I'm raising 2 kids in Abu Dhabi. I'm not panicking — but I feel powerless.

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Woman sitting at a table near a window on a high floor in the United Arab Emritates.
Bo Jablonski moved to Abu Dhabi with her family four years ago.

Provided by Bo Jablonski

Satellite image shows Iran's largest naval vessel, a tanker-turned-base ship, smoking in port

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The Iranian warship Makran on fire in Bandar Abbas.
The Iranian warship Makran on fire.

Planet Labs PBC'

How wealthy people are getting out of the Middle East: $200,000 charter flights and chauffeured drives across borders

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Dubai
With Dubai's airspace shut down, wealthy expats and tourists have chartered flights and hired chauffeurs to evacuate the city amid the ongoing war between the United States and Israel and Iran.

Fadel SENNA / AFP

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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