting the region's aviation sector.

Iran has struck its neighbours where it hurts most: their airports, which serve as vital transit hubs for global trade and travel.

Airports are an economic cornerstone for Gulf countries, bringing in food, their mostly expatriate workforce and facilitating global trade.

Notably, flights at Doha’s Hamad International Airport - one of the world’s busiest transport hubs - have been halted. The disruption could impact the significant volume of air cargo shipments that pass through the airport to destinations worldwide.

It is still unclear how long the disruptions will last - and how long countries can afford to bleed.

We're seeing the effects of these strikes play out in the sinking airline share prices in some Asia Pacific countries as their markets opened this morning.

Shares of Australia's Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines and Japan Airlines all dipped by more than 5% on Monday.

Iran has also targeted seaports and shipping routes, disrupting the Strait of Hormuz - the world’s most critical oil choke point.

 

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Trump says potential candidates to take over Iran killed in Saturday strikes​

By Aleena Fayaz

President Donald Trump told ABC News that potential candidates identified by the US who might take over Iran were killed in Saturday’s joint strikes by the US and Israel.

“The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates,” Trump told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl. “It’s not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead.”

Trump’s comments come as questions loom about how the transition of power in Iran will play out after the death of longtime Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The president also referenced Khamenei’s killing, saying, “I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first.”

The Justice Department in 2024 announced federal charges in a thwarted plot to kill Trump prior to the presidential election. According to court documents, Iranian officials asked one of the suspects, Farhad Shakeri, to focus on surveilling and ultimately assassinating Trump.

 

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USS Lincoln aircraft carrier ‘not hit’ in Iranian missile attack, says Pentagon, refuting Iran claims​

The USS Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers deployed to the region in recent weeks and the only one relatively close to Iranian shores.

PHOTO: AFP

Published Mar 02, 2026, 07:15 AM
Updated Mar 02, 2026, 07:15 AM

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on March 1 denied Iran’s claim to have struck the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles in the Gulf.

“The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn’t even come close,” US Central Command said on X.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had earlier on March 1 said that they had attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf after US and Israeli strikes killed the country’s supreme leader.

“The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was struck by four ballistic missiles,” the Guards said in a statement carried by local media, warning that the “the land and sea will increasingly become the graveyard of the terrorist aggressors”.

The USS Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers deployed to the region in recent weeks and the only one relatively close to Iranian shores. AFP, REUTERS

 

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Iran hit neighbours where it hurts most: Airports​

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published at 11:00​

Shares of Australia's Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines and Japan Airlines all dipped by more than 5% on Monday.

This morning, I had already made a profit of S$24,232.64 from buying and selling shares (but not airlines stocks) in the SGX. February 2026's profit was S$16,255.95.

 

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USS Lincoln aircraft carrier ‘not hit’ in Iranian missile attack, says Pentagon, refuting Iran claims​

The USS Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers deployed to the region in recent weeks and the only one relatively close to Iranian shores.

PHOTO: AFP

Published Mar 02, 2026, 07:15 AM
Updated Mar 02, 2026, 07:15 AM

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on March 1 denied Iran’s claim to have struck the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles in the Gulf.

“The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn’t even come close,” US Central Command said on X.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had earlier on March 1 said that they had attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf after US and Israeli strikes killed the country’s supreme leader.

“The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was struck by four ballistic missiles,” the Guards said in a statement carried by local media, warning that the “the land and sea will increasingly become the graveyard of the terrorist aggressors”.

The USS Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers deployed to the region in recent weeks and the only one relatively close to Iranian shores. AFP, REUTERS

At the end of the day, we all know that Iran is just fighting a losing battle.

 

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Wow Trump really is the best of the best!

 

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CNN teams hear explosions in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha​

By Helen Regan

CNN teams in the region are reporting loud blasts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.

In Dubai, a CNN team heard “two back-to-back blasts” and jets flying overhead.

In the Qatari capital, there were “quite loud” bangs.

And in Abu Dhabi, a CNN team reported hearing a “huge explosion.”

 

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Iran's 'scorched earth policy' shakes Gulf business model​

published at 12:33
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Suranjana Tewari
Asia Business Correspondent

The strikes across the Gulf - forcing airport closures, disrupting port operations and sending shockwaves through financial markets - mark the region’s most widespread business disruption since the pandemic.

“Iran has adopted a scorched earth policy. It has attacked airports in the Gulf and will likely continue to do so,” said aviation analyst Shukor Yusof.

Cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha have spent decades diversifying beyond oil and gas, building economies centred on aviation, tourism, finance and logistics, supported by large expatriate workforces and international investment.

Dubai alone recorded about 20mn international overnight visitors last year, according to the government.

Strikes hitting residential areas around Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah - setting the Fairmont The Palm ablaze and damaging the Burj Al Arab - underscore the exposure of the emirate’s real estate and hospitality sectors.

Higher oil prices may cushion producers like Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but trade, logistics and tourism - particularly in the UAE - face mounting pressure.

Airspace closures threaten the Gulf’s role as a reliable transit hub linking Asia, Europe and Africa, while cancelling the communal meals that break and begin the daily fast during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan will disrupt the networking culture that underpins business across the region.

Image source,Getty Images