At least 11 business jets with Russian registration took off from airports in Oman and the UAE to Moscow on March 2 and 3, the Agency reported, citing flight data. Eight business aviation aircraft flew specially to the Middle East, where the war between the United States and Israel with Iran has been going on since February 28.

A small fire occurred near the US Consulate in Dubai in the UAE due to an Iranian drone strike, the Dubai press service reported. According to authorities, no one was injured as a result of the incident, and the fire was extinguished. Eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke rising from the area near the US Consulate building, Reuters reported . A video has appeared online that allegedly shows the moment of the attack on the territory of the American consulate.

The US Navy may begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on the Truth Social social network. Trump has ordered the U.S. Development Finance Corporation to begin providing “very reasonable cost” political risk insurance and financial security guarantees to all maritime trade that passes through the Persian Gulf. “This service will be available to all shipping companies.

The Israel Defense Forces attacked the secret Minzadehei nuclear complex located near Tehran, the IDF press service said. The Israeli military claims that in this underground center, a group of Iranian scientists "were secretly working to create a key component for nuclear weapons." Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have not yet commented on Israel's message. Do you want to understand what is happening in Iran?

Film company Warner Bros. has begun work on a feature-length prequel to the Game of Thrones series, The Hollywood Reporter and Page Six Hollywood report. The film will be written by Beau Willimon, known for his work on the TV series House of Cards and Andor. The director and cast have not yet been determined. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the prequel is being conceived as a large-scale feature film, comparable in scale to Denis Villeneuve's Dune.

What about oil and gas prices? Is the Strait of Hormuz blocked? And does Russia benefit from this war?

On March 3, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued recommendations to Russian citizens “in connection with tensions in the Middle East.” The Foreign Ministry strongly recommended that Russians refrain from traveling for tourism purposes to six countries: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia.

The United States is going to completely sever trade relations with Spain after the country did not allow the use of its bases for strikes on Iran, United States President Donald Trump said. When discussing European countries' participation in the Middle East war, Trump noted that some of them were "great" and helped the United States, while others were "terrible." He also recalled that Madrid refused to increase military spending to 5% of GDP.

See for yourself The White House Donald Trump and his advisers at a meeting after the first strikes on Iran, February 28, 2026 On February 28, Donald Trump started a war with Iran, which most Americans did not support .

The European Union is increasing pressure on Ukraine over the situation around the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline, writes the Financial Times. According to the publication, Brussels demanded that a European inspection be allowed there. Hungary and Slovakia, which received oil through the pipeline, believe that Kyiv is delaying the repair of Druzhba and exaggerating the scale of destruction. “We cannot say whether there is damage or not.

Amr Alfiky / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Consequences of an Iranian drone strike. Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. March 3, 2026 What strategy has Iran developed? Iran, in its war with the United States and Israel, is implementing a plan that was developed by the country's high command under the leadership of Ali Khamenei shortly after the 12-day war in June 2025. It was prepared in case of a new conflict, writes the Financial Times, citing a source in the Iranian leadership.

His achievements would be enough for two or three biographies: he wrote more than a hundred plays, mentored many star authors and created the most famous private theater in the country Meduza reader Foyer of the Kolyada Theater March 2, 2026, after the death of Nikolai Kolyada On March 2, Nikolai Kolyada died in Yekaterinburg. He was 68 years old. Kolyada’s theatrical career has no analogues - and in his case this is not a figure of speech, but a fact.

Hundreds of Russian tourists are stuck in the UAE due to a new war. This is what they say Altaf Qadri / AP / Scanpix / LETA An airplane at Dubai International Airport after it was closed due to hostilities. March 1, 2026 Since the US and Israel went to war against Iran on February 28, airports in most Gulf countries have ceased operations. Due to the closure of the sky, Dubai Airport, the largest air hub in terms of international traffic, stopped receiving and sending flights.

At Baikonur, repair work has been completed on the 31st launch pad, which was damaged after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket in November, Roscosmos reports. During the work, all fasteners and electrical equipment were replaced. Now the state corporation is beginning preparations for a new launch. It is scheduled for March 22, the Progress MS-33 spacecraft will be sent into space.

"We knew Tehran as well as Jerusalem" Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty Images Tehran, March 2, 2026 Israeli intelligence hacked Tehran's road surveillance cameras and obtained data from them for years, allowing them to monitor the security guards and drivers of senior Iranian officials, intelligence sources told the Financial Times. The collected data made it possible to prepare Israeli and US strikes on Iran, as a result of which the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed.