By:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/mchilson/">Morgan Chilson</a><br><a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2025/02/24/gov-laura-kelly-skeptical-kansas-houses-anti-tenure-legislation-will-reach-her-desk/"><i>Kansas Reflector</i></a>

TOPEKA — Southwest Kansas rancher Cole Gardiner is in recovery mode after a wildfire tore through 35,000 acres and kicked around 200 cattle.&nbsp;

Gardiner Angus Ranch, located near Ashland, has been in his family for 150 years. In his lifetime, Gardiner remembers only one other fire that was as devastating, the Starbuck Fire that occurred about nine years ago.&nbsp;

The Ranger Road fire, which started in Oklahoma on Feb. 17 and spread into southwest Kansas counties, burned more than 300,000 acres in both states. Winds gusted up to 68 miles per hour, Gardiner said, which allowed&nbsp;the fire to spread rapidly.

The fire burned through “quite a bit” of the Gardiner ranch and consumed pasture grass, destroyed fencing and killed&nbsp;cattle, Gardiner said.&nbsp;

“Grass will take awhile to replenish itself, I suppose, but hopefully when spring rains come, we’ll get along fine,” Gardiner said. “We’ll need to repair fence. We were fortunate enough to not lose much of our seed and hay, but a lot of folks did lose most of their seed and hay and lost all of their fencing.”

Although he takes as many steps as possible to fight off fire danger, Gardiner said doing so is difficult in an area known for its low humidity and lack of moisture.&nbsp;

“We get told lots about needing to do controlled burns, but A, they’re illegal, and B, once it gets to a certain level of aridity, dryness, when the humidity out here is 10% or less, it’s just anything that is there will catch pretty easily, especially with really high winds,” he said.&nbsp;

Ranchers&nbsp;mow frequently and some engage in controlled burns whenever possible, aided by the local volunteer fire department whenever possible.

“On days like (the Ranger Road Fire), we had breaks and guards and everything in place, but the wind was blowing 68 miles an hour,” Gardiner said. “They found embers in Wichita.”&nbsp;

Wichita is more than 150 miles away from Ashland.&nbsp;

Jason Hartman, state forester with the Kansas Forest Service, said fire danger is still high in the state.&nbsp;

“We won’t really, truly give kind of a sigh of relief until we get the green up,” he said. “That’s really when we can really put fire in the rear view mirror for the year.”

The Ranger Road fire was a challenge due to high winds in addition to lack of winter moisture and low humidity, Hartman said.&nbsp;

“It’s rarely any one factor by itself,” he said. “We had a pretty good growing season. In 2025, late summer and early fall, good moisture grew a lot of fuel for the fires. Then stack that on top of being really dry since then.”

Abrupt wind shifts make conditions “very challenging and very dangerous” for firefighters, most of whom are volunteers.&nbsp;

Gardiner said he and two others who work on the ranch are part of the fire department.&nbsp;

“It’s not a safe environment, but we try to follow a buddy system and do everything as safely as we can, given the circumstances,” he said. During the Ranger Road Fire, they fought for three days, with four or five-hour breaks for a shower and nap.&nbsp;

The Ranger Road Fire forced the evacuation of Ashland, Englewood, Herndon and Liberal for short periods of time.&nbsp;

Since then, a few smaller fires have broken out, Gardiner said, but they’ve been easily controlled.

The state remains on high alert, Hartman said. The Forest Service Division of Emergency Management and the fire marshal’s office coordinates and watches for areas of concern and whether state resources should be pre-positioned to speed the response.&nbsp;

Coordination includes considering needs for aviation assets, water trucks from the Kansas Department of Transportation, additional fire trucks from across the state and more, Hartman said.&nbsp;

Hartman and Gardiner said a lot of the preparation is trying to get the word out about volatile fire conditions.&nbsp;

Gardiner said he understood the Ranger Road fire started from a city burn pit and was the result of&nbsp;escaped&nbsp;embers.&nbsp;

“We’re getting more of these scenarios of the dry humidity, the high winds, the wind shifts, coupled with available fuels,” Hartman said. “Definitely the fire environment is becoming more volatile.”

Hartman said he&nbsp;hears from fire departments frequently that fires were never as big or intense as they are now.

Gov. Laura Kelly issued a state<a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency/kansas-executive-order-26-01-wildfire-relief" target="_blank">&nbsp;disaster declaration</a>&nbsp;in February, which makes emergency services available. The Legislature then ratified the emergency declaration and extended it through March 25.&nbsp;

People have been making donations of hay and other items to farmers and ranchers who were affected.&nbsp;

Cash donations can be made to the Ashland Community Foundation or to the Stockgrowers State Bank, where 100% of donations will be distributed. Hay and feed can be delivered to Ashland Feed &amp; Seed, (620) 635-2856, or Shaw Feedyard, (620) 805-4682.&nbsp;

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772640869191.png" alt=" Ashland Rancher Cole Gardiner, shown here tagging a calf, is on alert for wildfires as a recent fire burned through 35,000 acres and killed about 200 calves. (Photo submitted by Cole Gardiner)" />
                        <figcaption> Ashland Rancher Cole Gardiner, shown here tagging a calf, is on alert for wildfires as a recent fire burned through 35,000 acres and killed about 200 calves. (Photo submitted by Cole Gardiner)</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>By:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/mchilson/">Morgan Chilson</a><br><a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2025/02/24/gov-laura-kelly-skeptical-kansas-houses-anti-tenure-legislation-will-reach-her-desk/"><i>Kansas Reflector</i></a></p><p>TOPEKA — Southwest Kansas rancher Cole Gardiner is in recovery mode after a wildfire tore through 35,000 acres and kicked around 200 cattle.&nbsp;</p><p>Gardiner Angus Ranch, located near Ashland, has been in his family for 150 years. In his lifetime, Gardiner remembers only one other fire that was as devastating, the Starbuck Fire that occurred about nine years ago.&nbsp;</p><p>The Ranger Road fire, which started in Oklahoma on Feb. 17 and spread into southwest Kansas counties, burned more than 300,000 acres in both states. Winds gusted up to 68 miles per hour, Gardiner said, which allowed&nbsp;the fire to spread rapidly.</p><p>The fire burned through “quite a bit” of the Gardiner ranch and consumed pasture grass, destroyed fencing and killed&nbsp;cattle, Gardiner said.&nbsp;</p><p>“Grass will take awhile to replenish itself, I suppose, but hopefully when spring rains come, we’ll get along fine,” Gardiner said. “We’ll need to repair fence. We were fortunate enough to not lose much of our seed and hay, but a lot of folks did lose most of their seed and hay and lost all of their fencing.”</p><p>Although he takes as many steps as possible to fight off fire danger, Gardiner said doing so is difficult in an area known for its low humidity and lack of moisture.&nbsp;</p><p>“We get told lots about needing to do controlled burns, but A, they’re illegal, and B, once it gets to a certain level of aridity, dryness, when the humidity out here is 10% or less, it’s just anything that is there will catch pretty easily, especially with really high winds,” he said.&nbsp;</p><p>Ranchers&nbsp;mow frequently and some engage in controlled burns whenever possible, aided by the local volunteer fire department whenever possible.</p><p>“On days like (the Ranger Road Fire), we had breaks and guards and everything in place, but the wind was blowing 68 miles an hour,” Gardiner said. “They found embers in Wichita.”&nbsp;</p><p>Wichita is more than 150 miles away from Ashland.&nbsp;</p><p>Jason Hartman, state forester with the Kansas Forest Service, said fire danger is still high in the state.&nbsp;</p><p>“We won’t really, truly give kind of a sigh of relief until we get the green up,” he said. “That’s really when we can really put fire in the rear view mirror for the year.”</p><p>The Ranger Road fire was a challenge due to high winds in addition to lack of winter moisture and low humidity, Hartman said.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s rarely any one factor by itself,” he said. “We had a pretty good growing season. In 2025, late summer and early fall, good moisture grew a lot of fuel for the fires. Then stack that on top of being really dry since then.”</p><p>Abrupt wind shifts make conditions “very challenging and very dangerous” for firefighters, most of whom are volunteers.&nbsp;</p><p>Gardiner said he and two others who work on the ranch are part of the fire department.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s not a safe environment, but we try to follow a buddy system and do everything as safely as we can, given the circumstances,” he said. During the Ranger Road Fire, they fought for three days, with four or five-hour breaks for a shower and nap.&nbsp;</p><p>The Ranger Road Fire forced the evacuation of Ashland, Englewood, Herndon and Liberal for short periods of time.&nbsp;</p><p>Since then, a few smaller fires have broken out, Gardiner said, but they’ve been easily controlled.</p><p>The state remains on high alert, Hartman said. The Forest Service Division of Emergency Management and the fire marshal’s office coordinates and watches for areas of concern and whether state resources should be pre-positioned to speed the response.&nbsp;</p><p>Coordination includes considering needs for aviation assets, water trucks from the Kansas Department of Transportation, additional fire trucks from across the state and more, Hartman said.&nbsp;</p><p>Hartman and Gardiner said a lot of the preparation is trying to get the word out about volatile fire conditions.&nbsp;</p><p>Gardiner said he understood the Ranger Road fire started from a city burn pit and was the result of&nbsp;escaped&nbsp;embers.&nbsp;</p><p>“We’re getting more of these scenarios of the dry humidity, the high winds, the wind shifts, coupled with available fuels,” Hartman said. “Definitely the fire environment is becoming more volatile.”</p><p>Hartman said he&nbsp;hears from fire departments frequently that fires were never as big or intense as they are now.</p><p>Gov. Laura Kelly issued a state<a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency/kansas-executive-order-26-01-wildfire-relief" target="_blank">&nbsp;disaster declaration</a>&nbsp;in February, which makes emergency services available. The Legislature then ratified the emergency declaration and extended it through March 25.&nbsp;</p><p>People have been making donations of hay and other items to farmers and ranchers who were affected.&nbsp;</p><p>Cash donations can be made to the Ashland Community Foundation or to the Stockgrowers State Bank, where 100% of donations will be distributed. Hay and feed can be delivered to Ashland Feed &amp; Seed, (620) 635-2856, or Shaw Feedyard, (620) 805-4682.&nbsp;</p>

Southwest Kansas remains alert for wildfires amidst extreme weather conditions

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri have identified the victim as 23-year-old&nbsp;Brandon Williams.

Just before 1p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to the area of 70th and Cleveland on a shooting call, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. On arrival officers located a vehicle stopped in the road at that location. Officers were directed inside the vehicle where they located an adult male shooting victim later identified as Williams.

Officers rendered aid to Williams and called for EMS. EMS transported Williams to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Detectives responded to the scene to begin their investigation along side of crime scene investigators.

A short time later detectives were notified Williams had been pronounced deceased from his injuries at the hospital.

Preliminary information indicates Williams and multiple other people were at a location nearby on 71st Street. When they came in contact with one or more suspects. That interaction escalated to shots being fired and the victim was struck.

Williams and others entered a vehicle and left the scene and drove to the location where police contacted them on 70th and Cleveland

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772583913006.png" alt="Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'" />
                        <figcaption>Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri have identified the victim as 23-year-old&nbsp;Brandon Williams.</p><p>Just before 1p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to the area of 70th and Cleveland on a shooting call, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. On arrival officers located a vehicle stopped in the road at that location. Officers were directed inside the vehicle where they located an adult male shooting victim later identified as Williams.</p><p>Officers rendered aid to Williams and called for EMS. EMS transported Williams to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Detectives responded to the scene to begin their investigation along side of crime scene investigators.</p><p>A short time later detectives were notified Williams had been pronounced deceased from his injuries at the hospital.</p><p>Preliminary information indicates Williams and multiple other people were at a location nearby on 71st Street. When they came in contact with one or more suspects. That interaction escalated to shots being fired and the victim was struck.</p><p>Williams and others entered a vehicle and left the scene and drove to the location where police contacted them on 70th and Cleveland</p>

Police ID homicide victim found in vehicle in Kansas City

Washington (AP) — The State Department says more U.S. government chartered flights are bringing stranded Americans home from the Middle East daily, including one plane emblazoned with the New England Patriots’ logo.

The assistant secretary of state for public affairs posted a photo of Americans boarding the Patriots plane, at least the second such flight that landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Friday.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a friend and supporter of Trump, but his football franchise did not arrange or pay for the flight, the social media post said.

“One of the companies the State Department contracted for charter flights also manages the New England Patriots team plane. This flight was entirely paid for by the State Department. The New England Patriots organization was not involved in this flight,” it said.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772808451731.png" alt="Photo U.S. Dept. of State" />
                        <figcaption>Photo U.S. Dept. of State</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Washington (AP) — The State Department says more U.S. government chartered flights are bringing stranded Americans home from the Middle East daily, including one plane emblazoned with the New England Patriots’ logo.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans worldwide. Here is a summary of our Middle East security updates as of March 5, 9pm EST. Americans trying to get home from Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab… <a href="https://t.co/zTE5xQexXJ">pic.twitter.com/zTE5xQexXJ</a></p>&mdash; TravelGov (@TravelGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/2029739686453985648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The assistant secretary of state for public affairs posted a photo of Americans boarding the Patriots plane, at least the second such flight that landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Friday.</p><p>Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a friend and supporter of Trump, but his football franchise did not arrange or pay for the flight, the social media post said.</p><p>“One of the companies the State Department contracted for charter flights also manages the New England Patriots team plane. This flight was entirely paid for by the State Department. The New England Patriots organization was not involved in this flight,” it said.</p>

Plane used by NFL team bringing Americans from Mideast

SUMNER COUNTY —The National Weather Service reported several tornadoes across portions of southern Kansas Thursday night and early Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The tornadoes were reported eight miles south of Milan, west of Corbin, south of Mayfield and near 8th Road and South Bluff Road in rural Sumner County.&nbsp; The National Weather Service will meet with emergency managers in Sumner County to evaluate damage from the storms.

Severe weather in Major County, Oklahoma also killed a mother and her daughter Thursday night. Major County is approximately 140 miles south of Wichita.

The National Weather Service reported at least four tornadoes touched down in Grant and Alfalfa counties in western Oklahoma causing damage.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772807972865.png" alt="-Fairview, Oklahoma Emergency Management" />
                        <figcaption>-Fairview, Oklahoma Emergency Management</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>SUMNER COUNTY —The National Weather Service reported several tornadoes across portions of southern Kansas Thursday night and early Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2339659506542956%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1206 AM Friday -- Spotters continue to report a tornado just south of Mayfield in Sumner County. Those in and near Mayfield need to be taking your tornado precautions. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kswx</a></p>&mdash; NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSWichita/status/2029801030184042511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">11:40 PM Thursday -- A Tornado is ongoing in southwest Sumner County (roughly 7 miles northwest of Caldwell. This tornado is moving to northeast at 30 MPH. Seek shelter if you&#39;re in the path of this storm! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kswx</a></p>&mdash; NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSWichita/status/2029794406530785634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1152 PM -- A new tornado has developed roughly 5 miles west of Corbin. This tornado is moving in the general direction of Mayfield. Seek shelter! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kswx</a></p>&mdash; NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSWichita/status/2029797475532390721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The tornadoes were reported eight miles south of Milan, west of Corbin, south of Mayfield and near 8th Road and South Bluff Road in rural Sumner County.&nbsp; The National Weather Service will meet with emergency managers in Sumner County to evaluate damage from the storms.</p><p>Severe weather in Major County, Oklahoma also killed a mother and her daughter Thursday night. Major County is approximately 140 miles south of Wichita.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Severe weather struck Major County last night and tragically claimed the lives of a mother and daughter. I am praying for the family as they grieve this tragic loss, as well as all those impacted by the storms. <br><br>More weather risks are expected across Oklahoma this weekend.…</p>&mdash; Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovStitt/status/2029897251951198613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The National Weather Service reported at least four tornadoes touched down in Grant and Alfalfa counties in western Oklahoma causing damage.</p>

NWS reported several tornadoes in southern Kansas 

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-iran-middle-east-ship-sinking-69191dde43154c5176a8aeacc9128748">Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka</a>&nbsp;had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home, New Delhi said.

The sinking underscored the scope of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-05-2026-6a76668997a43855cc37eff7f4829615">U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and its spread</a>&nbsp;in the Middle East and beyond. It also ignited a debate in India about maritime security in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/indian-ocean">Indian Ocean</a>&nbsp;— a region where New Delhi maintains a significant naval presence.

On Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s navy recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena, which sank in international waters off the coast of the island nation — a rare instance of a submarine torpedoing a ship since World War II.

Sri Lanka’s navy said it had responded to a distress signal from the IRIS Dena, but by the time it reached the location, there was no sign of the ship, just patches of oil and sailors floating in the water. The rescued mariners were taken to a hospital in the town of Galle, on Sri Lanka’s southern coast.

U.S. Defense Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-hegseth-caine-drones-israel-fa3999b365ad4c15c54c7c62940e34d3">Pete Hegseth</a>&nbsp;said the sinking illustrates the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-05-2026">U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran</a>&nbsp;is stretching beyond its borders and described the IRIS Dena as a “prize ship.” U.S. President Donald Trump has said one of the key objectives of the war is to wipe out Iran’s navy.

A video released by the U.S. Department of Defense on X showed the moment of the torpedo attack. The Iranian ship appears to be hit by an underwater explosion that causes it to break apart, as a large plume of water rises up in the air.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the U.S. Navy of committing an “an atrocity at sea” in sinking the frigate and said on social media on Thursday that the United States “will come to bitterly regret” the attack.

Araghchi said the IRIS Dena had been carrying “almost 130” crew.

India’s navy and defense ministry said the Iranian warship had participated in the International Fleet Review and the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026, organized by the Indian navy in the port of Visakhapatnam from Feb. 15 to Feb. 25. The ministry said 74 countries had joined the events.

The Iranian warship was seen sailing at sea during the exercises in a Feb. 17 post on X by the Indian navy. Another image showed several of its crew members posing on deck with the Iranian flag in the background.

Araghchi stressed that the frigate had been “a guest” of India’s navy. The Indian government has not yet publicly commented on the incident.

Another Iranian ship enters a Sri Lankan maritime area

Sri Lanka’s media minister and government spokesperson, Nalinda Jayatissa, told parliament on Thursday that another Iranian ship has entered Sri Lanka’s exclusive economic zone, an area beyond its immediate territorial waters where it has rights over natural resources.

Jayatissa did not provide further details about the ship or the number of people on board. He said the government was trying to “minimize the loss of lives and safeguard regional peace” but did not elaborate.

India has long viewed the Indian Ocean as central to its security, with its navy regularly conducting patrols and multinational exercises to safeguard key sea lanes used for global trade and energy shipments. It has also traditionally sought to maintain a careful diplomatic balance in tensions between the U.S. and Iran while emphasizing on diplomacy and talks.

Indian opposition leaders, however, on Thursday questioned the government’s lack of response to the incident, saying the sinking of the warship so close to India’s maritime neighborhood warranted an official statement.

The opposition Indian National Congress party slammed what it called “silence” from Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>&nbsp;‘s government.

“The conflict has reached our backyard, with an Iranian warship sunk in the Indian Ocean. Yet the Prime Minister has said nothing,” opposition leader Rahul Gandhi wrote in a post on X.

Kanwal Sibal, a former diplomat who served as India’s foreign secretary from 2002 to 2003, wrote on X that India was “far from politically or militarily responsible for the U.S. attack,” but its “responsibility is at a moral and human plane.”

“The U.S. has ignored India’s sensitivities,” Sibal said. “The ship was in these waters because of India’s invitation.”

Saaliq reported from New Delhi. Associated Press journalist Bharatha Mallawarachi in Colombo, Sri Lanka, contributed to this report.

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772638608880.png" alt="Periscope image of the torpedo attack- U.S. Dept. of War video" />
                        <figcaption>Periscope image of the torpedo attack- U.S. Dept. of War video</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-iran-middle-east-ship-sinking-69191dde43154c5176a8aeacc9128748">Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka</a>&nbsp;had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home, New Delhi said.</p><p>The sinking underscored the scope of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-05-2026-6a76668997a43855cc37eff7f4829615">U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and its spread</a>&nbsp;in the Middle East and beyond. It also ignited a debate in India about maritime security in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/indian-ocean">Indian Ocean</a>&nbsp;— a region where New Delhi maintains a significant naval presence.</p><p>On Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s navy recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena, which sank in international waters off the coast of the island nation — a rare instance of a submarine torpedoing a ship since World War II.</p><p>Sri Lanka’s navy said it had responded to a distress signal from the IRIS Dena, but by the time it reached the location, there was no sign of the ship, just patches of oil and sailors floating in the water. The rescued mariners were taken to a hospital in the town of Galle, on Sri Lanka’s southern coast.</p><p>U.S. Defense Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-hegseth-caine-drones-israel-fa3999b365ad4c15c54c7c62940e34d3">Pete Hegseth</a>&nbsp;said the sinking illustrates the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-05-2026">U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran</a>&nbsp;is stretching beyond its borders and described the IRIS Dena as a “prize ship.” U.S. President Donald Trump has said one of the key objectives of the war is to wipe out Iran’s navy.</p><p>A video released by the U.S. Department of Defense on X showed the moment of the torpedo attack. The Iranian ship appears to be hit by an underwater explosion that causes it to break apart, as a large plume of water rises up in the air.</p><p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the U.S. Navy of committing an “an atrocity at sea” in sinking the frigate and said on social media on Thursday that the United States “will come to bitterly regret” the attack.</p><p>Araghchi said the IRIS Dena had been carrying “almost 130” crew.</p><p>India’s navy and defense ministry said the Iranian warship had participated in the International Fleet Review and the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026, organized by the Indian navy in the port of Visakhapatnam from Feb. 15 to Feb. 25. The ministry said 74 countries had joined the events.</p><p>The Iranian warship was seen sailing at sea during the exercises in a Feb. 17 post on X by the Indian navy. Another image showed several of its crew members posing on deck with the Iranian flag in the background.</p><p>Araghchi stressed that the frigate had been “a guest” of India’s navy. The Indian government has not yet publicly commented on the incident.</p><h2>Another Iranian ship enters a Sri Lankan maritime area</h2><p>Sri Lanka’s media minister and government spokesperson, Nalinda Jayatissa, told parliament on Thursday that another Iranian ship has entered Sri Lanka’s exclusive economic zone, an area beyond its immediate territorial waters where it has rights over natural resources.</p><p>Jayatissa did not provide further details about the ship or the number of people on board. He said the government was trying to “minimize the loss of lives and safeguard regional peace” but did not elaborate.</p><h2>Questions in India over the sinking</h2><p>India has long viewed the Indian Ocean as central to its security, with its navy regularly conducting patrols and multinational exercises to safeguard key sea lanes used for global trade and energy shipments. It has also traditionally sought to maintain a careful diplomatic balance in tensions between the U.S. and Iran while emphasizing on diplomacy and talks.</p><p>Indian opposition leaders, however, on Thursday questioned the government’s lack of response to the incident, saying the sinking of the warship so close to India’s maritime neighborhood warranted an official statement.</p><p>The opposition Indian National Congress party slammed what it called “silence” from Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>&nbsp;‘s government.</p><p>“The conflict has reached our backyard, with an Iranian warship sunk in the Indian Ocean. Yet the Prime Minister has said nothing,” opposition leader Rahul Gandhi wrote in a post on X.</p><p>Kanwal Sibal, a former diplomat who served as India’s foreign secretary from 2002 to 2003, wrote on X that India was “far from politically or militarily responsible for the U.S. attack,” but its “responsibility is at a moral and human plane.”</p><p>“The U.S. has ignored India’s sensitivities,” Sibal said. “The ship was in these waters because of India’s invitation.”</p><p>___</p><p>Saaliq reported from New Delhi. Associated Press journalist Bharatha Mallawarachi in Colombo, Sri Lanka, contributed to this report.</p><p>___</p>

New details on Iranian warship sunk by the US 

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri.

Just after 4:30pm Thursday were dispatched to a reported shooting at an apartment building in the 1200 block of Askew in Kansas City, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.

Officers were led into an apartment inside the building. There they located a shooting victim unresponsive. Officers called for EMS into the scene who declared the man deceased.&nbsp;

 Preliminary investigation indicates that a caller responded to the apartment and observed the victim injured and unresponsive inside. The caller then called 911 for police and ambulance. There are not any suspects in custody at this time.&nbsp;If anyone was in the area around the building and heard or saw anything or has any information, they are asked to contact Homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772764543505.png" alt="Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'" />
                        <figcaption>Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri.</p><p>Just after 4:30pm Thursday were dispatched to a reported shooting at an apartment building in the 1200 block of Askew in Kansas City, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.</p><p>Officers were led into an apartment inside the building. There they located a shooting victim unresponsive. Officers called for EMS into the scene who declared the man deceased.&nbsp;</p><p> Preliminary investigation indicates that a caller responded to the apartment and observed the victim injured and unresponsive inside. The caller then called 911 for police and ambulance. There are not any suspects in custody at this time.&nbsp;If anyone was in the area around the building and heard or saw anything or has any information, they are asked to contact Homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.</p>

KCPD: Shooting victim found dead in apartment

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas felon wounded by police following a domestic violence call to a home in Wichita is going to prison.

A judge sentenced 31-year-old Daniel James Gabor to 100 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp; Gabor will also serve 36 months of post-release supervision.

In June, Gabor&nbsp;pleaded no contest to aggravated robbery, aggravated domestic battery and violating a protection order, according to the district attorney's office.

Just before 4:30 a.m., June 20, the Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received a 911 call with a woman screaming in the background. The open-line call was traced to a moving location, and Wichita police officers were dispatched to what sounded like an active disturbance without a specific location.

By 4:30 a.m., the phone’s signal stopped in the 4600 block of West 37th Street South, where officers responded.

Officers found a vehicle stopped along the side of the street and saw a man later identified as 31-year-old Daniel James Gabor assaulting a woman in the front seat. During the encounter, an officer fired two rounds, striking&nbsp; Gabor in the upper arm. Gabor then drove off with the woman still inside the vehicle.

He later crashed in a construction area near K-42 highway and West Street. Officers responded, provided medical aid, and Sedgwick County EMS transported Gaabor to a Wichita hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers also assisted the woman, who sustained minor injuries but declined transport to a medical facility by EMS.

Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division investigated both the officer-involved shooting and the original disturbance. Investigators are treating the two incidents as separate but related cases.

Detectives confirmed that Gabor and the woman were in a domestic relationship. Gabor has a 2024 conviction for two counts of domestic battery and one count of criminal restraint through Harvey County District Court.

Following his release from the hospital, detectives booked Gabor into the Sedgwick County Jail where he is being held on a $300,000 in bonds, according to online jail records.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750427350550.png" alt="Police on the scene of the investigation in June-photo courtesy KWCH" />
                        <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation in June-photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas felon wounded by police following a domestic violence call to a home in Wichita is going to prison.</p><p>A judge sentenced 31-year-old Daniel James Gabor to 100 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp; Gabor will also serve 36 months of post-release supervision.</p><p>In June, Gabor&nbsp;pleaded no contest to aggravated robbery, aggravated domestic battery and violating a protection order, according to the district attorney's office.</p><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772732054778.png" alt="Gabor-photo Sedgwick County" />
                        <figcaption>Gabor-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Just before 4:30 a.m., June 20, the Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received a 911 call with a woman screaming in the background. The open-line call was traced to a moving location, and Wichita police officers were dispatched to what sounded like an active disturbance without a specific location.</p><p>By 4:30 a.m., the phone’s signal stopped in the 4600 block of West 37th Street South, where officers responded.</p><p>Officers found a vehicle stopped along the side of the street and saw a man later identified as 31-year-old Daniel James Gabor assaulting a woman in the front seat. During the encounter, an officer fired two rounds, striking&nbsp; Gabor in the upper arm. Gabor then drove off with the woman still inside the vehicle.</p><p>He later crashed in a construction area near K-42 highway and West Street. Officers responded, provided medical aid, and Sedgwick County EMS transported Gaabor to a Wichita hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers also assisted the woman, who sustained minor injuries but declined transport to a medical facility by EMS.</p><p>Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division investigated both the officer-involved shooting and the original disturbance. Investigators are treating the two incidents as separate but related cases.</p><p>Detectives confirmed that Gabor and the woman were in a domestic relationship. Gabor has a 2024 conviction for two counts of domestic battery and one count of criminal restraint through Harvey County District Court.</p><p>Following his release from the hospital, detectives booked Gabor into the Sedgwick County Jail where he is being held on a $300,000 in bonds, according to online jail records.</p>

Kan. felon injured in police shooting is going back to prison

President Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-homeland-security-noem-mullin-38c583b3cef97b4ef60d84b8f8b5961a">fired his embattled</a>&nbsp;Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and says he’ll nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/trump-says-hes-replacing-homeland-security-secretary-noem-with-gop-sen-markwayne-mullin-8ffbe0a80ca2446b8fea706eac40f42f">Sen. Markwayne Mullin.</a>

Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats. Watch below.

Trump says he’ll make Noem a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.

Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-border-security-deportations-c06c989b1b1e85522c0d44c4d36fd9fb">immigration enforcement</a>&nbsp;tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits.

-The Associated Press contributed to this report

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                        <figcaption>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem-Photo DHS video</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>President Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-homeland-security-noem-mullin-38c583b3cef97b4ef60d84b8f8b5961a">fired his embattled</a>&nbsp;Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and says he’ll nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/trump-says-hes-replacing-homeland-security-secretary-noem-with-gop-sen-markwayne-mullin-8ffbe0a80ca2446b8fea706eac40f42f">Sen. Markwayne Mullin.</a></p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecRubio</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SecWar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecWar</a> are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and…</p>&mdash; Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/2029647010002055467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kristi Noem’s termination is welcome and overdue news. She should next face prosecution for mass violations of constitutional and human rights.</p>&mdash; Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) <a href="https://twitter.com/QuintonLucasKC/status/2029637616023290155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>(one of Noem's expensive TV ads)</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kristi Noem is out at DHS. Here&#39;s a TV commercial of her on a horse, filmed five months ago at Mount Rushmore, for an ad campaign that cost more than $200 million <a href="https://t.co/U1RtvlYc4w">pic.twitter.com/U1RtvlYc4w</a></p>&mdash; Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) <a href="https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/2029639059929243954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772752370201.png" alt="<br>" />
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                    </figure><p>Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats. Watch below.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sen. Kennedy on Kristi Noem: &quot;I heard the secretary say that she went to the president and said, &#39;I proposed to spend a quarter of $1 billion on tv ads in which I am the star&#39;…Her version of the truth and the president&#39;s version of the truth are decidedly different.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/0CiJMAAdRd">pic.twitter.com/0CiJMAAdRd</a></p>&mdash; The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulwarkOnline/status/2029655541497110759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This exchange two days ago is the reason Noem was fired. Remember, Kennedy is GOP. This is proof that GOP members of Congress can, and have a duty to, exercise influence to hold bad members of this administration accountable.<br><br>No more excuses for being lackeys. <a href="https://t.co/422lckj77N">pic.twitter.com/422lckj77N</a></p>&mdash; Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoguePOTUSStaff/status/2029663243141271851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to my friend and colleague <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMullin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenMullin</a> on his nomination. Markwayne will carry out President Trump’s agenda to secure our homeland and strengthen the agencies that protect the American people.<br><br>I look forward to supporting his confirmation.</p>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/2029649004351349177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Trump says he’ll make Noem a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.</p><p>Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-border-security-deportations-c06c989b1b1e85522c0d44c4d36fd9fb">immigration enforcement</a>&nbsp;tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits.</p><p>-The Associated Press contributed to this report</p>

KCMO mayor and more comment on firing of DHS Secretary

JERUSALEM (AP) — The broadening&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-03-2026">Iran war</a>&nbsp;has ricocheted across the region and beyond, with nearly every country in the Middle East sustaining damage from missile hits, drone strikes or shrapnel. Many are reporting casualties, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-03-2026#0000019c-b486-d9be-a19f-b6be8ec80000">key embassies</a>, economic engines and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd">passageways</a>&nbsp;have closed down.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-05-2026-6a76668997a43855cc37eff7f4829615">On Thursday,</a>&nbsp;with the conflict's footprint growing, Azerbaijan accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack against it. Iran denied that, as its retaliatory attacks on Israel, other countries and American military bases continued.

Since the war started with a joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran on Saturday, foreign governments have urged citizens&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stranded-travelers-iran-war-middle-east-38cbb9babed49fad08949bba8aef3d50">to leave</a>&nbsp;Middle East countries on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-travel-airlines-mideast-flights-93f2559eb57f05989fb1de8fda7f21ec">any available commercial flight</a>. Airspaces have closed, cruise ships have been unable to pass through the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd">Strait of Hormuz</a>, and major airlines have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-middle-east-travel-7fa70acc92e8250c36b64d7809ef013c">canceled flights</a>. The U.S. State Department says it has evacuated nonemergency personnel and families in six nations. It has advised citizens from more than a dozen countries to leave. Governments from Russia to Germany and India also scrambled to run repatriation flights.

Here's a country-by-country breakdown of the impact of the war so far.

All airspace information is for commercial flights, from the real-time flight-tracking service Flightradar 24, as of Thursday, or national authorities.

Death toll:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-04-2026-e1c316da4ce809407122590a6872aa85">At least 1,230</a>&nbsp;according to Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. It is unknown how many are civilians.

Major casualty incidents: More than 160 were killed by a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/all-girls-school-in-iran-struck-by-us-israeli-strike-over-100-casualties-78cead1fc4ba4ac39d57e8a0f53b0bf2">strike on an elementary school</a>&nbsp;in Minab, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Israel says it was not involved in the incident. When asked by reporters about it, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he did not have details but that the U.S. would not deliberately target a school.

Damage and impact: State TV and the Red Crescent Society of Iran say the U.S.-Israeli strikes have hit hospitals, pharmacies, schools, police stations, gyms, missile launchers, government buildings in Tehran and leadership compounds. Israel says it is also targeting nuclear infrastructure. Reports on state TV quote Iranians saying their homes have been damaged. The Red Crescent Society says the strikes have hit 174 cities in the country.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597">Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei</a>&nbsp;and top military officials have been killed.

Death toll: Eleven civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities. That includes three siblings, ages 16, 15, 13; a Filipina caretaker killed while escorting the woman in her charge to a shelter; and a mother of three who was a volunteer medic.

Major casualty incidents: A&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/rescuers-dig-through-rubble-of-synagogue-in-central-israel-after-deadly-strike-ap-explains-849156a1a96041e78e26b37b2fd4b0bc">strike in Beit Shemesh</a>&nbsp;left nine dead.

Damage and impact:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-israel-us-missiles-photos-5d5d519aef16d124bd11d361f8e0d9ad">Several locations</a>&nbsp;— among them a synagogue and public shelter in Beit Shemesh, an apartment building in Tel Aviv, a road in Jerusalem — have been hit by Iranian missiles. Israeli police also say an Iranian warhead landed close to Jerusalem's Old City, close to many holy sites. The extent of damage to Israeli military bases and other sensitive locations is unknown; the military does not reveal that information.

Death toll: One hundred and two people have been killed and 638 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Tuesday evening. Officials with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group were also killed. Hezbollah has not confirmed anyone killed in their ranks in this conflict, though Israel says it has struck only Hezbollah-linked targets.

Major casualty incidents: Israeli airstrikes killed six people in a residential complex in Baalbeck, state-run media reported. Others hit the towns of Aramoun and Saadiyat, killing six and wounding eight.

Damage and impact: On Wednesday, Israel warned residents of large parts of southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate for their lives. Nearly 84,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese social affairs minister Tuesday.

Israel says it is targeting “Hezbollah command centers and weapons storage facilities,” and it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-beirut-rockets-troops-f3b27b80b54699f58deebf35c7b09fd2">sent ground troops</a>&nbsp;into southern Lebanon border areas. Hezbollah in response has launched drones toward Israel.

U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have seen and heard clashes, including ground combat, in southern Lebanon as more Israeli forces have moved across the border.

Anxieties have been running high over a buildup of Syrian forces on the border.

Airspace: Lebanon’s airspace is not fully closed. Flights are coming and going, but many airlines have canceled flights.

Casualties: At least 10 people have died in Kuwait. Health authorities announced the deaths of two civilians — one migrant worker killed in a strike that injured 32 others and an 11-year-old girl killed after shrapnel fell in a residential area in Kuwait City. And on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio expressed condolences for the deaths of at least two Kuwaiti troops killed in Iranian retaliatory strikes.

Major casualty incidents:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/slain-soldiers-iran-drone-strike-kuwait-7b65d5b6c3c3097e2a43972f91ae4cbf">Six American soldiers were killed</a>&nbsp;at an operations center located at a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the main Army base, according to satellite images and a U.S. official.

Damage and impact: On Monday, the U.S. Embassy compound in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-jets-downed-kuwait-friendly-fire-iran-f15-1151e092db4597e93e83c04f3b44bddc">Kuwait</a>&nbsp;was struck. On Thursday, the embassy closed — fully shutting down operations, the second such move in the Middle East and South Asia since the war with Iran began. A satellite image taken Monday and reviewed by AP shows the main building in the complex destroyed, with a trail of black smoke rising from it. It’s in Port Shuaiba, a working seaport south of Kuwait City.

Missiles were shot toward Kuwait on Thursday evening, activating air defense systems, the army general chief of staff said in a statement.

Casualties: Three civilians have been killed in the UAE, foreign workers from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the country reported. At least 68 people have been injured.

Damage and impact: The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry said Thursday that one ballistic missile and six drones hit the country’s territory. The ministry also said it repelled six missiles and 131 drones Thursday, and hundreds since the start of the war. Earlier this week, shrapnel from the interception of cruise missiles killed three residents, and falling shrapnel in past days has wounded 94, it said.

An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/video-shows-huge-blast-near-us-consulate-in-dubai-ef93d7ed38994fdc8259c06c7297659c">Iranian drone slammed</a>&nbsp;into a parking lot outside the U.S. consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, sparking a small fire, according to U.S. Secretary of State Rubio.

The city of Dubai, with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-dubai-emirates-tourism-attack-b256f514b290c987b3004cc87744f038">a global reputation</a>&nbsp;as the safest place in the Middle East and a hub for global investment, has sustained damage to its international airport and, according to CENTCOM, hotels along its coastline. Iran also targeted two Amazon&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917">data centers</a>&nbsp;in the UAE, the company said Tuesday.

Casualties: One civilian, an Asian worker, was killed by a fire set by a strike Monday, according to Bahrain’s Interior Ministry. Two others were wounded.

Damage and impact: Bahrain said a fire was started Thursday night by an Iranian missile that hit a state-run oil refinery in Maameer, south of the capital. It said the fire was extinguished without injuries and the refinery was still working.

Its defense ministry said Thursday it had intercepted 75 Iranian ballistic missiles, destroying 65 while 10 fell inside its territory. It also reported intercepting 124 drones, downing 88.

Amazon said Tuesday there was a drone impact near one of its data centers.

Damage and casualties: Several people, including children, suffered minor injuries in the countryside outside Damascus from Iranian missile debris, Syria’s state news agency SANA said. Some areas in Syria’s southern provinces also saw missile debris fall from Iranian projectiles fired toward Israel, with no additional injuries or material damage reported, SANA said.

Casualties: Strikes on Iranian proxy sites by the U.S. or Israel have killed militia members, though it’s not clear how many.

Damage and impact: A security official with Iraq’s navy said an oil tanker flying the Bahamas flag was hit by an explosion Thursday while docked near Khor al-Zubair port in southern Iraq. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly.

It comes after a wave of drone and missile attacks intercepted over Irbil on Tuesday, the capital of northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region. Multiple drones targeted areas around the U.S. consulate building but did not hit it directly. Debris from the intercepted drones caused fires and property damage.

Iran-linked Iraqi militias have also claimed multiple attacks on the Kurdish region, which hosts bases with U.S. troops.

Protesters also attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday.

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said Tuesday that it would stop production in a key oil field because of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, causing crude&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-prices-energy-strait-of-hormuz-21e634acba4c35801d28dfdbcc53824a">oil prices to surge worldwide</a>.

Damage and impact: Jordanian police announced Sunday that five people were injured by falling shrapnel after Iranian projectiles were intercepted in the kingdom’s airspace.

Airspace: Open, but many airlines have canceled flights.

Damage and impact: Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said early Wednesday that forces have intercepted and destroyed nine drones over the country since the war began. It came a day after Iran&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-03-03-2026-8755877b603e46ed3df8107689c1ee23">struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s</a>&nbsp;capital of Riyadh with two drones, causing “limited fire” and minor damage, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry. The embassy has urged Americans to avoid the compound.

Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery also came under attack from drones, but its defenses downed the aircraft, a military spokesman told the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The refinery has a capacity of over half a million barrels of crude oil a day.

Airspace: Partially closed in the area bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf.

Damage and impact: The ripple effects of the war have hit Egypt’s struggling economy, as global shipping firms decided to reroute vessel fleets away from the Suez Canal.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/suez-canal-egypt-gaza-houthis-israel-5a5fe98a74f64144f7aab9ceca9d87d3">The canal</a>, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, is a major source of foreign currency for the cash-strapped country.

Airspace: Commercial flights are leaving the country, though there have been cancellations, and most countries are recommending residents travel through Taba and Sharm al-Sheikh instead of Cairo.

Damage and impact: Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said Thursday that 14 ballistic missiles and four drones were fired at the country. It said air defenses intercepted all the drones and 13 of the missiles, while the 14th fell in the sea. On Wednesday, it said Iran launched two ballistic missiles against it, with one hitting Al-Udeid Qatari Base, though it didn’t cause casualties.

Airspace:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/disruption-at-qatars-doha-airport-as-attack-on-iran-affects-flights-across-middle-east-and-beyond-f96b624323634b7bbe421440bf8031ca">Closed</a>.

Casualties: An Indian mariner was killed off the coast of Muscat, the sultanate’s capital, Monday, when a bomb-carrying drone boat exploded against a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker. Four more mariners were injured Sunday when their oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz came under attack, the state-run Oman News Agency said. It's not clear who launched either attack, but Iran has been threatening vessels approaching the Strait.

Damage and impact: Oman, long an intermediary between the West and Iran, has repeatedly come under attack by Iran. A vessel was hit by a projectile early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman off the United Arab Emirates, according to an agency of the U.K. military. There were no reported casualties. Drone attacks have also targeted the country’s largest port of Salalah, as well as Duqm port.

Airspace: Open, but many commercial flights are canceled. Muscat airport has become a base for evacuation flights.

Damage and impact: A Shahed drone damaged a hangar at a British air base on Cyprus’ southern coastline. Cyprus says the drone was launched from Beirut.

Damage and impact: NATO defense systems&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-04-2026#0000019c-b8b2-d710-adde-fdb706990000">have intercepted</a>&nbsp;a ballistic missile launched from Iran as it headed toward Turkey’s airspace, the country's defense ministry said. A ministry statement said the missile was detected after crossing the Iraqi and Syrian airspace and was intercepted by NATO units stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.

Debris from the missile fell into a district of Hatay province, near the border with Syria. There were no casualties.

Damage and impact: A U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/department-of-defense-video-shiows-u-s-torpedo-attack-on-iranian-ship-22204a40c3434b608c040bf1a9618885">submarine sank</a>&nbsp;an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-warship-iris-dena-india-14916ad657e50f048bbeb42b38224ecb">Iranian warship</a>&nbsp;in the Indian Ocean outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters Wednesday. Sri Lankan&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-iran-middle-east-ship-sinking-69191dde43154c5176a8aeacc9128748">officials say</a>&nbsp;87 bodies were recovered and 32 people rescued, with roughly 180 people believed to have been aboard the IRIS Dena.

On Thursday, the country said another Iranian ship arrived in its waters, with authorities informed that one of its engines suffered a failure and rescuers evacuating 200 sailors.

Damage and impact: The country said Thursday that Iranian drones had attacked its exclave of Nakhchivan, injuring four civilians and damaging an airport building. Iran denied launching the drone. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev called it “a groundless act of terror and aggression” and said the military had been instructed “to prepare and implement retaliatory measures.”

AP writers Toqa Ezzidin in Cairo; Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad; Kareem Chehayeb, Abby Sewell and Bassem Mroue in Beirut; Samy Magdy in Cairo; Jon Gambrell in Dubai; Haratha Mallawarachi in Colombo, Sri Lanka; Sam Metz in Ramallah; Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey; Menelaos Hadjicostis in Nicosia, Cyprus; Omar Akour in Amman, Jordan; and Konstantin Toropin and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772748002526.jpeg" alt="Exposing themselves to the danger of unexploded ordnance, shepherd boys inspect an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)" />
                        <figcaption>Exposing themselves to the danger of unexploded ordnance, shepherd boys inspect an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>JERUSALEM (AP) — The broadening&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-03-2026">Iran war</a>&nbsp;has ricocheted across the region and beyond, with nearly every country in the Middle East sustaining damage from missile hits, drone strikes or shrapnel. Many are reporting casualties, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-03-2026#0000019c-b486-d9be-a19f-b6be8ec80000">key embassies</a>, economic engines and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd">passageways</a>&nbsp;have closed down.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-05-2026-6a76668997a43855cc37eff7f4829615">On Thursday,</a>&nbsp;with the conflict's footprint growing, Azerbaijan accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack against it. Iran denied that, as its retaliatory attacks on Israel, other countries and American military bases continued.</p><p>Since the war started with a joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran on Saturday, foreign governments have urged citizens&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stranded-travelers-iran-war-middle-east-38cbb9babed49fad08949bba8aef3d50">to leave</a>&nbsp;Middle East countries on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-travel-airlines-mideast-flights-93f2559eb57f05989fb1de8fda7f21ec">any available commercial flight</a>. Airspaces have closed, cruise ships have been unable to pass through the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd">Strait of Hormuz</a>, and major airlines have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-middle-east-travel-7fa70acc92e8250c36b64d7809ef013c">canceled flights</a>. The U.S. State Department says it has evacuated nonemergency personnel and families in six nations. It has advised citizens from more than a dozen countries to leave. Governments from Russia to Germany and India also scrambled to run repatriation flights.</p><p>Here's a country-by-country breakdown of the impact of the war so far.</p><p>All airspace information is for commercial flights, from the real-time flight-tracking service Flightradar 24, as of Thursday, or national authorities.</p><h2>Iran</h2><p>Death toll:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-04-2026-e1c316da4ce809407122590a6872aa85">At least 1,230</a>&nbsp;according to Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. It is unknown how many are civilians.</p><p>Major casualty incidents: More than 160 were killed by a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/all-girls-school-in-iran-struck-by-us-israeli-strike-over-100-casualties-78cead1fc4ba4ac39d57e8a0f53b0bf2">strike on an elementary school</a>&nbsp;in Minab, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Israel says it was not involved in the incident. When asked by reporters about it, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he did not have details but that the U.S. would not deliberately target a school.</p><p>Damage and impact: State TV and the Red Crescent Society of Iran say the U.S.-Israeli strikes have hit hospitals, pharmacies, schools, police stations, gyms, missile launchers, government buildings in Tehran and leadership compounds. Israel says it is also targeting nuclear infrastructure. Reports on state TV quote Iranians saying their homes have been damaged. The Red Crescent Society says the strikes have hit 174 cities in the country.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597">Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei</a>&nbsp;and top military officials have been killed.</p><p>Airspace: Closed.</p><h2>Israel and the Palestinian territories</h2><p>Death toll: Eleven civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities. That includes three siblings, ages 16, 15, 13; a Filipina caretaker killed while escorting the woman in her charge to a shelter; and a mother of three who was a volunteer medic.</p><p>Major casualty incidents: A&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/rescuers-dig-through-rubble-of-synagogue-in-central-israel-after-deadly-strike-ap-explains-849156a1a96041e78e26b37b2fd4b0bc">strike in Beit Shemesh</a>&nbsp;left nine dead.</p><p>Damage and impact:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-israel-us-missiles-photos-5d5d519aef16d124bd11d361f8e0d9ad">Several locations</a>&nbsp;— among them a synagogue and public shelter in Beit Shemesh, an apartment building in Tel Aviv, a road in Jerusalem — have been hit by Iranian missiles. Israeli police also say an Iranian warhead landed close to Jerusalem's Old City, close to many holy sites. The extent of damage to Israeli military bases and other sensitive locations is unknown; the military does not reveal that information.</p><p>Airspace: Closed.</p><h2>Lebanon</h2><p>Death toll: One hundred and two people have been killed and 638 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Tuesday evening. Officials with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group were also killed. Hezbollah has not confirmed anyone killed in their ranks in this conflict, though Israel says it has struck only Hezbollah-linked targets.</p><p>Major casualty incidents: Israeli airstrikes killed six people in a residential complex in Baalbeck, state-run media reported. Others hit the towns of Aramoun and Saadiyat, killing six and wounding eight.</p><p>Damage and impact: On Wednesday, Israel warned residents of large parts of southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate for their lives. Nearly 84,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese social affairs minister Tuesday.</p><p>Israel says it is targeting “Hezbollah command centers and weapons storage facilities,” and it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-beirut-rockets-troops-f3b27b80b54699f58deebf35c7b09fd2">sent ground troops</a>&nbsp;into southern Lebanon border areas. Hezbollah in response has launched drones toward Israel.</p><p>U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have seen and heard clashes, including ground combat, in southern Lebanon as more Israeli forces have moved across the border.</p><p>Anxieties have been running high over a buildup of Syrian forces on the border.</p><p>Airspace: Lebanon’s airspace is not fully closed. Flights are coming and going, but many airlines have canceled flights.</p><h2>Kuwait</h2><p>Casualties: At least 10 people have died in Kuwait. Health authorities announced the deaths of two civilians — one migrant worker killed in a strike that injured 32 others and an 11-year-old girl killed after shrapnel fell in a residential area in Kuwait City. And on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio expressed condolences for the deaths of at least two Kuwaiti troops killed in Iranian retaliatory strikes.</p><p>Major casualty incidents:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/slain-soldiers-iran-drone-strike-kuwait-7b65d5b6c3c3097e2a43972f91ae4cbf">Six American soldiers were killed</a>&nbsp;at an operations center located at a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the main Army base, according to satellite images and a U.S. official.</p><p>Damage and impact: On Monday, the U.S. Embassy compound in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-jets-downed-kuwait-friendly-fire-iran-f15-1151e092db4597e93e83c04f3b44bddc">Kuwait</a>&nbsp;was struck. On Thursday, the embassy closed — fully shutting down operations, the second such move in the Middle East and South Asia since the war with Iran began. A satellite image taken Monday and reviewed by AP shows the main building in the complex destroyed, with a trail of black smoke rising from it. It’s in Port Shuaiba, a working seaport south of Kuwait City.</p><p>Missiles were shot toward Kuwait on Thursday evening, activating air defense systems, the army general chief of staff said in a statement.</p><p>Airspace: Closed</p><h2>United Arab Emirates</h2><p>Casualties: Three civilians have been killed in the UAE, foreign workers from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the country reported. At least 68 people have been injured.</p><p>Damage and impact: The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry said Thursday that one ballistic missile and six drones hit the country’s territory. The ministry also said it repelled six missiles and 131 drones Thursday, and hundreds since the start of the war. Earlier this week, shrapnel from the interception of cruise missiles killed three residents, and falling shrapnel in past days has wounded 94, it said.</p><p>An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/video-shows-huge-blast-near-us-consulate-in-dubai-ef93d7ed38994fdc8259c06c7297659c">Iranian drone slammed</a>&nbsp;into a parking lot outside the U.S. consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, sparking a small fire, according to U.S. Secretary of State Rubio.</p><p>The city of Dubai, with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-dubai-emirates-tourism-attack-b256f514b290c987b3004cc87744f038">a global reputation</a>&nbsp;as the safest place in the Middle East and a hub for global investment, has sustained damage to its international airport and, according to CENTCOM, hotels along its coastline. Iran also targeted two Amazon&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917">data centers</a>&nbsp;in the UAE, the company said Tuesday.</p><p>Airspace: Closed.</p><h2>Bahrain</h2><p>Casualties: One civilian, an Asian worker, was killed by a fire set by a strike Monday, according to Bahrain’s Interior Ministry. Two others were wounded.</p><p>Damage and impact: Bahrain said a fire was started Thursday night by an Iranian missile that hit a state-run oil refinery in Maameer, south of the capital. It said the fire was extinguished without injuries and the refinery was still working.</p><p>Its defense ministry said Thursday it had intercepted 75 Iranian ballistic missiles, destroying 65 while 10 fell inside its territory. It also reported intercepting 124 drones, downing 88.</p><p>Amazon said Tuesday there was a drone impact near one of its data centers.</p><p>Airspace: Closed.</p><h2>Syria</h2><p>Damage and casualties: Several people, including children, suffered minor injuries in the countryside outside Damascus from Iranian missile debris, Syria’s state news agency SANA said. Some areas in Syria’s southern provinces also saw missile debris fall from Iranian projectiles fired toward Israel, with no additional injuries or material damage reported, SANA said.</p><p>Airspace: Closed.</p><h2>Iraq</h2><p>Casualties: Strikes on Iranian proxy sites by the U.S. or Israel have killed militia members, though it’s not clear how many.</p><p>Damage and impact: A security official with Iraq’s navy said an oil tanker flying the Bahamas flag was hit by an explosion Thursday while docked near Khor al-Zubair port in southern Iraq. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly.</p><p>It comes after a wave of drone and missile attacks intercepted over Irbil on Tuesday, the capital of northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region. Multiple drones targeted areas around the U.S. consulate building but did not hit it directly. Debris from the intercepted drones caused fires and property damage.</p><p>Iran-linked Iraqi militias have also claimed multiple attacks on the Kurdish region, which hosts bases with U.S. troops.</p><p>Protesters also attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday.</p><p>Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said Tuesday that it would stop production in a key oil field because of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, causing crude&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-prices-energy-strait-of-hormuz-21e634acba4c35801d28dfdbcc53824a">oil prices to surge worldwide</a>.</p><p>Airspace: Closed.</p><h2>Jordan</h2><p>Damage and impact: Jordanian police announced Sunday that five people were injured by falling shrapnel after Iranian projectiles were intercepted in the kingdom’s airspace.</p><p>Airspace: Open, but many airlines have canceled flights.</p><h2>Saudi Arabia</h2><p>Damage and impact: Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said early Wednesday that forces have intercepted and destroyed nine drones over the country since the war began. It came a day after Iran&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-03-03-2026-8755877b603e46ed3df8107689c1ee23">struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s</a>&nbsp;capital of Riyadh with two drones, causing “limited fire” and minor damage, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry. The embassy has urged Americans to avoid the compound.</p><p>Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery also came under attack from drones, but its defenses downed the aircraft, a military spokesman told the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The refinery has a capacity of over half a million barrels of crude oil a day.</p><p>Airspace: Partially closed in the area bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf.</p><h2>Egypt</h2><p>Damage and impact: The ripple effects of the war have hit Egypt’s struggling economy, as global shipping firms decided to reroute vessel fleets away from the Suez Canal.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/suez-canal-egypt-gaza-houthis-israel-5a5fe98a74f64144f7aab9ceca9d87d3">The canal</a>, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, is a major source of foreign currency for the cash-strapped country.</p><p>Airspace: Commercial flights are leaving the country, though there have been cancellations, and most countries are recommending residents travel through Taba and Sharm al-Sheikh instead of Cairo.</p><h2>Qatar</h2><p>Damage and impact: Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said Thursday that 14 ballistic missiles and four drones were fired at the country. It said air defenses intercepted all the drones and 13 of the missiles, while the 14th fell in the sea. On Wednesday, it said Iran launched two ballistic missiles against it, with one hitting Al-Udeid Qatari Base, though it didn’t cause casualties.</p><p>Airspace:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/disruption-at-qatars-doha-airport-as-attack-on-iran-affects-flights-across-middle-east-and-beyond-f96b624323634b7bbe421440bf8031ca">Closed</a>.</p><h2>Oman</h2><p>Casualties: An Indian mariner was killed off the coast of Muscat, the sultanate’s capital, Monday, when a bomb-carrying drone boat exploded against a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker. Four more mariners were injured Sunday when their oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz came under attack, the state-run Oman News Agency said. It's not clear who launched either attack, but Iran has been threatening vessels approaching the Strait.</p><p>Damage and impact: Oman, long an intermediary between the West and Iran, has repeatedly come under attack by Iran. A vessel was hit by a projectile early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman off the United Arab Emirates, according to an agency of the U.K. military. There were no reported casualties. Drone attacks have also targeted the country’s largest port of Salalah, as well as Duqm port.</p><p>Airspace: Open, but many commercial flights are canceled. Muscat airport has become a base for evacuation flights.</p><h2>Cyprus</h2><p>Damage and impact: A Shahed drone damaged a hangar at a British air base on Cyprus’ southern coastline. Cyprus says the drone was launched from Beirut.</p><h2>Turkey</h2><p>Damage and impact: NATO defense systems&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-04-2026#0000019c-b8b2-d710-adde-fdb706990000">have intercepted</a>&nbsp;a ballistic missile launched from Iran as it headed toward Turkey’s airspace, the country's defense ministry said. A ministry statement said the missile was detected after crossing the Iraqi and Syrian airspace and was intercepted by NATO units stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.</p><p>Debris from the missile fell into a district of Hatay province, near the border with Syria. There were no casualties.</p><p>Airspace: Open</p><h2>Sri Lanka</h2><p>Damage and impact: A U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/department-of-defense-video-shiows-u-s-torpedo-attack-on-iranian-ship-22204a40c3434b608c040bf1a9618885">submarine sank</a>&nbsp;an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-warship-iris-dena-india-14916ad657e50f048bbeb42b38224ecb">Iranian warship</a>&nbsp;in the Indian Ocean outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters Wednesday. Sri Lankan&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-iran-middle-east-ship-sinking-69191dde43154c5176a8aeacc9128748">officials say</a>&nbsp;87 bodies were recovered and 32 people rescued, with roughly 180 people believed to have been aboard the IRIS Dena.</p><p>On Thursday, the country said another Iranian ship arrived in its waters, with authorities informed that one of its engines suffered a failure and rescuers evacuating 200 sailors.</p><p>Airspace: Open</p><h2>Azerbaijan</h2><p>Damage and impact: The country said Thursday that Iranian drones had attacked its exclave of Nakhchivan, injuring four civilians and damaging an airport building. Iran denied launching the drone. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev called it “a groundless act of terror and aggression” and said the military had been instructed “to prepare and implement retaliatory measures.”</p><p>Airspace: Southern sector closed</p><p>___</p><p>AP writers Toqa Ezzidin in Cairo; Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad; Kareem Chehayeb, Abby Sewell and Bassem Mroue in Beirut; Samy Magdy in Cairo; Jon Gambrell in Dubai; Haratha Mallawarachi in Colombo, Sri Lanka; Sam Metz in Ramallah; Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey; Menelaos Hadjicostis in Nicosia, Cyprus; Omar Akour in Amman, Jordan; and Konstantin Toropin and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.</p>

Country by country: How the unfolding war is affecting the Middle East and beyond

KANSAS CITY—Two people died in an accident just after 12:30p.m. Monday in Kansas City.

A silver Subaru Forrester driven by 45-year-old&nbsp;Opia L.Muntagim, and a silver Ford Escape were both stopped for the red traffic control signal on the exit ramp from northbound 71 Highway to Meyer Boulevard, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.

 A northbound black Ford F150 was traveling on the exit ramp at a high rate of speed. The F150 sideswiped the Escape and struck the rear end of the Subaru. 

The F150 pushed the Subaru northbound across the eastbound lanes of Meyer Boulevard, through the center median, and over a concrete wall. As the Subaru was being pushed over the wall, the vehicle overturned and landed in the westbound lanes of Meyer Boulevard.

 As the front of the F150 disengaged from the Subaru, the vehicle began to rotate across the westbound lanes of Meyer. The F150 then struck a westbound gray GMC Sierra on Meyer before coming to rest. 

Muntagim and front seat passenger of the Subaru identified as 53-year-old Terri L. Glass were both pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the F150 was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Escape was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the GMC was uninjured in the collision. The driver of the F150 remains in critical condition and the driver of the Escape remains in stable condition. This is fatalities #12 and #13 compared to #9 at this time last year, according to Becchina.

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                    </figure><p>KANSAS CITY—Two people died in an accident just after 12:30p.m. Monday in Kansas City.</p><p>A silver Subaru Forrester driven by 45-year-old&nbsp;Opia L.Muntagim, and a silver Ford Escape were both stopped for the red traffic control signal on the exit ramp from northbound 71 Highway to Meyer Boulevard, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.</p><figure>
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                    </figure><p> A northbound black Ford F150 was traveling on the exit ramp at a high rate of speed. The F150 sideswiped the Escape and struck the rear end of the Subaru. </p><p>The F150 pushed the Subaru northbound across the eastbound lanes of Meyer Boulevard, through the center median, and over a concrete wall. As the Subaru was being pushed over the wall, the vehicle overturned and landed in the westbound lanes of Meyer Boulevard.</p><p> As the front of the F150 disengaged from the Subaru, the vehicle began to rotate across the westbound lanes of Meyer. The F150 then struck a westbound gray GMC Sierra on Meyer before coming to rest. </p><p>Muntagim and front seat passenger of the Subaru identified as 53-year-old Terri L. Glass were both pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the F150 was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Escape was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the GMC was uninjured in the collision. The driver of the F150 remains in critical condition and the driver of the Escape remains in stable condition. This is fatalities #12 and #13 compared to #9 at this time last year, according to Becchina.</p>

Police ID 2 who died after 4-vehicle crash in Kansas City

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop.&nbsp;

Just after 4p.m. Wednesday.an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop of a Ford Taurus for a traffic violation in the 700 block North 11th Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

 The driver, 48-year-old William Gehring of Kansas City, Missouri, was found to be in possession of illegal drugs and was transporting an open container.

Police arrested him on requested charges of possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, transporting an open container, and illegal use of vehicle tag.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p>ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop.&nbsp;</p><p>Just after 4p.m. Wednesday.an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop of a Ford Taurus for a traffic violation in the 700 block North 11th Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.</p><p> The driver, 48-year-old William Gehring of Kansas City, Missouri, was found to be in possession of illegal drugs and was transporting an open container.</p><p>Police arrested him on requested charges of possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, transporting an open container, and illegal use of vehicle tag.&nbsp;</p>

Driver was transporting cocaine in Kansas, had illegal car tag

BUTLER COUNTY —The bomb squad was called after an explosive device was found in a rural Kansas mobile home.

Just before 3p.m. March 4, Butler County 911 Communications dispatched deputies to a suspicious device located at 11000 block of SW Shumway Road in rural Augusta, according to Butler County Undersheriff Daimon Cundiff.

The Augusta Department of Public Safety Fire Division, BATF, FBI and Wichita Police Bomb Squad also responded to investigate.

The reporting party stated that she was cleaning out an old mobile home when she discovered a single stick of what was later identified as an old explosive material similar to dynamite. 

Deputies secured the area for safety for a brief time while the Wichita Bomb Squad removed the material to a facility for proper disposal. The individual believed to be the owner of the material had passed away previously and there&nbsp; is no criminal investigation.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772726318814.png" alt="Google Map" />
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                    </figure><p>BUTLER COUNTY —The bomb squad was called after an explosive device was found in a rural Kansas mobile home.</p><p>Just before 3p.m. March 4, Butler County 911 Communications dispatched deputies to a suspicious device located at 11000 block of SW Shumway Road in rural Augusta, according to Butler County Undersheriff Daimon Cundiff.</p><p>The Augusta Department of Public Safety Fire Division, BATF, FBI and Wichita Police Bomb Squad also responded to investigate.</p><p>The reporting party stated that she was cleaning out an old mobile home when she discovered a single stick of what was later identified as an old explosive material similar to dynamite. </p><p>Deputies secured the area for safety for a brief time while the Wichita Bomb Squad removed the material to a facility for proper disposal. The individual believed to be the owner of the material had passed away previously and there&nbsp; is no criminal investigation.</p>

Woman found explosive device in rural Kansas mobile home

<b><i>Kansas GOP Congressmen Ron Estes, Tracey Mann and Derek Schmidt voted against the resolution. Kansas Democrat Congresswoman Sharice Davids voted for the measure.</i></b>

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/war-powers-act-trump-congress-9e6832fb5f5f844acf8992008d3a8d63">a war powers resolution</a>&nbsp;Thursday to halt&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">President Donald Trump's</a>&nbsp;attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-04-2026-e1c316da4ce809407122590a6872aa85">widening conflict</a>&nbsp;that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.

It's the second vote in as many days, after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-senate-vote-war-powers-06f9465c16218f90192f7502baa736eb">the Senate defeated a similar measure</a>&nbsp;along party lines. Lawmakers are confronting the sudden reality of representing wary Americans in wartime and all that entails — with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3">lives lost</a>, dollars spent and alliances tested by a president's unilateral decision to go to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/iran">war with Iran</a>.

While the tally in the House, 212-219, was expected to be tight, the outcome provided a clarifying snapshot of political support for, and opposition to, the U.S.-Israel military operation and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-maga-media-trump-carlson-megyn-kelly-cb283ae306f172cea02f25ddc44dd56f">Trump's rationale</a>&nbsp;for bypassing Congress, which alone has the power to declare war. At the Capitol, the conflict has quickly carried echoes of the long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and many Sept. 11-era veterans now serve in Congress.

“Donald Trump is not a king, and if he believes the war with Iran is in our national interest, then he must come to Congress and make the case," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The House also approved a separate measure affirming that Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism.

Republicans largely back Trump, and most Democrats oppose the war

Trump’s Republican Party, which narrowly controls the House and Senate, largely sees the conflict with Iran not as the start of a new war, but the end of a government that has long menaced the West. The operation has killed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597">Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</a>, which some view as an opportunity for regime change, though others warn of a chaotic power vacuum.

Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, publicly thanked Trump for taking action against Iran, saying the president is using his own constitutional authority to defend the U.S. against the “imminent threat” the country posed.

Mast, an Army veteran who worked as a bomb disposal expert in Afghanistan, said the war powers resolution was effectively asking “that the president do nothing.”

For Democrats, Trump's attack on Iran, influenced by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-netanyahu-trump-support-ef032c6370bd31294cab5641a57ba8af">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, is a war of choice that is testing the balance of powers in the Constitution.

“The framers weren’t fooling around,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., arguing that the Constitution is clear that only Congress can decide matters of war. “It’s up to us.”

Crossover coalitions emerged among those in Congress. Two Republicans joined most Democrats in voting for the war powers resolution, while four Democrats joined Republicans to reject it.

The war powers resolution, if signed into law, would have immediately halted Trump's ability to conduct the war unless Congress approved the military action. The president would likely veto it.

Trump officials provide shifting rationale for war

Trump has scrambled to win support for the nearly week-old conflict as Americans of all political persuasions&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/poll-trump-iran-israel-nuclear-41f4f308683c2ee10420225e1380cf21">take stock</a>. Administration officials spent hours behind closed doors on Capitol Hill this week trying to reassure lawmakers that they have the situation under control.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3">Six U.S. military members were killed</a>&nbsp;over the weekend in a drone strike in Kuwait, and Trump has said more Americans could die. Thousands of Americans abroad have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-middle-east-travel-7fa70acc92e8250c36b64d7809ef013c">scrambled for flights</a>, many lighting up phone lines at congressional offices as they sought help trying to flee the Middle East.

Trump said Thursday he&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-05-2026#0000019c-bee6-d2b0-a39c-ffee04dc0000">must be involved</a>&nbsp;in choosing Iran’s new leader. Yet&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mike-johnson/">House Speaker Mike Johnson</a>, R-La., said this week that America has enough problems at home and is not about to be in the “nation-building business.”

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-hegseth-caine-drones-israel-fa3999b365ad4c15c54c7c62940e34d3">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth</a>&nbsp;said that the war could extend eight weeks, twice as long as the president first estimated. Trump has left open the possibility of sending U.S. troops into what has largely been a bombing campaign. More than&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-05-2026#0000019c-bdd9-d362-abdd-bdfb40dd0000">1,230 people</a>&nbsp;in Iran have died.

The administration said the goal is to destroy Iran's ballistic missiles that it believes are shielding its nuclear program. It has also said Israel was ready to act, and American bases would face retaliation if the U.S. did not strike Iran first. The U.S. said Wednesday it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-iran-middle-east-ship-sinking-69191dde43154c5176a8aeacc9128748">torpedoed an Iranian warship</a>&nbsp;near Sri Lanka.

"This administration can't even give us a straight answer of as to why we launched this preemptive war," said Rep. Thomas Massie, the Republican from Kentucky, an outlier in his party.

Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who had teamed up to force the release the Jeffrey Epstein files, also pushed the war powers resolution to the floor, past objections from Johnson's GOP leadership. Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, a former Army Ranger, also voted for it. Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Greg Landsman of Ohio and Juan Vargas of California voted against.

Johnson has warned that it would be “dangerous” to limit the president's authority while the U.S. military is already in conflict.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772749549818.jpeg" alt="View of the House floor Thursday during the vote count-Image courtesy CSPAN" />
                        <figcaption>View of the House floor Thursday during the vote count-Image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
                    </figure><p><b><i>Kansas GOP Congressmen Ron Estes, Tracey Mann and Derek Schmidt voted against the resolution. Kansas Democrat Congresswoman Sharice Davids voted for the measure.</i></b></p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/war-powers-act-trump-congress-9e6832fb5f5f844acf8992008d3a8d63">a war powers resolution</a>&nbsp;Thursday to halt&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">President Donald Trump's</a>&nbsp;attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-04-2026-e1c316da4ce809407122590a6872aa85">widening conflict</a>&nbsp;that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.</p><p>It's the second vote in as many days, after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-senate-vote-war-powers-06f9465c16218f90192f7502baa736eb">the Senate defeated a similar measure</a>&nbsp;along party lines. Lawmakers are confronting the sudden reality of representing wary Americans in wartime and all that entails — with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3">lives lost</a>, dollars spent and alliances tested by a president's unilateral decision to go to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/iran">war with Iran</a>.</p><p>While the tally in the House, 212-219, was expected to be tight, the outcome provided a clarifying snapshot of political support for, and opposition to, the U.S.-Israel military operation and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-maga-media-trump-carlson-megyn-kelly-cb283ae306f172cea02f25ddc44dd56f">Trump's rationale</a>&nbsp;for bypassing Congress, which alone has the power to declare war. At the Capitol, the conflict has quickly carried echoes of the long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and many Sept. 11-era veterans now serve in Congress.</p><p>“Donald Trump is not a king, and if he believes the war with Iran is in our national interest, then he must come to Congress and make the case," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.</p><p>The House also approved a separate measure affirming that Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism.</p><h2>Republicans largely back Trump, and most Democrats oppose the war</h2><p>Trump’s Republican Party, which narrowly controls the House and Senate, largely sees the conflict with Iran not as the start of a new war, but the end of a government that has long menaced the West. The operation has killed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597">Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</a>, which some view as an opportunity for regime change, though others warn of a chaotic power vacuum.</p><p>Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, publicly thanked Trump for taking action against Iran, saying the president is using his own constitutional authority to defend the U.S. against the “imminent threat” the country posed.</p><p>Mast, an Army veteran who worked as a bomb disposal expert in Afghanistan, said the war powers resolution was effectively asking “that the president do nothing.”</p><p>For Democrats, Trump's attack on Iran, influenced by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-netanyahu-trump-support-ef032c6370bd31294cab5641a57ba8af">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, is a war of choice that is testing the balance of powers in the Constitution.</p><p>“The framers weren’t fooling around,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., arguing that the Constitution is clear that only Congress can decide matters of war. “It’s up to us.”</p><p>Crossover coalitions emerged among those in Congress. Two Republicans joined most Democrats in voting for the war powers resolution, while four Democrats joined Republicans to reject it.</p><p>The war powers resolution, if signed into law, would have immediately halted Trump's ability to conduct the war unless Congress approved the military action. The president would likely veto it.</p><h2>Trump officials provide shifting rationale for war</h2><p>Trump has scrambled to win support for the nearly week-old conflict as Americans of all political persuasions&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/poll-trump-iran-israel-nuclear-41f4f308683c2ee10420225e1380cf21">take stock</a>. Administration officials spent hours behind closed doors on Capitol Hill this week trying to reassure lawmakers that they have the situation under control.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3">Six U.S. military members were killed</a>&nbsp;over the weekend in a drone strike in Kuwait, and Trump has said more Americans could die. Thousands of Americans abroad have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-middle-east-travel-7fa70acc92e8250c36b64d7809ef013c">scrambled for flights</a>, many lighting up phone lines at congressional offices as they sought help trying to flee the Middle East.</p><p>Trump said Thursday he&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-05-2026#0000019c-bee6-d2b0-a39c-ffee04dc0000">must be involved</a>&nbsp;in choosing Iran’s new leader. Yet&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mike-johnson/">House Speaker Mike Johnson</a>, R-La., said this week that America has enough problems at home and is not about to be in the “nation-building business.”</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-hegseth-caine-drones-israel-fa3999b365ad4c15c54c7c62940e34d3">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth</a>&nbsp;said that the war could extend eight weeks, twice as long as the president first estimated. Trump has left open the possibility of sending U.S. troops into what has largely been a bombing campaign. More than&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-05-2026#0000019c-bdd9-d362-abdd-bdfb40dd0000">1,230 people</a>&nbsp;in Iran have died.</p><p>The administration said the goal is to destroy Iran's ballistic missiles that it believes are shielding its nuclear program. It has also said Israel was ready to act, and American bases would face retaliation if the U.S. did not strike Iran first. The U.S. said Wednesday it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-iran-middle-east-ship-sinking-69191dde43154c5176a8aeacc9128748">torpedoed an Iranian warship</a>&nbsp;near Sri Lanka.</p><p>"This administration can't even give us a straight answer of as to why we launched this preemptive war," said Rep. Thomas Massie, the Republican from Kentucky, an outlier in his party.</p><p>Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who had teamed up to force the release the Jeffrey Epstein files, also pushed the war powers resolution to the floor, past objections from Johnson's GOP leadership. Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, a former Army Ranger, also voted for it. Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Greg Landsman of Ohio and Juan Vargas of California voted against.</p><p>Johnson has warned that it would be “dangerous” to limit the president's authority while the U.S. military is already in conflict.</p><p>“Congress must stand with the president to finally close, once and for all, this dark chapter of history,” said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas.</p><p>Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., said that as the daughter of Iranian immigrants who fled their homeland, she opposes the regime but is concerned that a democratic transition for the people of Iran never seems to a priority for Trump or the officials who briefed Congress.</p><p>“War carries profound and deadly consequences for our troops, for the American people and for the entire world," she said. “It’s the most serious decision that a nation can make.”</p><p>Other Democrats have proposed an alternative resolution that would allow the president to continue the war for 30 days before he must seek congressional approval. It is not expected yet for a vote.</p><h2>Senators sit in their desks for solemn vote</h2><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/3/1772661453181.png" alt="Image courtesy CSPAN" />
                        <figcaption>Image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>In the Senate, Republican leaders have successfully, though narrowly, defeated a series of war powers resolutions pertaining to several other conflicts during Trump’s second term. This one, however, was different.</p><p>Underscoring the gravity of the moment Wednesday, Democratic senators filled the chamber and sat at their desks as the voting got underway.</p><p>Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said before the vote that every senator will pick a side. “Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?”</p><p>Sen. John Barrasso, second in Senate Republican leadership, said “Democrats would rather obstruct Donald Trump than obliterate Iran’s national nuclear program.”</p><p>The legislation failed on a 47-53 tally mostly along party lines, with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in favor and Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., against it.</p>