Shipwreck

Explosions are being reported in Abu Dhabi, UAE and Bahrain.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense says that 3 Iranian cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed.

A senior official in one of the Iranian-Kurdish factions denied that a ground offensive has started.-Axios

So looks like Kurd offensive may not be happening right now:

There are conflicting reports regarding what is currently happening in NW Iran near the border with Iraq. It is unclear whether a ground offensive by the Iranian-Kurdish militias has already begun or may be launched in the coming hours.

US source:
"The Kurdish-Iranian militias are supported by Mossad and the CIA.

The goal is to try to take control of territories inside Iran to challenge the regime and inspire a broader uprising".-Israeli Channel 12

Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials hav...

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials said.-AP

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A senior American official confirmed: Kurdish-Iranian militias have launched a ground offensive in northwestern Iran.-Axios

A source in the Saudi royal family said if the Houthis in Yemen join Iran in attacks against us, we will strike back at them, this is a red line.-Kan News

Arab intelligence sources estimate that the Houthis in Yemen are planning to attack vital targets inside Saudi Arabia using drones, as they have done in the past, and therefore, according to those sources, security around the king, Salman, and the Saudi crown prince, bin Salman, has been increased.

Reports indicate that installations linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran, Kermanshah, and Tabriz have come under attack.

WSJ reports that the Iranian missile that was shot down by NATO air defences was heading for Turkey’s İncirlik military base, which has long been a hub for the U.S. Air Force.

All executive bodies have received the plan's directives, with President Pezeshkian granting authority at all levels for its implementation. -Fars News Agency

Iran has activated a pre-existing emergency plan to manage the country under prolonged war conditions. The plan details the supply of essential goods and public needs while redirecting resources toward domestic production and industry.

Kurdish forces in Iraq have launched a ground military offensive into Iran against the Islamic regime, an Iranian Kurdish official tells i24 News.
 
According to the official, thousands of Kurdish fighters began taking combat positions inside Iranian territory on Monday, March 2.

Iranian Kurds, in contact with CIA now in Iraq, are poised to cross to Iran in next few days. Masoud Barzani no longer opposed.-al Monitor

During a closed-door briefing with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Pete Hegseth and CJCS Gen. Caine acknowledged that Iran’s Shahed-style attack drones represent a major challenge, posing a bigger problem than anticipated, adding that air defenses will not be able to intercept them all.-CNN

Strait of Hormuz clear of Iran navy ships, US commander says US strikes have been finishing of Iran's naval fleet, senior officials said, but its threats to the Strait of Hormuz have not yet been eliminated.

Iran's IRGC could still threaten commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, even after US officials say military strikes have sunk or disabled the Iranian Navy's entire fleet in the region.

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Azerbaijani troops reportedly deployed to Iranian border as conflict rages The multi-front war entered its fourth day on Tuesday, with no signs of the fighting abating.

Azerbaijani troops reportedly deployed to Iranian border as conflict rages

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Israel’s military said it had completed a large-scale operation against a major military compound in Iran that it said housed headquarters of several branches of the country’s security apparatus.

Iraq’s power grid has shut down nationwide with the cause unknown, Rudaw cites the Iraqi Electricity Ministry.

The Pentagon is rapidly burning through its stocks of precision weapons at a rate that puts the U.S. military potentially “days away” from having to prioritize which targets to intercept, according to three people familiar with the matter.-WSJ

Maersk is temporarily suspending all cargo booking acceptance in and out of several countries in the Middle East, including the UAE, Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, this is due to the ongoing war in the region.

American B-2 stealth bombers are expected to land at British military bases “in a matter of days” to join attacks on Iran. Bases at Diego Garcia and at RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, are being prepared for their arrival, Western officials said today.-Telegraph

Looks like the Turks aren’t telling the truth:

A U.S. military source says an Iranian missile fired toward Incirlik Air Base in Türkiye late last night, around 11:40 p.m. EST, was detected in flight and knocked out over the eastern Mediterranean by a U.S. Navy ship using an SM‑3 interceptor.

Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault Opposition groups neither confirm nor deny possible advance as Washington remains undecided

Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault

Opposition groups neither confirm nor deny possible advance as Washington remains undecided.

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Qatar will fully shut gas liquefaction, two sources say. Initial estimates suggest it would take about two weeks to restart operations and at least another two weeks to return to full capacity. - Reuters

Final picture of ship sinking

A Turkish official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the missile had been "aimed at a base in Greek Cyprus but veered off course".

UKMTO ADVISORY 013-26 - SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Iran can continue firing missiles at countries across the Middle East at its current rate for “several more days,” a Western official says. - NYT