How the US and Israel weakened and blinded Iran to take control of its skies in the opening hours

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 1, 2026.
An EA-18G Growler prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Sunday.

US Navy photo

Exploding drone boats have entered the Iran fight. Oman says one hit a tanker in a fatal blow.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A large blue and orange vessel on the water with black smoke billowing out of it
A series of tankers and vessels have been hit in the conflict, including the Skylight oil tanker.

REUTERS

A 'powerful' Iranian weapon broke through defenses and killed 4 US troops

Tech Insider : Business
Men in camouflage gear run towards two large green pieces of weaponry, on snow and in clouds
The US brought powerful air defenses like Patriots for its fight with Iran, but the defense secretary said weapons can sometimes get through.

Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Amazon says it could take at least a day to restore data centers hit by 'objects' in the UAE

Tech Insider : Business
The AWS (Amazon Web Services) logo appears on a smartphone screen in the Apple app store in this photo illustration in Ontario, Canada, on February 26, 2026.
An AWS data center was hit by "objects" that sparked a fire on Sunday, bringing down connectivity.

Illustration by Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Epic Fury's opening days: The top US general reveals the moves and firepower behind the assault on Iran

Tech Insider : Business
A missile launches from a US warship during operations against Iran.
The US military did not say where or how the casualties occurred.

US Central Command

A Ukrainian bomber drone went out for a strike mission. It returned impaled by a crude trident, photos show.

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A trident impaled in a Ukrainian drone.
The trident stuck in the fuselage of the Backfire drone.

Courtesy of Alex Eine

3 American F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by friendly fire during combat operations against Iran, US says

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An F-15 Strike Eagle takes off.
An F-15 Strike Eagle was downed over Kuwait early on Monday local time.

Jason Wells/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

War in the Middle East spills further open as Hezbollah and Israel trade strikes

Tech Insider : Business
A woman in Beirut cries while holding a picture Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A woman in Beirut cries while holding a picture Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Daniel Carde/Getty Images

US military says stealth bombers, fighters, and 'special capabilities we can't list' went into the first 24 hours of Iran strikes

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An American aircraft launching off a carrier in support of operations against Iran.
An American aircraft launching off a carrier in support of operations against Iran.

US Central Command

Khamenei's killing spurs outrage among Kalshi and Polymarket users over claims of rigged markets and insider trading

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
A missile arcs through a blue sky, with the gray structure of a US Navy ship imposing overhead from the right.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 1, 2026.

Kulani Lakanaria / U.S. Central Command Public Affairs / U.S. Navy

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