Hezbollah just restarted the fight that Israel was waiting to finish
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/middleeast/hezbollah-israel-conflict-analysis-intl
In the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, Hezbollah opened a new front in the US-Israeli war against Iran when it launched “missiles and a swarm of drones” at a military base in northern Israel.
The Iran-backed militant group, which has its power base in southern Lebanon, called it revenge for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Trump says ‘big wave’ yet to come in Iran as war spirals in Middle East
President Donald Trump told CNN the “big wave” is yet to come in the war with Iran. He is expected to address the conflict later this morning. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on Iranians to “take advantage” of the opportunity for regime change, even as he said the war was not about ousting the government in Tehran.
• Expanding war with Iran: A top Iranian official said Tehran “will not negotiate” with the US. Israel and Hezbollah are trading blows as the conflict widens, while explosions have been heard in Gulf cities including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. Here’s a look at the war in maps and charts.
• Fighter jets shot down: Three US fighter jets were accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in an apparent “friendly fire incident,” according to the US military. All crews are in stable condition.
• Global shockwaves: Qatar’s state-run energy company has stopped its production of liquefied natural gas following an Iranian attack on its facility, and Tehran has denied attacking an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. The war has also disrupted air travel, with airspace closed in the Middle East.
