Iran Updates

Iran War - Day 5

Countries Iran Has Hit

Israel

UAE

Qatar

Bahrain

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

Oman

Iraq

Jordan

Cyprus

Turkey

Syria has been hit but so far only debris and unintentional fire has been reported

Iran Proxies

Hezbollah (Lebanon)

Popular Mobilization Forces / PMF (Iraq)

Kata'ib Hezbollah (Iraq)

Houthis (Yemen)

Iran has had limited success hitting U.S. communication/radar systems, base structures, and personnel 

Top targets successfully hit

AN/FPS-132 early-warning radar, Qatar

U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters, Bahrain

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Ali Al-Salem Air Base, Kuwait

RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus

CIA Station within the Embassy Complex, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  

Countries participating in Iran War

Offensive

USA

Israel

Defensive

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Qatar

Bahrain

Kuwait

Jordan

Oman

UK

France

Greece

Turkey

Opposition Leadership eliminated

Supreme Leader

Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Defense Minister

Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces

Top security adviser to Khamenei

40+ more Senior security/military leaders

Top Targets destroyed or severely damaged

Supreme Leader's Compound

Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plan

Ballistic Missile Sites and Underground Facilities at Khorgu, Tabriz and Khojir

IRGC Navy Fleet

IRGC Command and Control Facilities

Air Defense Systems

Minzadehei Covert Nuclear Compound 

Missile Production and Solid Fuel Facilities

Assembly of Experts Compound during deliberations to select next Supreme Leader

Artesh/IRGC Airbases and Aircraft

Israel has conducted strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah  

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Iran War Timeline - First 48 hours 

March 1, 2026

10:55 pm EST - President Trump remarks war should be done in four weeks or less

Israel extends Special State of Emergency to March 12th

10:37 pm EST - Centcom reports 3 American service members have been Killed in Action

President Trump says Iran tried to assassinate him twice but he got Khamenei first

At least 7 wounded in Jerusalem by Iranian missile strike 

More explosions reported at British Air Force base in Cyprus

10:24 pm EST - BULLETIN🚨 Lebanese-based Hezbollah has entered the war, initiating attacks against Israel. Hezbollah has taken responsibility for missile, drone, and rocket attacks in response to the elimination of Ayatollah Khamenei. Israel has responded with heavy airstikes in Beruit and around Lebanon, opening up another front in the war. Senior Hezbollah officials have been killed according to reports. Israel gave an evacuation order to over 50 towns in Southern Lebanon prior to striking.

France, Germany and Great Britain are ready to take defensive action in ongoing Middle East war

U.K. reverses course, allows U.S. to use bases for operations in the ongoing Iran war - to include possibly Diego Garcia in the Central Indiana Ocean, RAF Fairford in England, and RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus

British fighter intercepts Iranian drone in Qatar

France sending nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier FS Charles de Gaulle to the Eastern Mediterranean

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE say they reserve the right to act in self defense

1:01 pm EST - IDF says Aerial Superiorty has been achieved 

PM Netanyahu says Israel is striking Iran with increasing intensity and this will only continue to escalate further in the coming days

President Trump: "We have sunk 9 Iranian naval ships, some relatively large and important. We are going after the rest." 

UPDATE - Missiles targeting the USS Abraham Lincoln missed and no damaged was caused 

FLASH - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has authorized Saudi forces to strike Iran if necessary

IRGC has attacked three oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz

An Iranian drone struck a UAE-owned oil platform in the Persian Gulf 

9:23 am EST - Internet footage shows Tehran getting pounded by ongoing airstrikes 

IDF says Israel and U.S. are getting close to establishing Air Supremacy in Iran 

9:18 am EST - 🚨 FLASH IRGC has targeted USS Abraham Lincoln with four ballistic missiles

French Naval Base Camp de la Paix attacked in Abu Dhabi

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been eliminated 

Four U.S. B-2 bombers hit targets in Iran overnight 

Kuwaiti Ministry of Health reports one death and 32 injuries as a result of Iranian attacks 

8:20 am EST FLASH 🚨🚨 Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted (Grok) 

8:10 am EST Explosions rock deep water Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi, UAE

3 killed, 58 wounded in UAE by Iranian attacks

8:05 am EST - FLASH 🚨Norwegian Oil tanker MKD VYOM calls mayday near the Strait of Hormuz 

7:48 am EST 🚨BULLETIN Dozens of Tel Aviv buildings hit in deadly strike, described as mass casualty event in Beit Shemesh neighborhod - at least 9 deaths (upated) and 46 injuries (updated) reported

Gulf States set to hold emergency meeting

Iran raises red flag of revenge, vowing unprecedented force

Ex-FBI boss warns of imminent terror attacks on American soil 

Iran fires at Cyprus threatening British troops stationed there

Israel says 40 Senior Iranian officials were eliminated initial strike

IRCG claims to have attacked 27 US bases in region 

Protests and clashes reported at US Consulate in Kirachi, Pakistan & Green Zone in Iraq 

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February 28, 2026

11:06 pm EST - Reports indicate that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman called President Trump multiple times in the month before today's strikes 'advocating for an attack'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and two other officials will lead a transition team following Khamenei's death

Within the last few hours American B-2A Spirit Bombers have targeted various sites in Tehran and around Iran, including ballistic missile production and defense industry sites 

10:50 pm EST - Top Iranian Officials who have been eliminated by joint Israeli-American strikes:

*Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

*Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh

*Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Pakpour

*Secretary of Sepreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani

*Head of the Military Bureau of the Surpreme Leader Mohammad Shirazi 

*Head of the Intelligence Directorate for Iran's Emergency Command

*Current / Former Chairs of organization advancing nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons projects 

The operation is being called the largest military flyover in IDF history, involvoing over 200 jets and hitting 500+ targets

Israel has indefinitely suspended natural gas exports to Egypt

In the U.S. FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams are on elevated alert out of an abundance of caution 

In retaliation Iran has targeted at least 14 U.S. bases in the Middle East region

Iran has struck or attempted to strike targets in the following countries: Israel, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. 

Sites that have been hit by Iranian missiles:

*US Navy's Fifth FLeet HQ in Bahrain

*CIA HQ in Dubai

*Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

*Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi

*Erbil International Airport in Northern Iraq

*Palm Jumeirah / Fairmont Hotel - Dubai 

*Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait 

*Haifa/Tirat Carmel residential building

*An Israeli woman was killed by a strike in Gush Dan (Tel Aviv) 

FLASH 9:59 am EST - British planes are participating in defensive operations - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

9:30 am EST - Israeli Media: 'growing indications' that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli strike, meanwhile Iranian Foreign Minister claims he is still alive as far as he knows

U.S. reportedly used suicide drones for the first time 

9:20 am EST - Report: Iran's entire senior leadership was in one room and Israel initiated the attack, convincing the U.S. to join in

FLASH - Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander General Mohammed Pakpour has been eliminated

This appears to have been a decapitation strike, awaiting word on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

7:57 am EST Operation Epic Fury is expected to take days 

President Trump tells The Washington Post his goal is freedom for the Iranian people 

IDF calling up 70,000 reservists 

U.S. targeting sites that pose an imminent threat 

U.S. Embassies in the Middle East have been ordered to shelter in place until further notice 

FLASH Khamenei’s compound destroyed 

NATO closely following developments

7:24 am EST - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami has been eliminated 

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have condemned Iranian airstrikes across the Middle East, Qatar states it is prepared to respond aggressively 

Russia condemns U.S. Actions 

FLASH - another wave of missile launches detected coming from Iran

6:40 am EST - Israeli Defense Forces confirm hundreds of targets have been hit in Western Iran

FLASH 6:32 am EST - So far Iran has targeted Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE

5:26 am EST - Iranian missile confirmed to hit in Doha, Qatar

FLASH 5:13 am EST - Multiple sources confirm both Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Pezeshkian were targeted in initial operations 

~5:00 am EST - Iran launches a second round of retaliatory strikes targeting regional U.S. assets in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Kuwait

4:43 am EST - smoke seen rising from U.S. Naval installation in Bahrain 

4:32 am EST - Israel continues air combat operations 

~4:00 am EST - Iran launches retaliatory strikes targeting Israel, U.S. Bases in the region, and Gulf sites

***Targets so far have included military sites, missile production facilities, nuclear-related infrastructure, naval assets, locations near senior leadership, and essential personnel in the Iranian Regime*** 

3:33 am EST - Israeli Prime Minister announces Israeli Operation is to be called Operation Roaring Lion 

3:00 am EST - Israel declares State of Emergency, closes airspace

2:58 AM EST - President Trump confirms the United States has begun major combat operations in Iran. The President calls Iran a terrorist regime and says they can never have a nuclear weapon. 

🚨🚨🚨 BULLETIN - WAR! OPERATION EPIC FURY begins about 2:30 AM EST

US and Israel Launch Joint Operation Epic Fury, attack comes at about 10:00 am local time in Tehran, utilizing element of surprise

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February 27, 2026

I assess that the rubicon has been crossed and that kinetic action is imminent (likely the next 48 hours). There is too much coordination on a multinational level for this to be mere posturing.

5:14 pm EST - Belgium urges citizens not to travel to Israel or Lebanon, requests citizens currently in Iran leave as soon as possible 

U.S. State Department designates Iran a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention 

Germany has reportedly evacuated embassy personnel at several locations across the Middle East

4:04 pm EST - India will suspend all flights to and from Israel for a 7-day period beginning Sunday

3:51 pm EST - Open Source channels getting quiet, some of them are based in Israel and are observing the Sabbath

FLASH 2:53 pm EST - Multiple reports indicate that Russia has evacuated its Embassy in Tehran

2:37 pm EST - Israel has opened public bomb shelters in Tel Aviv

2:29 pm EST - Germany, Britain, France have advised citizens to leave Israel

Italy has advised citizens to leave Iran

1:35 pm EST - Additional talks today! 

11:01 am EST - The U.S. State Department authorizes departure of non-emergency personnel from Mission Israel

FLASH Ambassador Mike Huckabee emails staff urging those wishing to leave Israel to depart today

China urges citizens in Iran to leave the country as soon as possible

Qatar Airways extends temporary suspension / cancellation of most flights to and from Iran, including Tehran, until June 30

The U.S. has moved ships out to sea out of missile range 

U.S. has also removed refueling tankers from base in Qatar 

USS Gerald Ford has arrived in the region