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Iran will unload about $50 million worth of crude from the Advantage Sweet, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker seized by Iran's army in April 2023, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday

CENTCOM:Red Sea On March 5, between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial systems launched from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Red Sea. There are no injuries or damage to the ship.Later between 8:45 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., CENTCOM forces destroyed three anti-ship missiles and three unmanned surface vessels(USV) in self-defense. The missiles and USVs were located in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. CENTCOM forces identified the missiles, UAVs, and USVs and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy ships in the region. These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels

US/UK Air Forces launch three consecutive rounds of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi militants in Ras Issa, Al-Salif, Hodeidah, Yemen

Iran and Turkiye FMs met in Jeddah on the sideline of the OIC meeting on Gaza

Iraqi Foreign Minister: We assure Iran that Iraqi decision-making must be in Baghdad

CENTCOM:March 4 Red Sea On Mar. 4, at approximately 2:15a.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Yemen into the southern Red Sea. The missile impacted the water with no reported damage or injuries to commercial or U.S. Navy ships. Between the hours of 3:50p.m. and 4:15p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Yemen into the Gulf of Aden at M/V MSC SKY II, a Liberian-flagged, Swiss-owned container vessel. One of the missiles impacted the vessel causing damage. Initial reports indicate there were no injuries; the ship did not request assistance and continued on its way.At 8 p.m. (Sanaa time), CENTCOM forces conducted self-defense strikes against two anti-ship cruise missiles that presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region. These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for merchant and U.S. Navy vessels

Iran’s Defense Minister visits Qatar. Iran’s Defense Minister arrived in Doha to meet Qatari officials and to attend the opening ceremony for Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2024)

Unofficial results from parliamentary selections in Tehran circulating on Telegram. Speaker of parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf didn't even rank first. Looks like former Iran foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki will be become the first former foreign minister to be a member

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with @masrourbarzani of Iraq’s @Kurdistan at the White House. He affirmed support for the security of the Kurdistan region and condemned attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed proxy groups against locations there

A suspected Israeli attack against the Syrian city of Baniyas has killed Iranian military "advisor" Reza Zarei, a member of the IRGC's Navy, Iran's state-run media reported

Iranian media report that an "advisor" in the Revolutionary Guards killed in the Israeli strike in Tartus

Polling stations open in Iran for the legislative elections

Cooperation among North Korea, Russia, China, Iran raises possibility of 'simultaneous conflicts': U.S. general

Sounds of strong explosions shook throughout the capital, Damascus, resulting from Israeli warplanes targeting several sites belonging to Iranian militias in the vicinity of the Sayyida_Zainab area, south of Damascus.

CENTCOM:Feb. 27 Red Sea On Feb. 27, between the hours of 9:50p.m. and 10:55 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. aircraft and a coalition warship shot down five Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the Red Sea. CENTCOM forces identified these UAVs originating from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the region. These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels

Tasnim Agency: The Iranian Minister of Communications says that Russia will send an Iranian satellite into space on Thursday

British Government: The new sanctions include 5 Iranians linked to Iran and an entity linked to the Houthis in Yemen

The British government announces the imposition of new sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities

Yemeni sources: Iran promised the Houthis to double their support with missiles and submarines after the American and British strikes

Iran and Egypt foreign ministers met in Geneva, discussing bilateral relations and regional developments including the situation in Gaza

Iran feared that the autonomy of factions within Iraq could potentially escalate tensions into armed conflict — NY Times

Iran urged factions in Iraq to refrain from targeting US interests — New York Times

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile 27 times limit of 2015 deal: IAEA

Foreign ministers of Iran and Kuwait met in Geneva

Iran FM met ICRC president in Geneva. They had also met few months ago in the city

Hezbollah mourns three fighters killed by Israeli action. The first two fighters, Hussein al-Dirani and Ahmed al-Aafi were reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Lebanon-Syria border

CENTCOM: Feb. 24 Red Sea On Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down one Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) launched into the Gulf of Aden from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. The missile was likely targeting MV Torm Thor, a U.S.-Flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker. Neither USS Mason nor MV Torm Thor were damaged and there were no injuries

CENTCOM:Red Sea On Feb. 22, at approximately 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted self-defense strikes against four Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and two mobile anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) that were prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards the Red Sea.On Feb. 23, between 3:30 and 5 a.m., CENTCOM forces shot down three Houthi one-way attack UAV near several commercial ships operating in the Red Sea. There was no damage to any ships.CENTCOM forces identified the UAVs and ASCMs and determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy ships in the region

An attack carried out by cells supported by the IRGC militias targeted SDF forces in the town of Abu Hamam (Al-Shuhaytat) in eastern Deir ez-Zur

The US will impose new sanctions on Iran “in the coming days” for Tehran’s support of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the White House announced