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US Officials Question 'Makeshift' Facility in Kuwait After Troop Deaths Despite Pentagon Saying They Were 'Fortified'

Six US service members were killed in an Iranian drone strike on a tactical operations centre in Kuwait, with military officials questioning Pentagon claims that the facility was adequately fortified.

International Business Times UK

Hegseth warns ‘war is hell’ as six US troops die in Iran. Then an American ally shoots down three US fighter jets

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Iranian Council Slated to Select Next Supreme Leader Obliterated By Isreali Strike

Israel has bombed Iran's Council of Experts in an effort to disrupt the process meant to appoint a new supreme leader

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Trump Receives Backlash After Quick Pivot From Dead Soldiers Killed In His 'Illegal War' to 'Bragging' About New Ballroom

President Trump faces criticism for discussing his White House ballroom project during a Medal of Honour ceremony amidst an unauthorised military campaign against Iran.

International Business Times UK

US Female Pilot Goes Viral for Landing on Kuwait Desert Amidst Iran Conflict - Real or AI? Here's What Happened

A US Air Force pilot's video in the Kuwaiti desert sparks online debate. CENTCOM confirms a friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury.

International Business Times UK

Iran targets U.S. allies, hits American Embassy in Riyadh

The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia issued a "shelter in place" notification for Riyadh and 2 other Saudi cities in response.

Axios

Trump says US will provide insurance for commercial shipping – as it happened

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Middle East conflict: US military death toll rises to 6; Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut - top developments

Deadly fighting across the Middle East intensified on Tuesday as Washington urged its citizens to leave much of the region and President Donald Trump signalled the conflict with Iran could last far longer than initially projected.

The Times of India

Iran conflict escalates: 6 U.S. service members killed as death toll climbs

President Trump has warned more will likely die.

Axios

Inside the first 48 hours of Trump’s attacks on Iran

More than 10,000 rounds fired and 1,000 targets hit within 24 hours after Trump’s order to commence strikes

The Independent UK

Hegseth Insists U.S. 'Didn't Start War' Even As Pentagon Briefers Appear To Say Otherwise

Pentagon officials acknowledged that Iran was not planning an attack against U.S. forces in the lead-up to the U.S.-Israel "preemptive" strike that decapitated Iranian leadership and plunged the Middle East into war.

International Business Times

Three US troops killed as Iran’s deadly revenge attacks intensify across Middle East

Donald Trump says Iran’s interim leaders have called for talks as the human toll of the escalating conflict mounts

The Independent UK

Trump threatens Iran with ‘force never seen before’; MEA issues advisory — Key points

Iran launched retaliatory strikes against US and Israeli targets following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel operation. Key Iranian military leaders were also reported dead. The conflict has triggered widespread flight cancellations and airspace restrictions, causing significant travel disruptions across the region.

The Times of India

Watch: US releases video of warships and fighter jets striking targets in Iran

The United States has released video footage showing its strikes on Iran. Shared by US Central Command on X, the footage shows missiles fired from warships in the region, fighter jets roaring off aircraft carrier decks and precision strikes on Iranian targets.

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Operation Hawkeye: Over 50 killed as US targets ISIS infrastructure in Syria

The United States has intensified its military campaign against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria, with US Central Command (Centcom) releasing new footage and operational details from what it described as a sustained counterterrorism effort under Operation Hawkeye Strike.

The Times of India

Operation Hawkeye: US forces conduct strikes on over 30 IS targets in Syria

US forces have intensified pressure on ISIS in Syria with 10 strikes hitting over 30 targets, including infrastructure and weapons depots, between February 3-12. This follows earlier strikes and is part of Operation Hawkeye, a retaliatory response to a deadly December ambush. Over 50 terrorists have been neutralized, with hundreds…

The Times of India

US Navy shoots down Iranian drone approaching its aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

The shootdown came within hours of another confrontation in the region, during which Iranian forces harassed a US-flagged and US-crewed merchant vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the US military. US Central Command said the Shahed-139 drone was downed by an F-35C fighter jet operating from the Abraham…

The Independent UK

US shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier, military says

U.S. Central Command says a U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

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The Independent UK

US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush

The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State in Syria

The Independent UK

Trump promises retaliation after two US Army soldiers and a civilian translator are killed in Syria attack

Attack on US forces occurred as soldiers were conducting ‘key leader engagement’ as part of a larger counter-terrorism operation

The Independent UK

US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official

A U.S. operation in Syria last month mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

The Independent UK

Pakistan Navy seizes $1bn worth of crystal meth and cocaine in Arabian Sea drugs bust

PNS Yarmook intercepts two stateless vessels in the most successful operation yet by an international partnership that includes the UK and US

Al Jazeera

US military says it has killed senior ISIL (ISIS) leader in Syria’s Aleppo

Dhiya’ Zawba Muslih al-Hardani and two of his sons affiliated to the group were killed in a raid, the US military says

The Independent UK

Meet General ‘Gorilla’: Iran hawk has become Hegseth’s go-to adviser as US involvement in Middle East crisis intensifies

‘He’s got the look of the general that both Hegseth and Trump are looking for,’ one former official said

Reason

Are We Going to War With Iran or Not?

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