- WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 5TH, DAY 6 RECAP
- WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 5TH, DAY 6 RECAP.
- "They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela. " "Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran" - President Trump when asked about Iran's next Supreme Leader.
- An Iranian drone impacted an airport in Azerbaijan.
- CENTCOM is asking the Pentagon to send more military intelligence officers to its headquarters in Florida to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days.
- Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine reports Iranian ballistic missile launches are down by 86% since the start of the war on February 28th. Iranian one-way drone launches are down by 73%.
- The volume of tankers and commercial cargo vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz has been reduced by 90%.
- China has told its largest oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline – as the Middle East regional war risks crashing global energy supplies.
- In addition to Israel’s evacuation notice for everything south of the Litani river an additional evacuation order was issued for the entire Dahieh district of Beirut. This order applies to an estimated half a million resident.
- Members of Hezbollah's elite Radwan force have received orders to deploy against the IDF in southern Lebanon.
️- Three of the four major Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait, are discussing withdrawing from U.S. investments as the toll from the war with Iran mounts.
️- Iran targeted Ali Al-Salem Airbase in Kuwait landing a direct impact, huge fires burned for several hours.
️- Multiple Iranian missiles and drones made impact at BAPKO oil facility, Bahrain.
️- Iranian munitions made direct impacts on hotels in Bahrain, possible targeted assassination strikes.
️- Iranian and Hezbollah cluster bombs make multiple impacts in Israel, near Ben Gurion airport.
️- The IDF reported multiple combat injuries during ground clashes with Hezbollah forces.
️- 77 dead and 527 wounded since the start of the new Israeli-Hezbollah war, Lebanese Ministry of Health reports.
️- Hezbollah issues evacuation notice to Israelis in the north.
️- USA and Israel joint strikes continue mostly focusing on Western Iran.
️- Iranian impacts reported near Al Udeid airbase in Qatar.
️- U.S. embassy in Kuwait suspends all operations.
️- U.S. navy strikes Iranian drone naval ship.
️- Basra Iraqi police told Al Jazeera they were searching for a US pilot of a downed fighter jet in Basra, Iraq. CENTCOM denies the report but specifically says it wasn't shot down.
️- Based on visual confirmation, Iran achieved the most impacts on targets since the beginning of the conflict.
️- Three MQ-9 drones have been downed in Iran since the start of the military operation, a US official tells CBS News.
️- The volume of tankers and commercial cargo vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz has reduced by 90%, Kpler reports.
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