Three U.S. Fighter Jets were shot down late last night in Kuwait. The U.S. is trying to say it was an "error" by Kuwait air defense. I have been informed by Intel sources that, in fact, it was Russian S-400's fired from inside Iran. | US CENTCOM has confirmed, following a Kuwaiti government statement, "At 11:03 p.m. ET, March 1, three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic Fury went down over Kuwait due to an apparent friendly fire incident." ● Air defense systems and our military aircraft utilize a system known as "Identify Friend or Foe (IFF)" Intel sources explained to me that in a combat zone, all US or allied planes "squawk" their IFF so they don't get shot down by friendly fire. ● Had there only been a single fighter jet shot down, one might be able to believe that particular pilot somehow forgot to turn on his IFF system. It wasn't just one plane, it was three. There is confirmation that "three" pilots ejected safely. ● In addition to the planes mentioned above, another aircraft - significantly larger than a Drone - was also shot down inside Iran late last night into early this morning.

■ Photos from Kuwait showed three different American pilots who ejected today (Oleg Blokhin)
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Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, has urged the United Nations nuclear watchdog to condemn a recent attack by the United States and Israel on Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz. | Najafi made the appeal during the IAEA’s quarterly meeting of the Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, on Monday. ● He said Iran’s nuclear complex in the central city of Natanz had been targeted in US-Israeli attacks. ● He said that condemning such attacks is an inherent responsibility of the IAEA Board of Governors, adding that failure to do so would further damage trust in the IAEA and undermine its credibility.

(Translation by DeepL) | Saudi Aramco oil facility hit, oil prices set to rise. Iran announced that it carried out a 10th wave of strikes this morning as part of Operation True Promise 4. This is undoubtedly the most powerful “True Promise” of all Iranian “True Promises.” The use of “Khaybar” missiles was announced as part of the 10th wave. A new batch of missiles was launched at Israel.

Oil prices surged and global markets fell after US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of major disruptions to shipping and energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz | Global financial markets began the week under pressure after US-Israeli aggression against Iran sent oil prices sharply higher and rattled trading floors worldwide, reinforcing fears that a regional military escalation could spill over into a broader economic shock. ● In early Asian trading, Brent crude surged, at one point climbing roughly 10–13% to between $80 and $82 per barrel, as investors weighed the risk that sustained hostilities could disrupt flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic corridor essential to global energy supplies. Oil benchmarks had already been hovering near multi-month highs amid tightening inventories and escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia, magnifying the market’s sensitivity to any supply threat.

■ Oil prices rise sharply after US, Israeli attacks on Iran (Al Jazeera)

Moon of Alabama | The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran was martyred on Saturday morning, together with other officials, by an Israeli airstrike on his home in Tehran. May he rest in peace. | ‘Western’ observers make the mistake of seeing highly reverted Shia leaders as mere clerics. They are way more than that. ■ First and foremost they are jurists and judges with a deep philosophical knowledge of the law. The title Ajatollah signifies a high academic ranking of an Shia-Islam scholar. ■ Ajatollahs are examples for those living around them. They are extraordinary people who should be emulated and who’s advices are to be followed. [...] I am confident that the Islamic Republic will survive this test. ‘Regime change’ in Tehran, which Trump seems to dream of (archived), is unlikely to happen. Meanwhile the Strait of Hormuz is closed and the war of attrition continues …