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The latest news this hour:
CIA ARMING #KURDISH FORCES: Kurdish forces in #Iraq are being armed by the #CIA and plotting a ground invasion, according to reporting from CNN. A senior Iranian Kurdish official said they are planning a ground operation in Western Iran, and on Tuesday, #Trump spoke to the president of the #Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
FALLEN #U.S. #SOLDIERS IDENTIFIED: The #Pentagon released the names of four of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iranian strike on a base in #Kuwait. They were members of the Iowa Army Reserve: Cody A. Khork, 35; Noah L. Tietjens, 42; Nicole M. Amor, 39; Declan J. Coady, 20.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-identifies-first-us-soldiers-killed-iran-war-2026-03-03/
#IRAN SUPREME LEADER SUCCESSION DRAMA: #Israel’s air force struck Iran’s Council of Experts in Qom, the body in charge of the election of the next supreme leader.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/iran-supreme-leader-council-israel-strike
#FRANCE DEPLOYS #AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO MED: President Emmanuel #Macron said he is sending an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean, despite arguing that U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran are outside of international law.
https://www.reuters.com/world/france-sending-aircraft-carrier-mediterranean-macron-says-2026-03-03/
