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Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general says

CENTCOM strikes over 2,000 Iranian targets, reducing missile and drone attacks by over 80%, as part of Operation Epic Fury’s ongoing offensive.

Top American general says Iranian missiles decimated, Israel launches fresh wave of strikes

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel togetherIran’s strikes on

ANALYSIS

By targeting every GCC member with missiles and drones, Tehran has achieved the unthinkable: placing Israel and Qatar on the same team. This strategic blunder may finally cement a regional axis.

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on September 9, 2025.

Qatar 'categorically rejects' Iranian claims that Doha was not targeted by missiles

Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that “evidence on the ground” disproved the Iranian claim and decried the strikes as a “flagrant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026.

WATCH

US launches Precision Strike Missile for first time ever in combat situation during Iran operation

IRGC decentralizes command to survive strikes, warns of ‘strategic surprises’ against US-Israel

People pray following a strike on a police station, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026.

Iran reached out to CIA to discuss end of conflict, Trump is saying it's too late

REPORT

The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) members pose for the camera as they celebrate Nowruz at the Jezhnikan Village around Baharka, Iraq, on March 18, 2025.

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces, aims to spark uprising against Iran regime

REPORT

(illustrative) A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.

Israeli F-35 shoots down Iranian fighter jet in historic first for aircraft

Kuwaiti civilians rush to help US pilot after friendly-fire downs three F-15 fighter jets

A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing

WATCH

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.

Epic Fury: Why Macron was not warned or involved in attacks on Iran

OPINION

President Trump - Savior of Israel

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Military and paramilitary headquarters struck by the IAF include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, the Basij paramilitary headquarters, and the Quds Force headquarters.

Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says

Iranian regime security agency and military headquarters targeted by IDF strikes on March 4, 2026.

Flights resume to Ben Gurion International Airport as airspace reopens

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

Navy intercepts drone from Lebanon as Hezbollah anti-tank fire wounds two IDF soldiers

Israeli Navy Missile Ship Flotilla soldiers are closely cooperating with the IAF in defense missions, September 5, 2024.

IDF destroys Ghadr missiles at Isfahan, pushing toward hunting down 400 ballistic missile launchers

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US Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, speaks at a forum held by the Democratic Women's Caucus titled "Trump's Report Card: Failing Working Women” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 4, 2026.

Fact-checking Ilhan Omar’s Ramadan accusation against the US

OPINION

A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

From Quds Day to global influence: How Iran outsmarted the Sunni Arab world

OPINION

Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.

Is Britain falling behind allies on IRGC? Expert explains costs of delayed proscription

INTERVIEW

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez leaves at the end of a news conference before summer break, in Madrid, in July. In recent weeks, he has led unprecedented moves against Israel, the writer charges.

Spain’s prime minister is pushing Israel policy to the brink, and Washington may respond

OPINION

FBI probes ‘Holocaust 2.0’ threats against Stanford Jewish students ahead of Purim events

The FBI is investigating a series of "Holocaust 2.0" emails sent to Jewish students at Stanford. Despite the threats from an anonymous group, Purim celebrations will proceed with high security.

Investigation opens over how Berlin groups spent $3 million received to fight antisemitism

Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

ADL warns of surging antisemitic conspiracy theories following US-Israel strikes on Iran

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at ADL's Never Is Now conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City.

Candace Owens fuels controversy with 'false flag' claims targeting Israel, US conservatives

Conservative talk show host Candace Owens speaks during at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 25, 2022.

‘I stand against Israel’: Candace Owens drives America First backlash after Iran strikes

Iran warns Israeli embassies worldwide would be targets if Beirut embassy is attacked

"If Israel attacks Iran’s embassy, all of this regime’s embassies will be legitimate targets," Shekarchi said.

Qatar denies Tucker Carlson claim that ‘Mossad agents’ were arrested in Gulf bombing plot

Khamenei's farewell ceremony postponed due to anticipated high turnout, security preparations

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

IDF 'flattens' building where Iran's Assembly of Experts was picking Khamenei's successor

IDF operatives in Lebanon, February 3, 2025.

Two IDF soldiers wounded in Lebanon during ground operations in first since ceasefire

Mojtaba Khamenei survives strikes on Iran, poised to become next supreme leader, sources say

REPORT

Iran's Assembly of Experts is expected to announce the country's next supreme leader soon after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.

Who are the Kurdish groups and leaders that the US might work with in Iran?

EXPLAINER

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

EXPLAINER

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the man who may be chosen as Iran's next supreme leader?

Mojtaba Khamenei (C), the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019.

ANALYSIS

Israel expands Lebanon strikes, warns Naim Qassem as Hezbollah retaliation for Khamenei grows

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026.

INTERVIEW

Kurdish militias face high-stakes gamble in potential US alliance against Tehran

Cyber is the fuel for US, Israel's war on Iran's Islamic regime, expert says

INTERVIEW

Speaking to Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post, Shay Nahum said that the current war has exposed a truth long in the making: Cyber capabilities influence “every decision and every missile we fire.”

Israel’s Iron Beam laser: What can it do, and was it used against missiles from Lebanon?

ANALYSIS

An Israeli military operative engaged in surveillance mission (illustrative)

ANALYSIS

US reveals it is using new suicide drone, taking a page out of Iran's playbook

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

US considering moving additional THAAD and Patriot air defense systems to Middle East, experts say

A view of Burj Khalifa, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026

Gulf states feeling the pain in unprecedented regional war, former top US Middle East adviser says

INTERVIEW

Hegseth: US, Israel about to have complete 'uncontested' control of Iranian airspace

WATCH

Additionally, the leader of the terror unit that tried to assassinate US President Donald Trump was killed by the US in Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth confirmed.

Pakistan-Afghan border residents consider fleeing as shelling enters seventh day

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks on the day of classified briefings for the US Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2026; illustrative.

Iran attacking neighbors is a strategic mistake, EU's top diplomat Kallas, Poland say

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Anti-Iranian regime protesters hold Iranian flag before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a gathering in support of the US and Israel attack of Iran and the killing of the Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Turin on March 3, 2026.

NATO intercepts Iranian missile over Turkish airspace

Turkish soldier guard the border while Pro-Kurdish protesters gather on top of a hill as they try to march to the border zone with the Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli. January 20, 2026.

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Emergency evacuations, flight cancellations hit Gulf as US, Israel continue strikes against Iran

Security lines inside Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2026.

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Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general says

Top American general says Iranian missiles decimated, Israel launches fresh wave of strikes

Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel togetherIran’s strikes on

Qatar 'categorically rejects' Iranian claims that Doha was not targeted by missiles

US launches Precision Strike Missile for first time ever in combat situation during Iran operation

IRGC decentralizes command to survive strikes, warns of ‘strategic surprises’ against US-Israel

Iran reached out to CIA to discuss end of conflict, Trump is saying it's too late

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces, aims to spark uprising against Iran regime

Israeli F-35 shoots down Iranian fighter jet in historic first for aircraft

Kuwaiti civilians rush to help US pilot after friendly-fire downs three F-15 fighter jets

'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing

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President Trump - Savior of Israel

Yoaz Hendel: Israel must demilitarize Hezbollah now

Iranian state TV hacked with Pahlavi message

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Farewell ceremony for Khamenei postponed in Tehran

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Israeli Airlines resume flights as Ben Gurion reopens

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Italy weighs sending military aid to Gulf states

IDF conducts new 'wide-scale' strikes on Iran as some 5,000 bombs dropped since start of war

Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says

Flights resume to Ben Gurion International Airport as airspace reopens

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IDF destroys Ghadr missiles at Isfahan, pushing toward hunting down 400 ballistic missile launchers

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Fact-checking Ilhan Omar’s Ramadan accusation against the US

From Quds Day to global influence: How Iran outsmarted the Sunni Arab world

Is Britain falling behind allies on IRGC? Expert explains costs of delayed proscription

Spain’s prime minister is pushing Israel policy to the brink, and Washington may respond

FBI probes ‘Holocaust 2.0’ threats against Stanford Jewish students ahead of Purim events

Investigation opens over how Berlin groups spent $3 million received to fight antisemitism

ADL warns of surging antisemitic conspiracy theories following US-Israel strikes on Iran

Candace Owens fuels controversy with 'false flag' claims targeting Israel, US conservatives

‘I stand against Israel’: Candace Owens drives America First backlash after Iran strikes

Iran warns Israeli embassies worldwide would be targets if Beirut embassy is attacked

Qatar denies Tucker Carlson claim that ‘Mossad agents’ were arrested in Gulf bombing plot

Khamenei's farewell ceremony postponed due to anticipated high turnout, security preparations

IDF 'flattens' building where Iran's Assembly of Experts was picking Khamenei's successor

Two IDF soldiers wounded in Lebanon during ground operations in first since ceasefire

Mojtaba Khamenei survives strikes on Iran, poised to become next supreme leader, sources say

Who are the Kurdish groups and leaders that the US might work with in Iran?

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the man who may be chosen as Iran's next supreme leader?

Israel expands Lebanon strikes, warns Naim Qassem as Hezbollah retaliation for Khamenei grows

Kurdish militias face high-stakes gamble in potential US alliance against Tehran

Cyber is the fuel for US, Israel's war on Iran's Islamic regime, expert says

Israel’s Iron Beam laser: What can it do, and was it used against missiles from Lebanon?

US reveals it is using new suicide drone, taking a page out of Iran's playbook

US considering moving additional THAAD and Patriot air defense systems to Middle East, experts say

Gulf states feeling the pain in unprecedented regional war, former top US Middle East adviser says

Hegseth: US, Israel about to have complete 'uncontested' control of Iranian airspace

Pakistan-Afghan border residents consider fleeing as shelling enters seventh day

Iran attacking neighbors is a strategic mistake, EU's top diplomat Kallas, Poland say

Italy weighs deploying missile defense system to Gulf amid Iran attacks

NATO intercepts Iranian missile over Turkish airspace

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Sylvan Adams urges global business leaders to invest in Iran after regime change

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