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"Must be tricky landing on a galloping camel, eh, Miss Lane?"
"You said it! This radio gear is awfully delicate. Well, here's my stop."
"Break a leg!"
[KhaamaPress] A missile strike by forces from Pakistain triggered a large fire at a commercial market in the border town of Torkham, causing extensive damage to businesses and property, local officials said.
Mawlawi Abdullah Mustafa, mayor of Torkham, told Bakhtar News Agency in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. Province that several shells were fired toward the town at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, striking near a busy commercial market area.
The impact sparked a major fire that quickly spread through rows of shops, forcing firefighters and residents to work together in an effort to contain the flames.
Officials said four fire trucks, municipal water tankers and local volunteers had been deployed to battle the blaze, but the fire had not yet been fully brought under control.
According to the owner of the market complex, more than 150 shops have been destroyed in the fire so far, with estimated financial losses reaching nearly 300 million Afghanis.
The border crossing at Torkham, located between Afghanistan and Pakistain, is one of the region’s busiest trade routes and plays a crucial role in the movement of goods and people between the two countries.
Recent tensions and festivities between Pak forces and the Taliban ...Arabic for students... authorities have led to repeated incidents along the border, disrupting trade and affecting civilians living in nearby communities.
Local residents and traders have called for greater protection of civilian areas, warning that continued cross-border violence threatens livelihoods and economic activity in the already fragile border region.
[ToloNews] As tensions continue along the hypothetical Durand Line, the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan reports an expansion of festivities with Pak military forces.
The Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced that, as part of retaliatory attacks under an operation named "Radd-ul-Zulm," large-scale offensive attacks have been carried out against Pak military forces along the hypothetical Durand Line in the provinces of Kandahar, Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. , Kunar, Khost, Paktia, and Paktika ...which coincidentally borders North Wazoo and Kurram Agency... .
Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, said: "These attacks, in which posts and bases of the invading enemy were targeted, were concentrated in 28 locations. As a result, 14 enemy posts and 3 bases were captured and completely destroyed, and 109 enemy soldiers were killed while another 148 were maimed."
The Ministry of Defense also added that during the operation, three members of the Islamic Emirate’s forces and seven civilians were martyred, while 22 others were maimed.
According to the ministry’s statement, more than ten Pak military vehicles were destroyed by the forces of the Islamic Emirate, and hundreds of light and heavy weapons along with a large quantity of ammunition were seized by the Islamic Emirate’s forces.
While festivities between Kabul and Islamabad continue, international organizations report an increase in civilian casualties and a new wave of displacement.
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[Regnum] Members of the congregation of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) have fallen victim to an extremist attack in Nigeria for the first time. The religious association's press service reported this on Saturday, March 7.
"On the morning of March 6, Islamic terrorists attacked the Christian village of Turan (Benue State) in Nigeria. They killed some residents, wounded others, and forced the rest to flee. Two of those killed—Ioann Akule and Daniil Ahemba—were members of the Russian Orthodox Church community operating in the village," the exarchate noted on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, the bodies of ten dead people were found in the village, but the death toll could rise. A total of 52 Christians lived in Turan, 20 of whom were children. Citing the community's rector, Archimandrite Nifont (Hülle), it is noted that the survivors were forced to leave everything behind, and due to the influx of refugees, there is a shortage of drinking water and food.
In connection with this, the exarchate announced a fundraising campaign on its website to help those affected by the attack.
Troops of 7 Guards Battalion, Guards Brigade Nigerian Army, in conjunction with elements of the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilantes, have successfully rescued 19 kidnapped victims during a… pic.twitter.com/YMd1ckaPf9
Troops of 7 Guards Battalion, Guards Brigade Nigerian Army, in conjunction with elements of the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilantes, have successfully rescued 19 kidnapped victims during a coordinated search and rescue operation conducted around Gidan Dogo in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
The operation was launched following credible intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorists responsible for the recent abduction of residents from the Byazhin area of Bwari.
During the operation, troops made contact with the bandits, leading to a firefight in which one of the criminals was neutralised, while others fled the scene with suspected gunshot wounds.
Multiple Nigerian military camps assaulted and destroyed by the Islamic State jihadists in recent days, with ISWAP significantly expanding their operations in Nigeria, killing dozens of soldiers, burning a massive quantity of vehicles and gaining a sizeable ghanima. #Nigeriapic.twitter.com/HSC08Ab283
Multiple Nigerian military camps assaulted and destroyed by the Islamic State jihadists in recent days, with ISWAP significantly expanding their operations in Nigeria, killing dozens of soldiers, burning a massive quantity of vehicles.
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Army troops neutralise 45 bandits in Katsina, including top bandit leader Kachallah Alti
By Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 45 suspected bandits during a fierce encounter in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Security sources said the operation followed credible intelligence on the movement of bandits suspected to be operating across parts of Katsina and neighbouring Zamfara.
Among those killed during the operation were two top bandit leaders identified as Alti, said to be a nephew and second-in-command to notorious bandit kingpin Adamu Alieru, and another commander known as Damale.
The sources said the confrontation occurred after bandits riding on motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Alhazawa village in Musawa Local Government Area on March 5, rustling cattle from residents.
#Benin: #JNIM released full statement for the Kofouno attack, says 6 soldiers killed (15 according to provisional official toll, 22 as per other sources), showcases ~18 rifles (mostly Type 81), RPGs, mortars, grenade launchers, HMGs & LMGs, drone, ammo..https://t.co/HsGT4Xdd4Npic.twitter.com/3JU1mEWGwi
#Benin: #JNIM released full statement for the Kofouno attack, says 6 soldiers killed (15 according to provisional official toll, 22 as per other sources), showcases ~18 rifles (mostly Type 81), RPGs, mortars, grenade launchers, HMGs & LMGs, drone, ammo..
[Jpost] Attacks on critical infrastructure and physical systems reveal how quickly a localized hit can trigger broad service disruptions. A new partnership between Octopus and Bynet aims to offer a solution.
[DM] Attacks were launched on US embassies in Norway, and Iraq on Saturday night as the crisis in the Middle East threatens to spiral out of control.
Rocket fire aimed at the US Embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad was blamed on 'rogue groups' by local officials. Footage appeared to show a US Army C-RAM interceptor system shooting down the rocket fire, sending a stunning red laser across the skies as it took down the munitions. A security source told AFP that four rockets were launched toward the embassy. Three were intercepted but one fell in an open area in the embassy's airbase.
Meanwhile in Norway, a large explosion was also reported outside the US Embassy in Oslo at 1am local time. The explosion caused 'minor injuries' and damage to the consular entrance of the embassy, Oslo Police Chief Michael Dellemyr told NKR. The source of the explosion in Oslo or who was responsible is unclear, police said.
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"Footage appeared to show a US Army C-RAM interceptor system shooting down the rocket fire, sending a stunning red laser across the skies as it took down the munitions." as reporters get stupider and stupider....
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Six people were arrested Saturday after homemade explosive devices were thrown near the home of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a protest.
The devices contained nuts, bolts, screws and a fuse, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Authorities said it was not immediately clear whether the devices were functional bombs or hoax imitations.
There was no indication the incident was related to the ongoing hostilities in Iran.
Panic erupted as far-right influencer Jake Lang was leading an anti-Muslim protest outside Gracie Mansion, Mamdani's official residence. Lang was denouncing what he called the 'Islamification' of the city and demanding an end to public Muslim prayer in New York when two suspects were seen lighting and lobbing the devices near a line of police.
The protest drew around 20 people, while about 125 counter protesters gathered nearby.
Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji were not believed to be at home at the time. No injuries were reported.
Tensions between the two groups escalated around 12.15pm after a seemingly peaceful start to the day.
An individual from the Lang's protest allegedly used pepper spray against the liberal counter protesters and was arrested, police said.
About fifteen minutes later, Emir Balat, 18, allegedly lit and dropped an explosive near cops. Balat then allegedly secured a second device from Ibrahim Nikk, 19. He dropped that on the west side of East End Avenue between East 86th and 87th streets.
Two good Muslim names…
'Witnesses reported seeing flames and smoke as it travelled through the air before it struck a barrier a few feet from police officers,' Tisch said.
Both teenagers were taken into custody, and the incident was captured by surveillance cameras.
The explosives were described as being smaller than a football.
[Dawn] • Army targets terrorists’ positions near Pak-Afghan border
• Aerial operations in North Wazoo destroy several bully boy posts, forcing fighters to flee
Security forces’ operations along the Pak-Afghan border in North and South Waziristan have killed multiple Afghan Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... and destroyed several terrorist posts, security sources say.
According to the sources, the army conducted a successful operation against the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al Khawarij
…the TTP…
in the region, destroying many of their posts and forcing faceless myrmidons to abandon their positions and flee. Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for bully boyz belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain.
"The Afghan Taliban forces are suffering heavy losses to the Pakistain Army’s strong and powerful response," a source said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck slipped the habañero into the roasted jalapeño... several Afghan Taliban posts were destroyed during an aerial operation carried out by the armed forces along the Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan, security sources added.
"The cowardly enemy was forced to abandon its posts and flee during the effective operation by the Pakistan Army," another source said.
Another security official said the Afghan Taliban suffered heavy losses due to the Pakistain Army’s effective plan of action.
The sources added that Operation Ghazab lil-Haq will continue until its goals are achieved.
On the other hand, fear and panic have gripped residents of Khyber district’s Landi Kotal after more mortar shells fired from the Afghanistan side landed in different parts of the region.
Residents said this was the third consecutive night they had been unable to sleep due to intense cross-border artillery firing and fear of being targeted.
Officials said at least two shells each fell in open compounds in the Bacha Maina, Adalkhad, Loe Shalman and Wali Khel areas, as well as near the Hamza Baba Mausoleum.
An office of a customs clearing agent was partially damaged after being hit by an artillery shell in Torkham overnight.
Jamshed Khan, a resident of Zargaran Kali, said women and kiddies were the most affected as they could not leave their houses despite repeated artillery shelling and the sound of mortars flying overhead during the night. He said the situation during the day was comparatively better, but nights remained the most disturbing and scary.
The Khyber district administration has distributed relief goods among 25 families displaced from the Bacha Maina and Pasedkhel areas.
[Rudaw] A drone was intercepted over the Kurdistan Region’s eastern Sulaimani province early Saturday, as an Iraq pro-Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... ganggrabbed credit for the attack amid ongoing strikes by Iran and its allied groups on positions they claim host US assets.
Rudaw’s news hound on the ground, Peshawa Bakhtiar, reported that a drone was destroyed in the city’s skies before it could reach its intended target. According to available information, the incident caused no casualties. According to preliminary information, gunfire was heard near a headquarter of local security forces.
Shortly after the incident, the Iraqi pro-Iran gang Saraya Awliya al-Dam, one of the factions within the Islamic Resistance® in Iraq, issued a statement saying that its fighters "carried out an attack via an unmanned aerial vehicle and hit a sensitive target in Sulaimani."
Footage shows heavy gunfire as defenses intercept a projectile over the Kurdistan Region’s city of Sulaimani at dawn on Saturday.
The group said in its statement that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the killing of "Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...> " and also in response to strikes that caused the deaths of a number of Iraqi fighters.
Footage shows heavy gunfire as defenses intercept a projectile over the Kurdistan Region’s city of Sulaimani at dawn on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/tvTsxNaWPO
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) March 7, 2026
Late Friday night, debris from a drone struck the upscale Arjaan Rotana hotel in Erbil, with footage showing smoke rising from the building adjacent to the Sky Towers residential compound northwest of the city.
In a statement on Facebook, the Erbil-based Counter-Terrorism Directorate (CTD) reported that at 22:41 local time on Friday, forces from the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) "intercepted and shot down four suicide drones in the skies over Erbil."
Meanwhile,
...back at the fist fight, Jake ducked another roundhouse, then parried with his left, then with his right, finally with his chin... Erbil Governor Omed Xoshnaw told Rudaw that the drone fell near the Rotana Arjaan Hotel and the Sky Tower residential compound northwest of the city, noting that the drones were "destroyed" before impact.
The pro-Iran gang Ashab al-Kahf grabbed credit for the attack.
[Rudaw] Drone and missile attacks targeting sites in the Kurdistan Region’s Erbil and Sulaimani provinces late Saturday and early Sunday killed two people and wounded others, authorities said.
The attacks targeted multiple locations, including Erbil International Airport, the Peshmerga Unit 70 Command in Sulaimani, the United Nations office, the Turkish consulate in the city, and a camp belonging to the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
Iran-aligned Iraqi armed groups that identify themselves as part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have claimed responsibility for attacks on the Kurdistan Region since the start of the conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel last week, saying they are striking US-linked positions. However, the attacks have also affected civilian infrastructure across the Region.
ERBIL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Throughout Saturday, several drones were directed toward Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Most of them were intercepted by air defense systems.
One of the incidents resulted in the death of an Erbil International Airport security employee and the wounding of three others.
“The defense system worked, but a piece of one of those destroyed drones fell near the security personnel rest area, causing the martyrdom of an airport security employee,” Erbil Governor Omed Xoshnaw told Rudaw.
Debris from one of the destroyed drones also fell in a warehouse in Erbil’s northwestern Gazna village, sparking a fire.
PESHMERGA UNIT 70 COMMAND - SULAIMANI
Several drones targeted the Peshmerga Unit 70 Command, affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), in Sulaimani.
According to a statement from the Kurdistan Region Security Agency, the command was targeted twice in succession with four drones late Saturday night and early Sunday.
The statement said that security teams arrived at the sites immediately and launched an investigation, adding that “the attacks resulted in no human casualties.”
Earlier on Saturday morning, the same site was also targeted by a drone, but the drone was shot down before reaching its target. The agency said, “Investigation into the incident continues.”
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AND TURKISH CONSULATE - SULAIMANI
Two additional drones targeted areas near the United Nations headquarters and the Turkish consulate in Sulaimani city.
The Kurdistan Region Security Agency said “the attacks caused no human casualties.”
KOMALA CAMP - ZARGWEZALA VILLAGE
Separately, a camp belonging to the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan in Zargwezala village, south of Sulaimani city, was struck by missiles Saturday night.
A member of the party’s central committee told Rudaw that the attack involved three missiles.
The strike killed one Komala Peshmerga and wounded another.
Tehran engulfed by 'river of fire' after oil spill following strikes
Israel says it will 'pursue every successor' of Iran's Khamenei as Iran appoints new Supreme Leader
At least 10 explosions heard over Tel Aviv as Iran sends wave of missiles in retaliation: ‘Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,' the ISF said
Trump holds phone call with Starmer after swiping: 'We don't need people that join wars after we've already won'
Iran has launched a series of ballistic missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates and Israel as it furiously retaliates after an overnight bombardment which left Tehran burning.
Explosions have been heard over Tel Aviv, with missile warnings in the UAE, as Iran hits out following the Israeli attack on oil depots which caused a 'river of fire' to engulf its capital.
At least six people are injured in Israel, including one seriously, as a result of the barrage.
It follows US President Donald Trump's pledge to dial up the attacks as the war in the Middle East entered its second week.
Meanwhile Mr Trump spoke with Sir Keir Starmer on the phone after swiping at the Prime Minister on Saturday - insisting 'we don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!'
Mr Trump also responded to questions regarding the US's willingness to send ground troops to Iran.
He said last night that the soldiers' deployment 'would be a great thing', but cautioned: 'Right now, we're just decimating them'.
'There would have to be a very good reason. I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level,' he said.
[NYPOST] Tehran was blanketed by thick black clouds following Israeli strikes on the capital's oil facilities late Saturday — in what appears to be the first attack on Iran's energy infrastructure since ''Operation Epic Fury'' began a week ago.
Iranians awoke to black rain water — saturated with oil — covering rooftops and streets in the murky liquid.
Eerie photos show Tehran shrouded in smoke and covered in black clouds hours after the Israeli military pummeled several fuel sites.
The Iranian Red Islamic Thingy humanitarian organization warned that the earth-shattering kabooms seen overnight at Tehran’s oil depots released "significant quantities of toxic hydrocarbon compounds, sulfur, and nitrogen oxides" into the air.
"In the event of precipitation, the resulting rain is extremely dangerous and highly acidic," officials warned, adding that exposure to the substance could lead to skin burns and severe lung damage.
The city became covered in oil following a series of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s that hit four oil storage facilities and a production center in Tehran and Alborz, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.
Harrowing video from the Saturday strikes showed pillars of fire soar up into the sky and lighting up the capital, with the bombs killing four tanker drivers, Fars reported.
The Israel Defense Forces took credit for the attack, noting that it was aimed at damaging "the military infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime."
"The military forces of the Iranian terror regime make direct and frequent use of these fuel tanks to operate military infrastructure," the IDF said in a statement.
"Through them, the Iranian terror regime distributes fuel to various consumers, including military entities in Iran," the Israeli military added.
It is believed to be the first direct attack on Iran’s oil supply since the US and Israel began their joint airstrikes on Feb. 28.
Since the war began, oil prices have soared to their highest level since 2023, with Brent crude oil hitting $86 a barrel on Friday, while West Texas Intermediate crude jumped above $90.
That pushes the national average gasoline prices to $3.32 a gallon, according to AAA.
Investors are also afraid that an ongoing conflict could prolong Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for 20% of the world’s oil supply — which economists have warned could slam gasoline prices and overall inflation.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright last week said that gas prices would come down in a matter of "weeks, not months."
JUST IN: Scenes in Tehran after the US bombed an Iranian oil depot.
[IsraelTimes] Military again urges many Lebanese civilians to evacuate; rockets and drones continue to strike north; Katz warns Lebanon will pay ‘full price’ if Hezbollah keeps up attacks
Two soldiers were moderately maimed in a Hezbollah missile attack on an Israeli military position in southern Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel... on Friday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday, as the IDF said it had struck 600 targets of the Lebanese terror group in recent days.
Hezbollah began firing missiles at Israel on Monday, days after the US and Israel launched strikes on the Iranian regime, the group’s sponsor.
In response, Israel launched an offensive aimed at pushing Hezbollah away from the border and eliminating its threat, and has expanded its presence in southern Lebanon.
On Saturday, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets and drones from Lebanon at northern Israel, with no reports of injuries.
Several large barrages of rockets were launched toward Haifa and Kiryat Shmona in the evening. The IDF said it struck and destroyed a Hezbollah rocket launcher shortly after it was used to fire a barrage at northern Israel’s Galilee region.
Earlier in the day, rocket sirens sounded in Safed, Tiberias, and Kiryat Shmona amid attacks from Lebanon. Sirens also sounded across the Galilee and the Golan Heights. There were no reports of injuries in any of the attacks.
One Hezbollah drone crashed in the parking lot of the Galilee Medical Center in the northern city of Nahariya in the morning. The drone appeared largely intact after crashing, and no injuries were reported.
At the same time, a civil defense squad for a nearby community shot down another Hezbollah drone with their firearms, police said. The device was found to have cameras and "kaboom," police added.
Another Hezbollah drone got caught in a tree in the border city of Kiryat Shmona, before being safely neutralized by sappers, police said.
In the Friday attack on troops, several anti-tank guided missiles were fired on soldiers, according to the IDF. Hezbollah took responsibility for the attack, which targeted the same army post the terror group had hit a day earlier in a strike that injured three troops, including one seriously.
The military said that minutes later, the Hezbollah cell that carried out the attack was targeted in a strike.
The two soldiers who were maimed serve in the Givati Brigade. They were taken to a hospital and their families were notified, the army said.
In all, 13 IDF soldiers have been maimed in attacks by Hezbollah since Monday.
FRESH STRIKES AS ISRAEL WARNS LEBANON OF CONSEQUENCES
The IDF on Saturday confirmed launching a new wave of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district, a Hezbollah stronghold.
The military also reiterated an evacuation warning it had issued on Thursday for the district’s four major neighborhoods.
Israel continued to warn Lebanese civilians to evacuate amid its campaign against Hezbollah. Lebanon’s social affairs minister said on Saturday that 454,000 people had been registered as displaced since the outbreak of fighting.
Earlier this week, Israel warned residents of Beirut’s densely populated southern suburbs and hundreds of square kilometres of southern Lebanon to evacuate.
"Urgent warning to residents of the southern suburb of Beirut, especially those who have not yet evacuated. We reiterate and emphasize: save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately," army front man Col. Avichay Adraee said Saturday.
"The terror activity carried out by Hezbollah in the suburb compels the IDF to act against it with force. We do not intend to harm you. For your safety and security, you must evacuate immediately," he said.
The military has conducted dozens of strikes against Hezbollah targets in the area, including destroying several multi-story buildings.
The army also repeated its warning, first issued on Wednesday, to Lebanese civilians in all of southern Lebanon to evacuate amid the fighting against Hezbollah.
The army issued a separate evacuation warning on Saturday for several buildings in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre, following which Lebanese media reported an Israeli airstrike in the area.
Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, a little lightbulb figuratively appeared over Bossy's head... Hezbollah taunted Israel with its own evacuation warnings for Nahariya and Kiryat Shmona.
Israel has said it is not evacuating any northern towns, after doing so in the prior conflict with Hezbollah in 2023-2024.
Speaking after a situation assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other senior defense officials, Katz said Israel would not allow attacks on its troops or communities from Lebanese territory.
In a statement criticizing Lebanon for doing too little to disarm Hezbollah, he addressed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun directly.
"You committed... to uphold the agreement and disarm Hezbollah, and that is not happening," Katz said. "Act and take action before we do even more."
Katz said Israel has no territorial demands from Lebanon but would not accept a return to years of cross-border attacks.
"If [Hassan] Nasrallah destroyed Lebanon, then Naim Qassem ... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies... will destroy it as well along this path," he warned.
Israel regularly struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following the 2024 agreement, accusing the terror group of ceasefire violations, and continued to hold on to five border posts inside Lebanon, citing security needs. It has now expanded beyond those points.
The Lebanese government, which has claimed it is worked to disarm Hezbollah, has slammed the organization’s renewed attacks on Israel, accusing the terror group of dragging Lebanon into a regional war.
[IsraelTimes] Using knowledge gleaned the hard way during the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and June war with Iran, hospitals go underground amid incoming missile fire – and staff know the drill
[Rudaw] Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday announced it had struck three positions belonging to Kurdish Iranian opposition groups early morning and warned that any move against the country would be met with force.
"The positions of separatist groups in the Iraqi region were hit at three points by the IRGC's missile unit at 4:30 this morning," the IRGC said in a statement.
The announcement comes amid reports about a CIA plan to arm and support Iranian Kurdish opposition parties based in the Kurdistan Region to launch ground operations into predominantly Kurdish western Iran, known as Rojhelat, to fight the Islamic republic. Earlier this week, United States President Donald Trump ...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania... spoke by phone with several Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish leaders. Several of the opposition groups categorically rejected those claims on Wednesday.
In its Saturday statement, the IRGC warned that "if separatist groups in the region make any move against Iran's territorial integrity, we will crush them."
Tehran has struck bases belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan Region several times since the US and Israel began their operation against Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... last week.
Before the outbreak of the war in February, five Iranian Kurdish opposition parties announced the formation of the coalition with the stated goal of unifying efforts against the Islamic republic and advancing Kurdish self-determination. The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan also joined the alliance on Wednesday after initially holding off.
[IsraelTimes] Sources tell Reuters of ‘long-term’ contacts, with Kurdish militants poised to assault border territories and fight IRGC; senior PDKI official says group ready to join fight
[THECONSERVATIVETREEHOUSE] Overnight last night, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement apologizing for attacks against neighboring countries and claiming that some attacks were carried out independently by regional commanders without directive due to loss of communication.
President Pezeshkian further stating the Temporary Leadership Council in Iran had ordered a halt to attacks on other countries unless their territory is used to attack Iran.
Within hours the remaining elements of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rebuked the statement by President Pezeshkian saying the IRGC would continue attacking any/all gulf states as needed. This was followed by the Iranian clergy saying their president was ''weak, unprofessional and totally unacceptable.''
Obviously the political, military and religious elements within Iran are not on the same page. However, at around 6:00am this morning, President Trump reacted to the original statement by Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian:
PRESIDENT TRUMP — ''Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. They have said, ''Thank you President Trump.'' I have said, ''You're welcome!''
Iran is no longer the ''Bully of the Middle East,'' they are, instead, ''THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,'' and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Today Iran will be hit very hard!
Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran's bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. Thank you for your attention to this matter! '' ~ President DONALD J. TRUMP
Two carrier strike groups are currently on station in the region as the ongoing conflict with Iran continues. The USS Ford (CVN-78) just passed through the Suez Canal and has assumed position in the Red Sea. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is operating in the Arabian Sea, according to the latest USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker.
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[Regnum] On March 7, Iranian forces launched a drone strike on the oil tanker Louise P in the Persian Gulf.
The vessel was sailing under the Marshall Islands flag. The tanker is a US asset, the Fars news agency reported on its Telegram channel.
Earlier, the Iranian military stated that the US Navy had lost 21 servicemen killed and wounded in the Middle East over the past 24 hours. Additionally, 200 servicemen were killed and wounded at the US Al Dhafra air base in the UAE.
On March 6, International Maritime Organization Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez announced that four sailors were killed and three were injured in an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The 26-meter tugboat, the Mussafah 2, was sailing under the UAE flag.
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[Regnum] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has struck 600 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past four days.
Six hundred for Hezbollah, 400 Iran targets serviced, a few more in Gaza and Syria — the IAF’s flyboys and -girls are playing hard…
This was announced on Saturday, March 7, by the IDF's spokesman, Brigadier General Efi Defrin.
"We are striking multiple targets, hunting down Hezbollah terrorists, and destroying the command centers they have established in densely populated areas. We will not compromise on Hezbollah's disarmament," The Times of Israel quoted the general as saying.
The military used 700 rounds of ammunition in the strikes. Defrin noted that the IDF is forcing Hezbollah to "pay a heavy price" and is attacking its strongholds, ostensibly "in order to protect the cities and residents of the north."
Schools have reportedly been cancelled in parts of Baluchistan as IRGC forces evacuate educational facilities in Zahedan, Nikshahr, and Chabahar and deploy personnel inside the buildings.… pic.twitter.com/CxlShd7Gf8
Schools have reportedly been cancelled in parts of Baluchistan as IRGC forces evacuate educational facilities in Zahedan, Nikshahr, and Chabahar and deploy personnel inside the buildings.
Additional reports claim IRGC units have also taken positions in mosques in Chabahar.
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[NYPOST] Missiles rained on Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... Saturday after President Trump warned the nation could face ''complete destruction and certain death.''
The US and Israeli strikes centered on Tehran's regime targets, such as military capabilities, leadership and nuclear program, as well as the sprawling Mehrabad International Airport.
Footage shared on social media captured a massive fireball and plumes of black smoke billowing from the airport, which housed the headquarters for Iran's national carrier.
The president of the United Arab Emirates has vowed to defend his country in his first comments since the Gulf nation was hit by Iranian missiles as Iran continued their attack. ''The UAE has thick skin and bitter flesh — we are no easy prey,'' Mohammed bin Zayed Saturday. ''We will carry out our duty toward our country, our people, and our residents who are also part of our family,'' he continued.
The US is ''working around the clock'' to evacuate American citizens from Israel as it battles an onslaught of Iranian missiles, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee pledged Saturday, stating: ''There has been constant coordination with State Dept in DC to evacuate Americans SAFELY & promptly — We have now successfully evacuated thousands of people using every means possible, but focusing on helping people get home SAFELY. I'm proud of our team here. If you are an American citizen & taxpayer, you should be as well.''
Dozens of Iranian nationals in Russia were arrested last week for celebrating the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...> outside a southwestern Moscow metro station and cheering ''Thank you, United States of America,'' Ostorozhno Novosti news outlet reported. The crowd was charged with the administrative offense of participating in an unauthorized public gathering and most were fined, though the alleged organizer was sentenced to 10 days behind bars.
An Israeli attack destroyed 16 Iranian military aircraft that were being used by the Quds Force — the elite wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — to send weapons to Hezbollah in Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel... , the IDF said. The IRGC was using the airport as a ''central hub for arming and funding'' Iran's proxies in the Middle East, the IDF claimed, adding that it also targeted several Iranian fighter jets.
The IDF announced it had ''dismantled'' the IRDG Air Force's air defense situation room, which plays a major role in deflecting missiles launched into the country's airspace. Several ballistic missile storage facilities, an underground missile command unit and a site used to manufacture and launch missiles were also targeted, the IDF said.
[Rudaw] On the eighth day of the US–Israel war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran is under heavy bombardment and in the past 24 hours dozens of intense attacks have been carried out on the Iranian capital.
Iran’s official institutions do not publish the names of the locations being bombed or the number of casualties, but residents of the cities themselves record videos of the bombardments and publish information about the places being targeted.
TEHRAN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
Since the early morning of Saturday, Israeli aircraft have continuously flown over the skies of Tehran and at times missiles have also been used to attack military bases and other targets in the Iranian capital.
On Saturday night, the Baghershahr refinery in southern Tehran and several targets in the neighborhoods of Tehransar, Jeyhun, Hashemi, and Azadi were bombed.
A resident of Tehran told Rudaw on Saturday night: “Since Friday evening, various locations across the city of Tehran have been continuously attacked with aircraft and missiles.” He also said: “Since the start of the war, Tehran and its surroundings have never been targeted like they have in these 24 hours.”
Since early this morning, the Iranian Army Air Force bases near Mehrabad Airport, the Ekbatan Aviation Industrial Complex, the Esteghlal Industrial Complex, a Basij base on Kashan Street, the Army aviation base of the infantry forces in the Koohak neighborhood, military and defense industrial complexes in the Parchin area southeast of Tehran, and several targets in the neighborhoods of Marzdaran, Rah-Ahan Town, Abshar, Hor Square, Sepah Street, the heights of District 22 and upper Chitgar, Tehransar, and Nazi Abad have been bombed.
In cities around Tehran, the IRGC command headquarters in Pakdasht, the IRGC command headquarters in Varamin, an IRGC base in the town of Qarchak belonging to Varamin, and the IRGC command headquarters and a police base in Eslamshahr were targeted. The IRGC command center for eastern Tehran province is located in the city of Varamin.
Apart from Tehran, on Saturday the United States and Israel carried out intense and extensive attacks in the five provinces of western Iran (Rojhelat) and at least eight other provinces of Iran.
In Isfahan province, the Sepahanshahr neighborhood in the southwest, a building in Faiz Square in the city of Isfahan, an IRGC Air Force base in Mardavij, the Imam Ali garrison in Najafabad, an IRGC Air Force base in Homayounshahr, and several targets near the silo area of Baharestan city in the province were bombed. An IRGC missile base is located inside the Najafabad garrison in Isfahan.
Also in Bushehr province in southern Iran, IRGC naval bases near the city of Bushehr and the Nayband area in the city of Asaluyeh were targeted with missiles and drones. In the city of Jam in the province, a military base that served as a missile launch site was attacked twice.
In West Azerbaijan province, three targets around the city of Tabriz and the IRGC command headquarters in Malekan were bombed.
Near the city of Zanjan, the air defense system at the Ansar al-Mahdi garrison was bombed.
In Hormozgan province, Kish Airport was bombed again for the several-th time since the start of the war, and an IRGC military base in the city of Bastak in the west of the province was targeted several times. An IRGC Air Force base in Bandar Abbas was also attacked twice.
On Saturday, the 16th Infantry Division garrison of the Iranian army near the city of Qazvin was bombed.
The Hamadan provincial police command headquarters inside the city of Hamadan was also bombed and according to videos a large number of the personnel inside the headquarters became casualties.
In the city of Yazd, the Al-Ghadir Brigade headquarters near Kouhestan Park in the city was bombed again. In previous days that location had been bombed several times as well. An attack also targeted a mobile missile launch base inside the Jahan Electric industrial complex in Yazd.
NO VIDEOS
Iranian police on Saturday sent a text message to the public warning about sending information and filming the locations where Iranian forces are stationed, and described those who do so as “enemy mercenaries.” The message was sent after US and Israeli forces targeted locations that are not officially military or security sites, but since the start of the war Iranian security and military forces have used and stayed in them.
Iran’s Judiciary Authority has also banned the publication of images and videos of the places targeted by the United States and Israel. The judiciary’s media center announced on Saturday that all media outlets, pages, and social media channels have been warned not to publish information, images, or videos, saying that “this act is against Iran’s national security.”
Earlier, the Israeli military had also banned filming and publishing videos of places struck by Iranian missiles and drones inside Israel.
DIFFERENT MESSAGES FROM IRAN TO REGIONAL COUNTRIES
On Saturday morning, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that during a meeting of the temporary leadership council of Iran, it was decided that Iranian forces will no longer attack neighboring and regional countries.
After Pezeshkian’s remarks, the command of Iran’s armed forces and the head of Iran’s judiciary, who is also a member of the temporary leadership council, said that attacks on US bases in regional countries will continue if they are used to attack Iran.
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, head of the judiciary and one of the three members of Iran’s leadership council, said they will attack any location from which attacks are carried out against Iran.
The spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters also issued a statement saying that they will show no leniency toward the United States and Israel, and any country that is used to attack Iran will have the bases inside that country targeted.
Ebrahim Zolfaqari said they will not attack countries that have not allowed the United States and Israel to use their land, sea, or airspace to attack Iran.
According to the spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters, on Saturday several US bases in regional countries were also bombed.
The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters is the highest military decision-making body in Iran, responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising the operations of the country’s different military forces.
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[NYPOST] The Israel Defense Forces launched a deadly wave of attacks against Hezbollah that killed at least 217 in Lebanon, according to authorities.
Dozens of airstrikes from the IDF on Saturday took out Hezbollah leaders in Beirut, a Hamas commander near Tripoli, a headquarters used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air force, missile launch platforms in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah military sites in the Bekaa Valley, the Israeli military announced Saturday.
Israel issued evacuation warnings to civilians in Beirut's southern suburbs and parts of southern Lebanon prior to its onslaught against Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
The bombing campaign has killed at least 217 people, injured 798 others and displaced 95,000 Lebanese civilians, according to the country's health ministry, Al Jazeera reported.
It is unclear how many members of the Lebanese terror proxy were taken out.
[NYPOST] A commercial oil tanker was set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by an Iranian suicide drone, the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday, as the US Navy has yet to begin a mission to safeguard ships through the region.
The IRGC claimed the tanker — the Prima, sailing under a Maltese flag — had ignored repeated warnings not to enter the strait, according to Tasnim News Agency, Iran's state media.
The flow of oil through the strait — one of the world's most vital energy arteries connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea which sees roughly 20 million barrels of oil, about 20% of global supply, pass through it daily — has ground to a near-total halt since Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... declared it closed at the start of the war.
[NYPOST] Mojtaba Khamenei — the expected next supreme leader — was reportedly wounded in an Israeli air strike.
The son of Iran's slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei survived an assassination attempt made by Israel during the devastating launch of Lion's Roar military operation Feb. 28, which occurred in tandem with the US's Operation Epic Fury, Times of Israel reported on Saturday.
Other strikes in the joint military attack killed his father and roughly 40 other high-ranking Islamic Republic leaders.
Also killed was Mojtaba's wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, who came from a family long associated with the country's theocracy.
It's not clear if Mojtaba, 56, was with his father in the Ayatollah's compound that was decimated by airstrikes, or if he was targeted in a separate attack on the regime.
The details and extent of his injuries are also not clear.
"Madmen, like small children, can often not be controlled by threats."
-- Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict
Sometimes you have to go kinetic to get your point across.
It may be expensive now, but maybe next time they will believe you.
As for the B-52s, it tickles me that this airplane, designed by Boeing in the 1950s, is still flying. Every design is a compromise. Sometimes you get it all right and it just works, now and forever more, amen. For other examples of sweet design, see shotguns and sharks.
🚨 Iranian missile launches just collapsed from nearly 100 down to only eight. That drop tells the whole story. Iran is trying to fight a modern war with equipment that belongs in a museum. Their fighter jets are basically Vietnam era machines while the United States is operating… pic.twitter.com/wuZJJBpWBJ
— ⁿᵉʷˢ Barron Trump 🇺🇸 (@BarronTNews_) March 7, 2026
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