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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - WAR IN IRAN | DAY 3
Both sides continue to launch strikes, with Iranian ballistic missile usage noticeably declining, while drone attacks stay stable. The amount of Iranian impacts against gulf states has largely stayed the same, while US Israeli strikes are continuing on pace, or even increasing.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ- 1584 red alerts have been issued in Israel since the start of this war, in comparison with 1430 alerts for the whole of the 12 day war.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ- Kuwait obtained the first air kill of the war, downing 3 friendly american F-15E's in a friendly fire incident, with all pilots surviving.
๐ฎ๐ท- Iran has continued its campaign to block the Strait of Hormuz , attacking its 6th ship and virtually halting traffic in the region.
๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท- Qatar announced the downing of two Iranian Su-24 tactical bombers, marking the first offensive move against Iran outside Israel or the United States.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท- President Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth have both stated they won't rule out boots on the ground in Iran if needed, and will "go as far as we need to go to advance American interests"
๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฆ- 4 Iranian drones struck the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2 strikes on the US Embassy in Kuwait, and a strike on the US Embassy on Jordan.
๐ง๐ญ- Riots in Bahrain (Shiite majority population with a Sunni royal family), GCC has deployed troops to Bahrain to assist with containing them.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ- Israel conducted attacks in southern Lebanon and bombed the IRIB building in Iran
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท- U.S. soldier death count rises to 6 with 20+ seriously injured
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท- Trump vows revenge for killing of 6 American soldiers
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ- Marco Rubio says The United States launched a preemptive strike because they knew Israel would strike Iran.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท- US Central Command announces entire Iranian navy has been destroyed.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ- Iraqi militias target U.S. base and hotel where they say U.S. soldiers are staying in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท- Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, says Iran will not negotiate with the United States.
๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท- The Ras Tanura refinery, Saudi Arabia, has temporarily ceased all operations due to Iranian drone attacks.
In total, Iran has struck these nations' militaries, bases, or assets:
๐บ๐ธ-United States
๐ฎ๐ฑ-Israel
๐ฆ๐ช-United Arab Emirates
๐ฐ๐ผ-Kuwait
๐ถ๐ฆ-Qatar
๐ง๐ญ-Bahrain
๐ฎ๐ถ-Iraq
๐ธ๐ฆ-Saudi Arabia
๐ฏ๐ด-Jordan
๐จ๐พ๐ฌ๐ง-Cyprus
Here is our previous recap:
Americaโs bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre agricultural research station in Maryland that is home to the nationโs premier bee research and disease diagnosis hub, the Beltsville Bee Research Lab.
The closure comes at a critical moment for bees. In winter 2025, many beekeepers lost over half their operations as pesticide-resistant varroa mites spread, bringing deadly viruses. The losses have led to low honey production, and soaring fuel costs have made shipping bees cross-country for agricultural pollination increasingly expensive, further stressing the industry.
