French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 2 at the Île-Longue submarine base that France will expand its nuclear arsenal and is prepared to deploy nuclear forces on the territory of allied European countries. Macron stated that the next 50 years will be an era of nuclear weapons, and in the current period of geopolitical confrontations, it is necessary to strengthen deterrence capabilities against threats.
The Iranian Red Crescent reported that 787 people have been killed as a result of strikes on Iranian territory.
The Lebanese government announced an "immediate ban" on the military activities of the Hezbollah movement.
The US has confirmed that six American soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike on a military facility in Kuwait. Initially, three deaths were reported, but the toll doubled after one person succumbed to injuries and two more bodies were found in the rubble.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that all 11 Iranian military ships in the Gulf of Oman were destroyed in an operation against Iran. This was stated in a CENTCOM declaration posted on social media platform X.
An explosion and fire occurred at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, according to Reuters.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States could send ground troops to Iran "if necessary." He made this remark in an interview with The New York Post on March 2.
US President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, chaired a UN Security Council meeting on the situation of children in armed conflicts. According to Deutsche Welle, the event took place on March 2 in New York against the backdrop of a US and Israeli military operation against Iran.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Iran attacked the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, using two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Tuesday, March 3. The assault resulted in an explosion, fire, and material damage. According to Reuters, a powerful blast occurred at the embassy compound, followed by flames visible above the building. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense confirmed the incident, stating that two Iranian UAVs were involved in the attack. Fox News reported no casualties, as embassy staff were outside the building at the time of the strike.
After a three-day suspension of flights from Dubai Airport, the first departures have been carried out. Planes flew from Dubai to Samarkand and the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, according to the travel-focused Telegram channel "Nu chyo, narod, pognali!".
According to sources cited by New York Times and CNN, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israeli intelligence monitored Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for several months prior to his assassination. They tracked his daily routines, meetings, and potential hiding spots in case of threat.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to increase the number of nuclear warheads in the national arsenal, emphasizing the country's shift to an "advanced nuclear deterrence" policy. He stated this in a special address dedicated to security and defense issues.