💥 STRAIT ON FIRE: IRAN WAR LATEST — US hits hardest yet, oil rates explode, UNESCO site damaged

🇮🇷 Tehran’s torch threat: ‘we’ll set fire to every ship’ hormuz on fire oil war

3-March-2026: An Iranian official has warned the country will “set fire” to any vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s most crucial oil artery — as conflict engulfs the Middle East. The straight sees about a fifth of global oil & gas shipments, and tanker rates just hit an all‑time record: $400,000+ per day for a supertanker to China (LSEG data). 📈 #oilrecord

🇺🇸 Rubio: “hardest hits yet to come” marco rubio tactical storm

⚡ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declares “the hardest hits on Iran are yet to come”, refusing to “give away details of our tactical efforts.” He confirmed the US attacked pre‑emptively knowing Israel would strike, and said the mission’s goal is “destruction of Iran’s ballistic missiles & naval capabilities.” ⚡upcoming storm

🇸🇦 US embassy in Riyadh drone‑struck riyadh hit drones attack

🚁 Two drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh — Saudi defence ministry confirms “limited fire and minor material damage.” Simultaneously, the US embassy in Jordan was evacuated over a security alert, while satellite images show major damage at US bases in Bahrain & Kuwait: Ali al‑Salem air base had two aircraft shelters destroyed. 🛡️ #bases attacked

🇺🇸 Trump: ‘last best chance’ – war continues decision day trump doctrine

🎙️ From the White House, President Donald Trump reveals he took the decision to launch war because it was the “last, best chance” to stop the Iranian regime. He says US forces are carrying out “large‑scale combat operations”, duration might be “four to five weeks — or whatever it takes”. No detailed post‑war vision yet, but he hopes Iranians can “overthrow this government.” #strategic strike

🇮🇱 Israel strikes Tehran, Lebanon: Khamenei killed khamenei dead hezbollah hits

☄️ US & Israel struck Iran on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israeli military launched new strikes on Tehran, and hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon — warning operations won’t end until the threat is fully “removed”. Lebanon officials say 52 killed, hundreds evacuated from Beirut. ⚰️ #ayatollah killed

🇬🇧 Starmer: UK stays out – ‘no regime change from skies’ uk position keir starmer

🔻 PM Keir Starmer says the UK deliberately did not join US‑Israeli strikes: “we do not believe in regime change from the skies.” While the US mourns six service members killed (CENTCOM update), plus 18 seriously wounded in “Operation Epic Fury”. Over 1,250 targets struck in first 48h. #epicfury

🇮🇷 UNESCO site Golestan Palace damaged in strikes golestan palace heritage in danger

🏛️ Tehran’s historic Golestan Palace — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — has been damaged following strikes on the capital, Iranian state media report. An explosion occurred near Arg Square, where the palace stands. UNESCO expresses deep concern for the protection of cultural heritage. The palace once served as royal seat of Qajar & Pahlavi dynasties. 🏺 #culturalloss

💵 Oil shipment rates at all‑time high $400k per day supertanker spike

🛢️ Cost to hire a supertanker from Middle East to China shatters records: $400,000+ daily — nearly double since last week’s threats. About 20% of world’s oil passes the Strait of Hormuz, now a war zone. Tanker owners see record premiums. ⛽ #oilshock

🇮🇱 Iran fires missiles toward Israel – IDF intercepts missile alert air defence

🚀 The Israeli military warns that Iran launched missiles toward several areas of Israel; air defence systems are “operating to intercept”. Phone alerts urged citizens to take shelter. Meanwhile US State Department orders Americans to depart much of Middle East (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, etc.) due to “serious safety risks.” #region on edge

🇺🇸 6 US troops killed, 18 wounded – Centcom update operation epic fury fallen six

🪖 US Central Command confirms six service members killed in action; remains of two previously unaccounted personnel recovered. 18 seriously wounded. Assets deployed: B‑1 bombers, F‑16, carriers, destroyers, and “special capabilities we can’t list.” IRGC commanders among dead — seven named by Tasnim, including Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shirazi. 🎖️ #americanfallen

🇮🇷 Iran confirms seven top commanders killed irgc losses commanders list

📋 IRGC‑affiliated Tasnim names high‑ranking fatalities: Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shirazi (head of C‑in‑C office), Gen. Saleh Asadi (Deputy Intelligence), Maj. Gen. Mohsen Darehbaghi (Air Force), among others. Also IRGC joint headquarters & aerospace forces were struck. Petraeus (ex‑CIA) says regime change difficult because “hundreds of thousands armed regime forces remain.” ⚔️ #commanders killed

🇰🇼🇧🇭 Satellite images: US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait smashed ali al salem hit naval base damaged

🛰️ New satellite imagery shows heavy damage at Ali al‑Salem air base (Kuwait): two aircraft shelters destroyed, two more damaged, runway near miss. US naval base in Bahrain also struck multiple times in Iranian attacks. Despite this, US says operation continues to dismantle Iranian security apparatus. 🇺🇸 #basesunderfire

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