Trump Sons Seek to Buy Ukrainian Drone Technologies for Manufacturing in U.S.
March 9th, 2026Via: RBC Ukraine:
The sons of US President Donald Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., have invested in the startup Powerus, which plans to acquire Ukrainian drone manufacturers. The company intends to license Ukrainian technologies to produce drones in the United States, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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In other news: Hungary detains Ukrainians transporting tens of millions in cash and gold
Non-Commissioned Officers Told Iran War Part of God’s Plan
March 9th, 2026In other news: Two Trump Cabinet Members Buying Nuclear Survival Bunkers
Via: Military.com:
More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress are requesting an internal investigation at the Department of Defense regarding claims from uniformed officers that commanders have painted the current war in Iran as one rooted in Christian biblical prophecy.
A complaint shared by an anonymous non-commissioned officer to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) claimed that non-commissioned officers were told that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” as originally reported by journalist Jonathan Larsen. Between Saturday and Tuesday afternoon, MRFF logged more than 200 similar complaints across 50 installations encompassing every branch of the military, its founder, Mikey Weinstein, told Military.com.
Related: “Without Mercy”: Why This War Fails Every Christian Test
Two Trump Cabinet Members Buying Nuclear Survival Bunkers
March 9th, 2026Via: Modernity News:
Meanwhile, in a related development, the Iran conflict has ignited a massive surge in demand for nuclear-proof bunkers across America, with even top Trump administration officials securing their own underground fortresses amid whispers of World War Three.
Ron Hubbard, owner of Atlas Survival Shelters, reports being “inundated with calls” since the conflict erupted, with enquiries spiking “tenfold.” The Texas-based company, which builds everything from $20,000 basic shelters to multimillion-dollar compounds, is reaping a harvest from the heightened tensions.
Hubbard revealed that two senior Trump Cabinet members are new customers. “One of them texted me yesterday, asking me: ‘When will my bunker be ready?’” he said.
EMERGENCY: KUWAIT DECLARES FORCE MAJEURE, CUTS OIL PRODUCTION
March 7th, 2026Via: Bloomberg:
Kuwait Petroleum declared force majeure — a legal clause allowing a company not to fulfill contractual obligations because of circumstances outside its control — on sales of oil and refinery products, according to a notice seen by Bloomberg.
The country produced about 2.57 million barrels a day of oil in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The only route out for the supply is through the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia, the biggest producer in the region, has diverted some of its crude away from this route toward Yanbu in the Red Sea.
IRAN DESTROYS U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST
March 7th, 2026Via: The War Zone:
As expected, Iran has repeatedly targeted prized missile defense radars across the Middle East in retaliation for the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign that is ongoing. Iran’s attacks on high-value radars that enable the region’s missile defense capabilities appear to have succeeded on multiple occasions. The irony that lower-end long-range kamikaze drones are perhaps the biggest threat to extremely advanced radars capable of providing telemetry for intercepting targets traveling at hypersonic speeds, sometimes in space, is glaring. The losses of the radars and/or damage to their facilities should finally serve as a stark wake-up call regarding the vulnerability of these critical but largely static assets.
Based on the information at hand, it appears that Iran has been able to destroy one U.S. AN/TPY-2 radar in Jordan and damage the massive American-made AN/FPS-132 phased array radar in Qatar, prompting immediate concerns about available radar coverage to help respond to further barrages. There are strong indications that a number of other similar systems have been destroyed or damaged, as well.
EMERGENCY: ISRAEL ATTACKS IRAN’S OIL AND GAS FACILITIES
March 7th, 2026Perhaps this is also a war against China:
China has emerged as the largest buyer of Iranian crude, importing more than 80% of Iran’s oil exports in 2025. This amounted to around 1.38 million barrels per day, roughly 13–14% of China’s total seaborne crude imports, according to Kpler. Tehran’s oil has limited buyers due to decades of U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, leaving China uniquely positioned as a consistent customer. Much of the Iranian crude is purchased by independent refiners, commonly called “teapots,” which are clustered in Shandong province and operate with narrow margins. Large state-owned Chinese oil companies have largely avoided direct imports since 2018–2019 to reduce sanction risk. Iranian oil is also often transshipped or relabeled through countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia to navigate U.S. sanctions restrictions.
China’s reliance on Iranian oil underscores a delicate balancing act between securing affordable energy and navigating international pressure. Iranian crude trades at a discount of $8–$10 per barrel below global benchmarks, making it financially attractive to smaller Chinese refiners. Yet this dependence exposes China to geopolitical risks: any conflict in the Middle East or further tightening of sanctions could disrupt shipments, affecting refinery operations and energy security.
Via: Al Jazeera:
Israel has struck some of Iran’s most vital oil and gas facilities, the first such attacks despite decades of rivalry between the Middle Eastern nations, raising fears of a widening conflict and threatening turmoil for the markets.
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Iran holds the world’s second-largest proven natural gas reserves and the third-largest crude oil reserves, according to the United States government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), and its energy infrastructure has long been a potential target for Israel.
Before the current spiral in their conflict, Israel had largely avoided targeting Iranian energy facilities, amid pressure from its allies, including the US, over the risks to global oil and gas prices from any such attack.
That has now changed.
On Friday, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel?Katz warned that if Iran retaliated to its attacks, “Tehran will burn”.
Late on Saturday, major fires broke out at two opposing ends of the Iranian capital — the Shahran fuel and gas depot, northwest of central Tehran, and one of Iran’s biggest oil refineries in Shahr Rey, to the city’s south.
While Iran’s Student News Network subsequently denied that the Shahr Rey refinery had been struck by Israel, and claimed it was still operating, it conceded that a fuel tank outside the refinery had caught fire. It did not explain what sparked the fire.
But Iran’s Petroleum Ministry confirmed that Israel had struck the Shahran depot, where firefighters are still trying to bring flames under control.
The Israeli aerial attacks also targeted the South Pars field, offshore Iran’s southern Bushehr province. The world’s largest gasfield is the source of two-thirds of Iran’s gas production, which is consumed nationally. Iran shares the South Pars with its neighbour Qatar, where it is called the North Field.
The strikes triggered significant damage and fire at the Phase 14 natural gas processing facility and halted an offshore production platform that generates 12 million cubic metres per day, reported the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.
In a separate Israeli attack, fire reportedly broke out at the Fajr Jam gas plant, one of Iran’s largest processing facilities, also in the Bushehr province, which processes fuel from South Pars. The Iranian Petroleum Ministry confirmed that the facility was hit.
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U.S. Military-Industrial Complex Agrees To Quadruple Bomb Production As Operation Epic Fury Rages On
March 7th, 2026War Is A Racket, 2026 edition.
Via: ZeroHedge:
Dwindling supplies of critical munitions are being amplified by Ukraine’s continued need for interceptors amid relentless Russian missile and drone barrages, a major problem that likely prompted President Trump to host top U.S. defense manufacturers to discuss accelerating missile and bomb production.
“We just concluded a very good meeting with the largest U.S. Defense Manufacturing Companies where we discussed Production and Production Schedules,” Trump said on Truth Social late Friday afternoon.
Trump said the CEOs of BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, L3Harris Missile Solutions, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon were all in attendance and “agreed to quadruple” weapons production.
“They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity. Expansion began three months prior to the meeting, and the plants and Production of many of these Weapons are already underway,” the President said.
“We have agreed to quadruple critical munitions production,” LMT wrote on X shortly after the meeting.
U.S. Army Cancels Major Training Exercise for 82nd Airborne Division
March 7th, 2026Via: Independent:
The Army reportedly abruptly canceled a major training exercise for members of an elite paratrooper unit, sparking speculation that the Defense Department could be preparing to send U.S. troops to the front lines of the Iran conflict.
The 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, includes a brigade combat force of up to 5,000 soldiers ready to rapidly deploy, and the unit has been present in recent years during major moments like the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021 and defense preparations in Europe ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the following year.
The unit’s Immediate Response Force reportedly has not been given deployment orders, but those familiar told The Washington Post they are on alert as the conflict escalates. Other parts of the 82nd Airborne have continued ongoing training in Louisiana in recent days.
And Now… U.S. Asks Ukraine’s Help To Shoot Down Iran’s Shahed Drones In Gulf
March 7th, 2026I don’t even know where to start…
Via: ZeroHedge:
In the ultimate irony of ironies, Financial Times is reporting US officials are discussing the purchase of Ukrainian-made drone interceptors to counter Iranian drones, which some analysts say have proven harder to stop than expected.
Patriot missile interceptors used by US allies cost more than $4 million each, while the Ukrainian systems are significantly cheaper and designed to defeat the same Shahed-type drones used by Russia.
Kuwaiti F/A-18’s Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger By The Day
March 7th, 2026Via: The War Zone:
An experienced former F/A-18 pilot talked to TWZ about the event and the new video, and concluded that the incident is, altogether, “very strange.”
“I have genuinely no idea how someone could make this mistake,” the ex-Hornet driver continued. “Unless it’s something procedural and GCI [ground-control intercept] has messed up, talked him on, and he’s seen what he wanted to see … but even that’s bordering on implausible.”
