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Opinion: The West ignored Ukraine's warnings about drones as the Middle East burns
Middle Eastern nations are already running out of ballistic missile interceptors, and Iranian Shahed drones are a much bigger problem than mission planners assumed. This was preventable.
Ukrainian forces liberated 83.46 sq km of territory in February, the largest advance since August 2023.
Ukraine cleared 272.46 sq km of territory, mostly in the Zaporizhzhia & Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.
Russia captured 189.00 sq km of territory, mostly in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka & Siversk AOs.
Iran struck AWS datacenter in UAE, facility on fire and regional S3 services collapsing
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German cruise ship barely escapes Iranian missile attack
The German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4, with 2,500 passengers and 1,000 crew, is stranded at Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates.
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'Several' allied warplanes downed over Kuwait
Kuwaiti Army spokesperson said "several" US military aircraft crashed and that all flight crews are safe.
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How Hamas destroyed Iran’s Axis of Power
Iran’s once‑powerful network of proxies faltered after the Gaza War, Houthi escalations, and Syria’s political shift, leaving Tehran's Axis of Resistance broken and fragmented.
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2022 Ukraine asks for NATO nations to assist
2026 NATO nations ask Ukraine to assist with air defense against Shaheds
⚡️Ukraine's air defense expertise 'irreplaceable,' Zelensky says as war escalates in Middle East.
"The situation in the Middle East shows how difficult it is to provide 100% protection against missiles and Shaheds. ... Everyone now sees that our experience in defense is largely irreplaceable."
Special Report: Khamenei’s Legacy: Repression, Power, Purges, War
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rose from revolutionary protégé to Iran’s most powerful figure, overseeing decades of conflict, repression, and regional proxy wars that reshaped the Middle East.
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Khamenei Dead; Iran Threatens Historic Retaliation
Iran’s leadership was decimated in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting vows of the “heaviest offensive” in the nation’s history.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead - multiple intelligence agencies reporting
28.02.2026 22:07 — 👍 31 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Muscat International Airport in Oman has been closed.
28.02.2026 11:56 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Iranian (missile? drone?) intercepted at close range by air defense at Ali al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
28.02.2026 11:34 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s residence and compound were obliterated by a US/Israeli strike. Image source Airbus
28.02.2026 11:29 — 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Debris from an intercepted Iranian missile crashed in the Quneitra Governorate of Syria.
Quneitra is in southwest Syria and borders Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.
Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent at the Pentagon for Fox News, condemned the Trump administration’s earlier decision to gut Voice of America, leaving Washington with limited resources to shape the information space in Iran.
28.02.2026 11:20 — 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Iran fires ballistic missiles everywhere, one dead in Abu Dhabi
Iran has launched ballistic missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, and Bahrain in response to Israeli and US attacks.
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Missile debris falls on Abu Dhabi, UAE, killing one, per the UAE Ministry of Defense.
28.02.2026 10:42 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Iranian missile strikes Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, is being evacuated as a precautionary measure.
To be clear, the Burj Khalifa was not targeted or hit.
Video captures the moment an Iranian ballistic missile hit NSA Bahrain, home of the US Navy Fifth Fleet Command.
28.02.2026 09:53 — 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
US Fifth Fleet HQ blasted by Iranian missile
Explosions rock US Naval Support Activity Base Bahrain in Manama, after a successful Iranian ballistic missile strike.
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US Tomahawk cruise missile failed in flight, crashed in Kirkuk, Iraq. the warhead did not explode.
28.02.2026 09:08 — 👍 24 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
There's a tweet for everything.
28.02.2026 09:06 — 👍 47 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0US subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile flying over Tehran
28.02.2026 09:02 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Netblocks reports Iran is under a total Internet blackout. It is unclear if this is due to the attacks, cyber warfare, or action by Iranian security to suppress information.
28.02.2026 09:00 — 👍 119 🔁 38 💬 2 📌 0Iran has launched a “significant” barrage of missiles in the direction of Israel.
28.02.2026 08:58 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthis announced they will restart attacking Red Sea shipping after US and Israel attack Iran.
28.02.2026 08:54 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 2US operation against Iran called "Epic Fury"
28.02.2026 08:49 — 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 6 📌 0
🚨 Iran Update: Four Iranian Navy bases on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman are under attack by Israeli and US forces. Iran reportedly fires ballistic missiles at Israel.
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Trump vows to destroy Iran's nuclear program, missiles, air force & navy
Trump said the attacks were carried out "to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime."
Full video & partial transcript of Trump’s speech.
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