🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Maybe there have been some collateral damages, as there are in every war.

More than 70,000 people were killed in Gaza, and the Israeli Army called all of them collateral damage.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

There is no request for a ceasefire by us, and there is no request for the negotiation with the U.S. from us.

We have never sent any messages to them.

🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We have not closed the Strait of Hormuz — it is the ships and tankers who don't try to pass through the to cross the strip because they are concerned about being hit by either side.

We have no intention to close the Strait of Hormuz right now, but as the war continues, we will consider every scenario.

🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — NBC: Are you afraid of a U.S. invasion in your country?

Iran's FM Araghchi: No, we are waiting for them.

NBC: You are waiting for the U.S. military to invade, the ground troops?

Araghchi: Yes. That would be a big disaster for them.

🇮🇷🇨🇳🇷🇺⚡️ — NBC: Are Russia and China actively helping you in this war?

Iran's FM Araghchi: They have always helped us.

NBC: Does that mean yes?

Araghchi: I am not going to give details in the middle of a war.

🇷🇺❌🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

Russia will do everything to create an atmosphere that will make US and Israel operation against Iran impossible

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🇫🇷🇦🇪✈️❗️ — An Air France flight chartered to repatriate French nationals from the Emirates turns back due to missile threat being detected

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🇦🇪🛢📈 — Murban Crude Oil, the Emirati Standard Oil price, is now being traded by 95 USD/barrel

🛢 WTI Crude surpassed 80$/barrel and is getting closer to 81$

Brent Cruse surpassed the 85$ mark

Murban Crude surpassed the 94$ mark.

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🇦🇪🇮🇷⚡️ — WATCH: Footage shows a huge explosion following a reported drone attack in Dubai.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇷🇺⚡️ — NEW: The U.S. is considering asking China to reduce its purchases of Russian and Iranian oil and buy more American crude ahead of the planned Trump–Xi summit in April, according to WSJ.

➡️ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may raise the proposal with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during talks planned for mid-March.

🪖❌🇮🇷☢️ — 📰 ZeroHedge | Israel Claims to Strike Iranian Nuclear Weapons Lab | March 4, 2026:

"Iran's nuclear complexes are seeing renewed attacks for both new buildings constructed since the 12-Day War, as well as long-existing infrastructure previously left alone. From what can be seen in recent satellite imagery, the U.S. and Israel are quickly finishing what they started last year.

The IDF announced it has struck a covert underground compound outside Tehran where regime scientists were quietly designing key components for a nuclear bomb.

The target, “Min-Zadai”, was the new facility for SPND scientists after last year’s Operation Rising Lion turned their old facilities into craters."

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🔫🔫❌🇮🇷 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Visualizing Iran's Vast Size & Why Any Ground Invasion Means Years-Long Quagmire | March 4, 2026:

"Most Americans have little understanding or concept of Iran's size in terms of geography or population. The ethno-religious make-up of the sprawling Mideast/West Asian nation is also deeply important, given the US is already talking about arming and supporting some kind of Kurdish-led anti-Tehran ground operation. 

Suffice it to say, Iran's population is more than double (over 90 million people) that of neighboring Iraq's. Iran is also the size of almost half the European continent. All of this is crucial for attempting to visualize what American military escalation there might mean, given the Trump White House has not ruled out American boots on the ground amid the unfolding 'Operation Epic Fury'. Consider: the US spent two blood-soaked decades occupying Iraq (again, significantly smaller than the Islamic Republic). Russia has spent over four years on its military operation in Ukraine, and Iran dwarfs Ukraine in size."

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🔫🔫❌🇮🇷 — ⭐️ Rybar MENA:

"Separate and consolidate: on the prospects of a limited US ground operation in Iran

In the context of a hypothetical ground operation of the US Armed Forces in Iran, the scenario of a limited landing of troops on one of the key objects of the republic is interesting. For example, in the area of Bandar Abbas, which is the most important southern port and oil export hub.

🖍In the case of a successful capture of the city, a relatively small group of troops could create a strategic effect by blocking the oil infrastructure and disrupting maritime logistics. And also create that very springboard for the development of the offensive.

🚩Moreover, this would force the Iranian authorities to transfer army and IRGC forces to the coast. In the conditions of US air dominance, this would make them easy targets for strikes on columns, as a result of which the Iranians would suffer serious losses even before coming into direct contact with the landing force.

🏳️In such conditions, to support American actions, it is not excluded that so-called "proxies" in the form of Baluchi separatists would be used. They can hardly be called such, but they do have ties with the Israelis.

❗️The same "Jaish al-Adl" cannot be called a serious enemy, but they would be quite suitable for general destabilization, especially in such a depressed region of Iran as the Sistan and Baluchistan province.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🔫🔫❌🇮🇷 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"A landing on Iranian shores can no longer be ruled out.

Besides a potential landing in Bandar Abbas, another important location for Iran must not be forgotten: Kharg Island in the northern Persian Gulf. This small island is key to Iran's oil industry, with most of its oil passing through terminals there.

🖍Moreover, occupying it would theoretically not be difficult, given that the US has special operations forces stationed in Kuwait and MC-130J special operations aircraft there. Holding it with air superiority would also not be that difficult.

🚩As with southeastern Iran, the US has an excellent way to support the operation in the west through separatist Kurdish forces near the Iraqi border. If the militants obtain sufficient weapons and equipment (and Iraq has plenty of these), this will seriously complicate the situation for Iranian forces.

🏳️Nevertheless, even with active air and sea cover, capturing a large city like Bandar Abbas is no easy task. This is clearly demonstrated by the example of Gaza, which the Israelis had to practically raze to the ground to reduce the risk of attacks and sabotage in areas already captured.

❗️However, in the short term, such an operation could be significant in creating chaos in Iran's ranks and gaining powerful leverage over the Iranian leadership, so it certainly shouldn't be discounted.

With the Strait of Hormuz blockade and rising oil prices in the short term, which will also impact the United States, such an operation will become practically a priority for the Americans.

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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Will Trump Seize Or Destroy Iran's Oil Export Island? | March 4, 2026:

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said earlier that the U.S. is "accelerating, not decelerating" Operation Epic Fury, with U.S. and Israeli forces conducting at least 1,000 strikes over five days against high-value IRGC assets and leadership. As those strikes have significantly degraded the IRGC's capabilities on land, at sea, and in the air, the next big question is whether Iran's energy infrastructure will become the conflict's next major focal point, especially as the Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed and Beijing grows increasingly concerned about disruptions to its cheap Iranian crude imports.

Operation Epic Fury has targeted key IRGC leadership, military support networks, and financial infrastructure, severely degrading core pillars of the regime. The next phase to watch is whether the Trump administration and Israel will move against Iran's critical oil and gas infrastructure, which remains both the regime's economic lifeline and an important source of cheap crude for China.

What comes to mind first is Iran's main crude export terminal in the Persian Gulf, called "Kharg Island." Think of it as Iran's oil jugular.

Reuters reports that about 90% of Iran's crude is exported via Kharg Island, located off the country's southern coast in the northern Persian Gulf, in Bushehr Province, about 34 miles northwest of the port of Bushehr."

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🇺🇦💬🇺🇦💬🇺🇸💬🇷🇺 — 🇩🇪 BILD:

"Due to the situation in the Middle East, the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia with the mediation of the USA have been postponed: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his evening video address a pause in negotiations with Russia with the mediation of the USA: "Due to the situation with Iran, the necessary signals for a trilateral meeting have not yet been received."

Zelensky had previously expected a new round of negotiations in early March. He believes that "trilateral diplomatic work" should be resumed as soon as "the security situation and the general political context allow us to do so." "Ukraine is ready for this," he said.

The Kremlin also reported that, despite "disappointment" over the American attack on Iran, a country friendly to Russia, it continues to count on Washington's mediation in negotiations with Ukraine."

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🇺🇦💬🇺🇦💬🇺🇸💬🇷🇺 — 🇺🇦 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky:

"The next trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia was planned for the period from March 5 to 9, depending on what was happening in the world. Right now, there's another war in the Middle East.

We talked with the American side — because they are the party that invites Ukraine and Russia to the meeting — about a possible change of venue and postponement of the meeting for some time due to the war in the Middle East.

But we very much hope that the exchange we agreed on during previous meetings will still be confirmed. The exchange of prisoners of war is always an important moment, it's a positive thing for families. We very much hope that in the coming days we will be able to start this exchange process.

From an interview with Rai Italia (4/5)."

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😀💬‼️🇦🇿⚔️ — 🇩🇪 BILD:

"Azerbaijan mobilizes the army

The ruler of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has put the armed forces on a state of combat readiness due to a supposed Iranian drone attack on the exclave of Nakhchivan. This was reported by the state news agency Azertag.

Earlier, drones struck an airport and a school in Nakhchivan. At a meeting of the national security council in Baku, Aliyev placed the blame on Iran:

“The Azerbaijani state strongly condemns this despicable terrorist act [...]. Iranian officials should provide explanations, apologize to the Azerbaijani side, and those who committed this terrorist act should be held criminally liable.”

Iran denies responsibility for this attack."

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🇮🇷⚠️❌🇺🇸🛳 — 🇮🇷 IRGC:

"🔴The Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was hit by missiles from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy

🔹Spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters: The Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which had approached to a distance of 340 kilometers from Iran's maritime borders in the Sea of Oman with the aim of managing the Strait of Hormuz, was hit by drones of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran and, along with its destroyers, fled at high speed and has so far moved more than a thousand kilometers away from the area."

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