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March 2, 2026
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike major oil terminal in southern Russia's Novorossiysk Volodymyr Ivanyshyn
Sun, March 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM CST Ukrainian drones struck a major oil terminal in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk, causing fires and damage to residential buildings. Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian drones struck a major oil terminal, leaving fires in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight on March 2, Telegram news channel Astra reported. The Sheskharis oil terminal in the Port of Novorossiysk was struck, accordi ...
Go to discussionMajor Saudi refinery, Iraqi Kurdish and Israeli oil, gas fields shut amid Mideast strikes
March 2, 2026 2:59 AM EST Updated 42 mins ago March 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, a source said, as Israeli and U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation forced shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the Middle East. A wave of attacks on the region stretched into a third day, resulting in the precautionary suspension of most oil production in Iraqi Kurdistan and several major Israeli gas fields, throttling exports to Egypt. S ...
Go to discussion'Not His Job': Lindsey Graham Offers Stunning Cover Of Trump's 'Plan' For Iran
Mar 1, 2026, 03:48 PM EST Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday declared that Donald Trump wasn’t responsible for teeing up a regime change for Iran in the wake of his deadly strikes on the country which killed its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. In an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Graham reacted to a social media post from the president where he wrote that “hopefully” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its military and police forces, would work together to “br ...
Go to discussionPentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense
03/01/2026 04:26 PM EST Updated: 03/01/2026 04:52 PM EST The Trump administration is making the case that it ordered expansive, deadly strikes to stop an imminent threat from Tehran, but is providing no evidence Iran had such plans. The White House, amid the largest military buildup in the region in decades, has yet to explain to the public or to Congress what Iranian threat prompted the massive attacks that have upended the region and could draw the U.S. into another Middle East war. The ad ...
Go to discussionThree US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says
Updated Mar 2, 2026, 6:26 AM ET PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2026, 3:19 AM ET Three US fighter jets crashed in Kuwait on Monday due to an "apparent friendly fire incident," the US military said in a statement. Kuwaiti air defenses accidentally shot the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets down late Sunday evening ET time. All six crew members ejected safely, US Central Command said. The cause of the incident is under investigation, according to CENTCOM. The jets were flying in support of the milita ...
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