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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:
AL-AQSA MOSQUE DESTRUCTION TONIGHT?! ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑโ๐๐ต๐ธ
โก๏ธMarch 2nd-3rd is the jewish celebration of Purim which commemorates the salvation of the jews from the Persians (with thousands of Persians being slaughtered). Much like the Crocus city hall attack ritual in 2024, this new war with Iran began on the Eve of Purim โ๏ธ
โก๏ธ Purim began at sundown on Monday and continues through Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (ending at nightfall on March 3 in most places, though it extends to Wednesday in Jerusalem for Shushan Purim).
๐๐ฉธA total lunar eclipse (blood moon) takes place on the night of March 2 into the early morning of March 3, 2026. The full eclipse spans March 2โ3, with totality (the peak "blood moon" phase) expected to occur at 3:33 UTC. Making it 3:33 at 3/3. Interesting ๐
๐๐ฅ Many are speculating that there will be some kind of mass sacrifice event at this time resulting in the destruction of the al-Aqsa mosque which currently sits where the jews ...
๐จ๐ฎ๐ทWho is senior cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi: Iran's interim supreme leader
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been appointed as the jurist member of the temporary leadership council responsible for carrying out the Supreme Leaderโs duties during the transition period until a successor is chosen under Iranโs constitutional process.
๐ฐ Childhood & early education
โช๏ธBorn in 1959 in Qom, Alireza Arafi was raised in the heart of Iranโs religious establishment.
โช๏ธFrom a young age, he entered the traditional hawza seminary system, immersing himself in advanced Shiite jurisprudence and theology.
โช๏ธGrowing up in Qom, the epicenter of Iranโs clerical power, positioned him within the core networks that shape the Islamic Republicโs ideological foundations.
๐ Rise to prominence
โช๏ธArafi steadily climbed the ranks of Iranโs religious hierarchy, eventually becoming head of Iranโs seminaries, a highly influential post overseeing clerical education both domestically and ...
