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29:23

US Submarine Sinks Iranian Frigate Off Sri Lanka...

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2026/03/05

Operation Epic Fury & Roaring Lion for review: 1. Concerning Iran's New Supreme Leader: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Wednesday that Israel would target whoever leads the Islamic Republic. “ Any leader appointed by the Iranian terror regime to continue leading the plan to destroy Israel, threaten the US and the free world and the countries of the region, and oppress the Iranian people, will be an unequivocal target for elimination,” Katz said in a statement. “It does n...

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33:49

IDF Strikes Undeclared Underground Nuclear Site +...

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2026/03/04

Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion for review: 1. France plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus after a British air base on the island was attacked by drones, the semi-official Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said on Tuesday. 2. US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran, while also lashing out at Britain for not cooperating more. 3. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior official...

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40:38

President Trump on Iran Strikes: The Big One is...

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2026/03/03

Operation Epic Fury & Roaring Lion update for review: 1. US CJCS: “Our military objectives are clear,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters. “Our mission is to protect and defend ourselves, and together with our regional partners, prevent Iran from the ability to project power outside of its borders and be ready for follow on actions as appropriate.” 2. Three US F-15 fighter jets crashed over Kuwait on Monday after they were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti a...

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33:55

Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion Continues +...

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2026/03/02

For review: Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion Continues. 1. Three American soldiers have been killed, and five have been seriously wounded in the ongoing conflict with Iran, the US Central Command said Sunday, announcing the first US casualties in the conflict. 2. The United States and Israel clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Saturday as the United Nations chief led calls for a halt to attacks by either side and a return to negotiations to prevent the co...

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38:51

US & Israel Strike Iran; Iran's Supreme Leader Dead;...

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2026/03/01

For review: US & Israel Strike Iran. US: Operation Epic Fury Israel: Operation Roaring Lion 1. US & Israel Strike Iran; Iran's Supreme Leader Dead; IRGC Commander Dead. 2. Iran Hits Back at Israel and Six Arab Regional Neighbors. 3. World Reaction

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24:09

President Trump Unhappy with Iran Talks; No Decision...

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2026/02/28

For review: 1. US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “not happy” with Iran’s conduct in nuclear negotiations after the sides held a third round of talks in Geneva but that he hadn’t made a decision on whether to authorize a military strike on the Islamic Republic. 2. The United States and Iran made significant progress in talks on Thursday aimed at resolving a longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new US strikes, said mediator Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. 3. A...

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29:31

US Vice President Vance on Iran Rebuilding Nuclear...

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2026/02/26

For review: 1. The United States sees evidence that Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program after US-led strikes against Iranian nuclear sites in June, US Vice President JD Vance says. 2. US Secretary of State Rubio warns that Iran must negotiate on its missile program, a day after US President Donald Trump alleged Tehran was working on rockets that could hit the United States. 3. Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Geneva ahead of a third round of crucial negotiations with the US, as Am...

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20:50

US & Iran to Meet Thursday in Geneva + USAF Cargo...

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2026/02/24

For review: 1. The next round of talks between the United States and Iran will be Thursday in Geneva, Oman’s foreign minister said. 2. American refueler and cargo planes were spotted at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Monday, amid a massive US buildup of military forces ahead of a potential attack on Iran. There was no comment from Israeli authorities regarding the American military deployment at Israel’s main civilian airport. 3. Bulgaria’s Sofia International Airport briefly suspended c...

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26:23

IRGC Preparing Hezbollah for War with Israel + IDF...

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2026/02/22

For review: 1. Iran and the United States continued to slide rapidly toward military conflict at the weekend, as hopes faded for a diplomatic solution. Israel and Iran’s Gulf neighbors now consider a conflict to be more likely than a settlement. 2. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it struck three Hezbollah command centers belonging to the terror group’s missile force in the Baalbek area, in eastern Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley. 3. Officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard C...

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26:40

US Military Build Up Continues As President Trump...

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2026/02/20

For review: 1. Iran on Thursday repeated its assertion that no country can “deprive” it of its “right” to nuclear enrichment, as US President Donald Trump continued to send US military assets into the Middle East in what a report called the biggest build-up of American air power in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 2. WSJ Report: US President Donald Trump is considering launching preliminary limited strikes on Iran with the aim of forcing the Islamic Republic to agree to his demands...

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23:44

US & Iran Talk in Geneva While More US Warplanes Move...

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2026/02/18

For review: 1. US & Iran Talk in Geneva While More US Warplanes Move to Region. The aircraft included F-22, F-35, and F-16 jets. Several refuelers were also spotted on the move, according to social media accounts dedicated to tracking military flights. A US official also confirmed to the Axios news site that more than 50 fighter jets were moved to the region in the past 24 hours. 2. Iran says it temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.&...

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32:39

Israel's Four Demands for Iran Deal + Iran's IRGC...

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2026/02/17

For review: 1. The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a sole-source contract for newvGBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs , to replace the munitions used in last June’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. 2. Iran launched live-fire naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The drill, called "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz," was led by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the supervision of IRGC Commander in Chief Maj. Gen. Mohamma...

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36:47

Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)...

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2026/02/15

For review: 1. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), its escorts and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 have been tasked from their current position in the Caribbean to the Middle East to support a U.S. naval buildup in the region. 2. Asked Friday about potential regime change in Iran, US President Donald Trump said, “it seems like that would be the best thing that could happen,” as he confirmed sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East “in case we don’t make a deal” with the Isla...

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24:17

Report: President Trump Orders Second Carrier Strike...

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2026/02/13

For review: 1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that US President Donald Trump believes the Iranians could be forced to accept “a good deal,” though the premier clarified that he is skeptical of the possibility. 2. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday derided a report by the Israel Hayom newspaper that the Islamic Republic had secretly executed thousands of people who participated in protests after telling Washington it would not do so. 3. An Iranian state-run TV...

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24:18

Entrances to Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Site Purposely...

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2026/02/11

For review: 1. On the eve of his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump said that the Israeli premier “wants a deal” with Iran, and that the current talks on Tehran’s nuclear program show promise. 2. Entrances to Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Site Purposely Buried in Preparation of US/Israeli Attack. 3. IDF Preparing for Gaza Offensive to Disarm Hamas. Hinting at the military’s offensive plans, Defense Minister Israel Katz this month said that Israel was "determine...

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19:24

Iran: Dilution of Enriched Uranium for Sanctions...

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2026/02/10

For review: 1. Iran: Dilution of Enriched Uranium for Sanctions Relief. 2. Israeli PM Netanyahu to Visit Washington D.C. on Wednesday. 3. Ukraine and Sweden are discussing the prospect of arming Kyiv with Europe’s top air-to-air missile- the Meteor. 4. Ukraine and France took a step toward joint arms production on Feb. 9, as Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin signed a letter of intent in Kyiv, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced. During the ...

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21:56

No Agreement on Enrichment During US & Iran Talks in...

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2026/02/07

For review: 1. Iran rejected calls by the United States to halt uranium enrichment on its territory during talks in Oman on Friday. A regional diplomat briefed by Tehran told Reuters Friday that while the Islamic Republic would not budge on its right to enrich uranium inside Iran, it was willing to discuss the “level and purity” of enrichment or a regional consortium. 2. The Israel Defense Forces said it struck a Hamas arms depot in Gaza City on Friday in response to an attack on troops a day...

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29:19

US & Iran to Meet in Oman on Friday + Russia &...

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2026/02/06

For review: 1. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “should be very worried” in the wake of reports that suggested that planned nuclear talks set for the end of the week were unravelling. A White House official confirmed to The Times of Israel that nuclear talks with Iran would be held Friday in Muscat. 2. Iran’s army spokesperson said Thursday that the military is ready for a conflict, if that is what the US wants, Commenting on the addition of...

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32:50

USMC F-35C Downs Iranian Shahed-139 Drone over the...

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2026/02/04

For review: 1. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a massive funding package to end the US government shutdown that began Saturday. 2. A Marine F-35C Lighting II fighter shot down an Iranian military drone that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. The fighter shot down the Iranian Shahed-139 drone on Tuesday after it approached aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), according to a statement from U.S. Central Command. 3. Iran and the United States ...

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26:26

Report: US & Iran Negotiations This Week in Ankara +...

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2026/02/02

For review: 1. According to an Axios report, Turkey, Egypt and Qatar are working to organize a meeting this week between White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials in Ankara, Turkey’s capital. 2. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that if the US attacks Iran, the hostilities will broaden into a regional conflict. 3. An Iranian official on Sunday denied that the country had any plans to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz this week, amid sky-...

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