Sources
The links below are intended as a starting point. Use multiple independent sources for verification.
Official / primary sources
- CENTCOM – Press Releases
- The White House - articles and statements
- UN - Secretary-General (official site)
Latest primary sources used in update (March 10, 2026)
- CENTCOM, March 2, 2026: Three U.S. F-15s Involved in Friendly Fire Incident in Kuwait; Pilot's Safe
- CENTCOM, February 28, 2026: U.S. Forces Launch Operation Epic Fury
- The White House – Administration (roles in American top management)
- UN Secretary-General (current statements and activities)
- UN Leadership Team (incl. Deputy Secretary-General)
- CENTCOM Press Releases (ongoing follow-up and updates 6.-7. March)
- CENTCOM, March 6, 2026: Bahrain, UK, US Holds Virtual C-SIPA Defense Working Group Meeting
- CENTCOM, March 8, 2026: U.S. Forces Issue Safety Warning to Civilians in Iran
- UN Secretary-General, 6 March 2026: Statement on the Middle East
- Reuters, March 10, 2026: Updated casualty overview from the US-Israel war on Iran
- Reuters, March 10, 2026: Tehran residents report severe overnight strikes as conflict pressure continues
- AP, March 10, 2026: Iran launches new attacks targeting Israel and Gulf countries
- Reuters, March 10, 2026: ADNOC shuts Ruwais refinery after drone strike
- Reuters, March 10, 2026: U.S. Patriot deployed in southeast Turkey near Kurecik radar base
- Profile mapping: used as core context for Hakan Fidan and Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkey's diplomatic and air-defense posture).
- Reuters, March 10, 2026: Pentagon briefing with Gen. Dan Caine on tempo and Hormuz escort options
- Reuters Middle East (rolling updates, March 12, 2026)
- AP, March 9, 2026: Iran names former supreme leader's son to succeed him as war sends oil prices soaring
- Reuters, March 9, 2026: Khamenei's son Mojtaba appointed Iran's new leader
- Reuters, March 9, 2026: Bahrain's Bapco announces force majeure on operations
- Profile mapping: Ruwais/energy-infrastructure references above are used as core context for Sultan Al Jaber and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Bahrain (including Sitra/Bapco), Ruwais and Malatya/Kurecik references are carried in the Reuters/AP entries above, along with role updates for Gen. Dan Caine and Iranian leadership reporting.
News sources (selection)
How we use sources
- Prioritize primary sources and established news agencies over factual ones events.
- Use "no new confirmed change" checkpoints when The primary sources do not show new main messages in the last 24 hours.
- Distinguish between confirmed information and early reports/statements.
- Update dates and corrections clearly.
Photo credit (portraits)
Portraits on Important people is retrieved from Wikimedia Commons or public, published portraits. License and source are indicated below.
- Donald Trump – “Official Presidential Portrait of President Donald J. Trump (2025)” (Wikimedia Commons).
- J.D. Vance - "JD Vance official portrait (headshot)" (Wikimedia Commons).
- Pete Hegseth - "Pete Hegseth Official Portrait" (Wikimedia Commons).
- Marco Rubio – “Official portrait of Secretary Marco Rubio January 2025 (cropped)” (Wikimedia Commons).
- Gen. Dan Caine – “Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine … (cropped)” (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0).
- Masoud Pezeshkian - "Masoud Pezeshkian 2025 (cropped)" (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0).
- Abbas Araghchi - "Abbas Araghchi 2021" (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0).
- Ahmad Vahidi - "Ahmad Vahidi 13990806 0446722" (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0).
- Benjamin Netanyahu - "Benjamin Netanyahu Portrait February 2023 (3x4 cropped)” (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0).
- António Guterres – “António Guterres United Nations Secretary-General in 2024 (cropped)" (Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Department of State, public domain).
- Rafael Mariano Grossi – «Rafael Mariano Grossi - 2020 (cropped)» (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0).
- Ursula von der Leyen - "Ursula von der Leyen 2024" (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0).