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A relatively brief, but lucrative ICE surge into West Virginia netted roughly 650 illegal immigrant arrests earlier this month — a two-week, statewide operation officials say unfolded with little disruption and now stands as a counterpoint to the turmoil surrounding similar enforcement efforts in Minnesota.

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From Jan. 5 through Jan. 19, federal agents fanned out across the Mountain State — at times working with local law enforcement — targeting illegal immigrants with criminal histories or prior deportation orders, DHS officials told Fox News Digital.

Officials involved contrast the West Virginia operation with recent tensions in Minnesota, where ICE-related enforcement actions have sparked sustained protests, surveillance of federal agents and confrontations with law enforcement.

«I think the most important thing to notice here is that West Virginia and similarly situated states … have made it very, very easy for criminal illegal aliens to be picked up and processed by ICE,» West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.

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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey speaks outside the Supreme Court. (Oliver Contreras/Getty Images)

Some of the operations even reached the state’s bluer-tinged Eastern Panhandle, the fast-growing exurb of Washington, D.C., where officials say cooperation, not confrontation, defined the response.

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There, Jefferson County Sheriff Thomas Hansen confirmed a two-week operation with ICE in his jurisdiction, which includes Charles Town, Harpers Ferry and Summit Point.

«The (JCSO) was impressed with the professionalism and work ethic of the agents and how well they interacted with the citizens and local law enforcement officers,» Hansen said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.

McCuskey said the lack of disruption in West Virginia reflected a cooperative approach that he argued prevented the kind of disorder seen elsewhere.

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«When you contrast that with places like Minnesota, where you have Keith Ellison — who’s obviously embroiled in a massive fraud scandal involving Somali immigrants, et cetera, what you see is riots and violence,» he said.

McCuskey suggested the West Virginia mission shows Minnesota’s leadership can no longer blame federal law for its approach, noting that all states still operate under the same immigration statutes that have remained intact since the Obama administration.

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«All God-fearing Americans believe in immigration. We believe that the promise of this country should be available to those who want to come to America the right way, follow our laws, and become great parts of this incredible quilt that is the American experience,» McCuskey said.

«And if your first act as a hopeful new American is to break our laws, that trust has been broken.»

McCuskey also accused Minnesota’s leadership of failing on parallel issues, calling Ellison «dalliant» in confronting social services fraud.

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«My office [oversees] the same things,» he said, noting West Virginia also has a high proportion of residents on entitlements but lacks the level of fraud he says plagues Minnesota.

Just across the Potomac River from ICE’s Martinsburg sting, Maryland Democrats lambasted ICE’s presence in Washington County.

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ICE officers arrested Sagar Singh, an Indian national previously ordered removed, during Operation ICE Wall after he was stopped for failing to clear a mandatory commercial vehicle brake check. (ICE)

McCuskey called that a «representation of the generalized idiocy of most of the Democrats in Congress, who have sat on their hands for the last 25 years and done nothing about the very immigration laws that they’re very angry about being enforced.»

Ellison, by contrast, showered protesters with praise at a recent public appearance, calling ICE’s operations a «federal invasion» and telling those assembled in the Twin Cities that he «wanted you to know that I was here with you, fighting with you, standing with you. Keep fighting, stand up strong, don’t back down.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Ellison and Gov. Tim Walz for comment, but neither office responded. DHS officials, however, said they expect states that cooperate with ICE to see similar success to West Virginia.

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Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said «work[ing] together can make America safe again.»

DHS told Fox News Digital of similarly low-profile ICE operations in Alabama, including activity near Birmingham that netted a violent illegal immigrant accused of stabbing a federal agent, along with enforcement actions in other cities reported by local media.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Sen. Tommy Tuberville told Fox News Digital they will continue to welcome federal agents in the Yellowhammer State, with Tuberville, a candidate for governor, quipping that one mayor who has pledged to protect illegal immigrants «won’t like me very much» if he succeeds Ivey.

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Those arrested in the West Virginia sweep included Mexican national Enrique Vergara — convicted of assault with a weapon — Guatemalan national Isaias Santos — convicted of several violent charges — Julian Garza, charged with auto theft; Brayan Canelis-Giron, charged with domestic violence and gun offenses; and Dennis Paz-Vallecillo, convicted of child neglect.

Not every Mountaineer leader was on board, however, as WVDP Chair Mike Pushkin — a state delegate from Kanawha County — told Fox News Digital people «have to be honest about what’s really going on here.»

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison had previously come under fire from Republicans for his ties to climate groups before the massive welfare and social services fraud scandal rocked the state.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

«The difference between what you’re seeing in Minnesota and what’s happening in West Virginia isn’t complicated — it’s courage,» Pushkin said, crediting Minnesota leaders with standing up to President Donald Trump «trampl[ing] due process and ignor[ing] the Constitution.»

«Republican leaders here won’t even clear their throats — and trying to compare the size and scope of the Minnesota operation to what happened here is just silly. That’s like comparing a house fire to a burnt piece of toast and pretending they’re the same emergency,» he said.

Pushkin cited a Clinton-appointed judge’s order that some of the detainees be released, including two men picked up on the West Virginia Turnpike.

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«In the court’s words, there wasn’t ‘a shred of evidence to justify the government’s position’ — that should be the headline. That should alarm anyone who cares about freedom or the rule of law,» Pushkin said.

«Minnesota leaders pushed back. West Virginia’s Republican leadership just clicked their heels, saluted, and fell in line.»

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Fox News Digital also asked several blue-state leaders about the cooperation contrast but heard back from only one.

A spokeswoman for California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that if the feds truly cared about getting «hardened criminals off our streets, they would pick up every person released from our state prisons that have immigration detainers placed on them.»

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Diana Crofts-Pelayo said there’s only a one-in-eight rate in that regard, which she said shows the Trump administration just wants to «cause panic and fear to ultimately ensure compliance to a dangerous immigration agenda that threatens Americans’ safety, affordability and freedom.»

A California source familiar with the immigration enforcement dynamic there said that immigrants who commit crimes are subject to certain exceptions that do allow local law enforcement cooperation with ICE, particularly those charged with a violent felony.

DHS said that cooperation with federal law enforcement is the safest and most effective option for state officials.

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«Sanctuary politicians who refuse to cooperate with DHS law enforcement are wasting law enforcement time, energy, and resources, while putting their own constituents in danger,» McLaughlin told Fox News Digital, crediting West Virginia officials with allowing such a quick and effective operation and expressing hope that other states would follow suit.

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EN VIVO: Israel bombardea el corazón de Teherán por segundo día consecutivo mientras Irán jura venganza

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El ejército israelí lanzó una nueva ola de ataques a gran escala sobre la capital iraní y la Guardia Revolucionaria prometió la ofensiva “más feroz de la historia” contra Israel y Estados Unidos tras la muerte del líder supremo Ali Khamenei

Irán atacó el centro de Tel Aviv

Israel lanzó el domingo una nueva ola de ataques a gran escala contra el corazón de Teherán, mientras Irán prometió una represalia de magnitud “nunca antes vista” tras la muerte de su líder supremo, el ayatolá Ali Khamenei, abatido el sábado en una operación conjunta de Estados Unidos e Israel. El ejército israelí indicó que su fuerza aérea avanzaba para “establecer superioridad aérea y abrir el camino hacia Teherán”, y precisó que aproximadamente la mitad de las reservas de misiles iraníes había sido destruida durante la guerra anterior de junio de 2025. Simultáneamente, la Guardia Revolucionaria iraní advirtió que lanzaría “en cualquier momento” la ofensiva “más feroz de la historia” contra Israel y las bases militares estadounidenses en la región.

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En Irán, el presidente Masoud Pezeshkian calificó el asesinato de Khamenei de “declaración de guerra contra los musulmanes” y afirmó que vengar su muerte es “un deber y un derecho legítimos” de la república islámica. El jefe de seguridad Ali Larijani prometió atacar a Estados Unidos e Israel “con una fuerza que jamás han conocido”. El país nombró al ayatolá Alireza Arafi miembro de un consejo de liderazgo interino —junto al presidente y al jefe del poder judicial— que gobernará hasta que la Asamblea de Expertos designe un nuevo líder supremo permanente.

El conflicto se extendió rápidamente por toda la región. Irán atacó por segundo día consecutivo Qatar, Bahréin, instalaciones en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos e Irak, mientras misiles iraníes activaron sirenas de alerta sobre Jerusalén. Al menos ocho personas murieron en Karachi, Pakistán, durante protestas frente al consulado estadounidense, y cientos de manifestantes intentaron tomar la Zona Verde de Bagdad, donde se encuentra la embajada de Estados Unidos. El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU celebró una reunión de emergencia, y el organismo nuclear internacional convocó para el lunes una sesión extraordinaria sobre Irán a pedido de Rusia.

A continuación, la cobertura minuto a minuto:

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Irán atacó con drones un petrolero y un puerto interno de Omán

La embarcación, SKYLIGHT, que navegaba bajo bandera de Palau, sufrió una agresión en cercanías del puerto de Khasab, lo que llevó al rescate de veinte tripulantes, cuatro de los cuales fueron atendidos por heridas diversas

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El puerto de Duqm y un petrolero sufren daños tras ataques con drones y dejan un saldo de heridos entre los trabajadores. Europa Press/Contacto/Sepahnews

Omán dijo que un petrolero fue atacado frente a las costas de un enclave en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos el domingo, con su tripulación evacuada y cuatro de ellos heridos, mientras Irán llevaba a cabo ataques de represalia en el Golfo.

El papa pide poner fin a la “espiral de violencia” en Oriente Medio

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El papa León XIV dirige la oración del Ángelus desde la ventana del Palacio Apostólico del Vaticano, el 1 de marzo de 2026. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

El papa León XIV pidió este domingo poner fin a la “espiral de violencia” en Oriente Medio, después de que Estados Unidos e Israel atacaran Irán, que respondió con bombardeos en la región.

“Ante la posibilidad de una tragedia de enormes proporciones, pido a las partes implicadas que asuman su responsabilidad moral y paren la espiral de violencia antes de que se convierta en un abismo irreparable”, dijo sumo pontífice ante la multitud congregada en la plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano.

Putin condena el asesinato de Khamenei y envía condolencias a Irán

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Vladimir Putin y Alí Khamenei en una foto sin fecha. (Reuters)

El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin calificó el domingo el asesinato del líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Ali Khamenei, como una “violación cínica de todas las normas de la moral humana y del derecho internacional”. En una carta dirigida al presidente iraní Masoud Pezeshkian y difundida por el Kremlin, Putin expresó sus “más profundas condolencias” y pidió transmitir su “más sincera simpatía y apoyo” a los familiares del líder supremo, al gobierno y al pueblo de Irán.

Putin describió a Khamenei como “un destacado estadista que realizó una enorme contribución personal al desarrollo de las relaciones amistosas entre Rusia e Irán”. Los lazos entre ambos países se habían estrechado notablemente durante la ofensiva rusa en Ucrania, conflicto en el que Teherán actuó como uno de los aliados más cercanos de Moscú. En 2025, las dos naciones firmaron un tratado de asociación estratégica que contemplaba cooperación en materia de defensa.

El gobierno ruso había expresado ya su rechazo el sábado, cuando calificó los ataques de Estados Unidos e Israel sobre Irán de “aventura peligrosa” con riesgo de desatar una “catástrofe” en la región. El canciller Sergei Lavrov habló ese mismo día por teléfono con su homólogo iraní Abbas Araghchi —a iniciativa de Teherán, según precisó el ministerio ruso—, en una jornada en la que el Kremlin había llamado a la contención antes de que se produjeran los bombardeos.

Irán nombró a Alireza Arafi miembro del consejo de liderazgo tras el asesinato de Khamenei

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El ayatolá Alireza Arafi, presidente de los Seminarios Islámicos de Irán, en una audiencia privada con el papa Francisco en el Vaticano el 30 de mayo de 2022. (Vatican Media/REUTERS)

Irán nombró al ayatolá Alireza Arafi miembro de su consejo de liderazgo interino, que estará al frente del país tras el asesinato del líder supremo, el ayatolá Alí Khamenei, el domingo.

“El Consejo de Discernimiento de la Conveniencia ha elegido al ayatolá Alireza Arafi como miembro del consejo de liderazgo interino”, declaró el portavoz del consejo, Mohsen Dehnavi, en una publicación en X.

El consejo interino, que también incluirá al presidente y al jefe del poder judicial, dirigirá el país hasta que la Asamblea de Expertos “elija un líder permanente lo antes posible”.

Arafi, presidente de los Seminarios Islámicos de Irán, se posiciona de esta manera como el más probable sucesor de Khamenei.

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El grupo terrorista libanés Hezbollah prometió el domingo enfrentarse a Estados Unidos e Israel por sus ataques contra Irán, principal aliado del grupo.

“Cumpliremos con nuestro deber de hacer frente a la agresión” de Estados Unidos e Israel, afirmó el líder de Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, en un comunicado, añadiendo que no abandonarán “el campo del honor y la resistencia”.

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El ejército israelí afirma haber destruido la mitad de las reservas de misiles de Irán

El ejército israelí afirmó el domingo que había destruido aproximadamente la mitad de las reservas de misiles de Irán, y añadió que la República Islámica había estado produciendo docenas de misiles tierra-tierra cada mes.

“Durante la operación, destruimos aproximadamente la mitad de las reservas de misiles del régimen iraní e impedimos la producción de al menos 1.500 misiles adicionales”, declaró el portavoz militar, el general de brigada Effie Defrin, en un comunicado televisado.

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“El régimen había estado produciendo recientemente docenas de misiles tierra-tierra al mes y tenía la intención de aumentar la producción a cientos al mes.

El jefe de seguridad de Irán promete ataques contra EEUU e Israel “nunca antes vistos”

El jefe de seguridad de Irán, Ali Larijani, prometió el domingo atacar a Estados Unidos e Israel con una fuerza nunca antes vista tras los ataques contra la República Islámica que causaron la muerte del líder supremo del país.

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“AYER, IRÁN DISPARÓ MISILES CONTRA ESTADOS UNIDOS E ISRAEL, E HICIERON DAÑO. HOY, LOS ATACAREMOS CON UNA FUERZA QUE JAMÁS HAN CONOCIDO”, declaró Larijani en un mensaje en X, escribiendo en mayúsculas como suele hacer el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump en su red Truth Social.

El presidente de Irán dijo que vengar el asesinato de Khamenei es “un deber y un derecho legítimos”

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El presidente de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian, afirmó el domingo que vengar el asesinato del líder supremo, el ayatolá Alí Khamenei, en los ataques estadounidenses e israelíes era un derecho y una obligación de la República Islámica.

“La República Islámica de Irán considera que es su deber y su derecho legítimos vengar a los autores y cerebros de este crimen histórico”, afirmó Pezeshkian en una declaración difundida por la televisión estatal.

Pezeshkian también calificó el asesinato de Khamenei de una “declaración de guerra contra los musulmanes”.

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“El asesinato de la máxima autoridad política de la República Islámica de Irán y destacado líder del chiismo en todo el mundo… se percibe como una declaración abierta de guerra contra los musulmanes, y en particular contra los chiitas, en todo el mundo”, afirmó Pezeshkian.

El Tribunal Revolucionario de Teherán fue bombardeado y su edificio destruido, según medios estatales

Israel reveló imágenes del ataque al corazón de Teherán

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“Vea las primeras imágenes del extenso ataque aéreo de la Fuerza Aérea en el corazón de Teherán. Se adjunta documentación de los minutos finales de la destrucción de la sede del régimen terrorista iraní en el corazón de Teherán”, escribió la cuenta oficial de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel vía X.

Más temprano, el ejército israelí anunció este domingo el inicio de una nueva ola de ataques contra objetivos en el centro de Teherán.



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Sustained war with Iran could drain US missile stockpiles, test escalation control

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As coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, current and former defense officials say that while a limited strike lasting several days is feasible, sustaining a broader confrontation — one involving potentially hundreds of incoming missiles — is far more complicated.

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The U.S. and Israel undertook a mission known as Operation Epic Fury, targeting Iranian leadership and military sites Saturday. Its duration is still unclear, but the campaign may go on for days, according to U.S. officials. 

Sustaining operations beyond the initial window presents a more complex challenge — one shaped by a «zero-sum» competition for missile defense inventories between the Middle East and Europe.

Officials and analysts warn that certain U.S. missile and air-defense interceptor inventories have been severely drawn down by the relentless pace of recent operations. The strategic dilemma for the Pentagon is that the systems required to shield U.S. bases from Iranian retaliation are the same ones being depleted by the defense of Ukraine and the ongoing protection of Israel.

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Iran already has fired counterattacks near U.S. positions in Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, with several host governments saying their air defense systems intercepted incoming projectiles. No U.S. service member fatalities or injuries have been reported as of Saturday, a U.S. official told Fox News Digital. 

U.S. authorities have not publicly released casualty figures or formal damage assessments.

During the intense June 2025 Iran–Israel conflict, U.S. forces fired more than 150 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Interceptors — roughly a quarter of the total global inventory — and a large number of ship-based standard missiles to protect allies, according to published defense assessments.

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This shortfall largely is attributed to the dual pressure of supplying Ukraine against Russian cruise missiles and the surge of batteries to the Middle East. Replenishing these high-end systems can take more than a year, analysts say, because production lines are optimized for peacetime and cannot be surged overnight.

Carrier strike group under USS Gerald R. Ford is in the Middle East to support buildup amid Iran tensions.  (U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 6th Fleet / Handout via Reuters)

Independent groups have noted the U.S. currently produces roughly 600–650 Patriot PAC-3 MSE missiles annually, reflecting recent contracts to boost production capacity. Analysts say that in a high-intensity war with a near-peer adversary like Iran — where multiple interceptors are often used to defeat a single incoming missile — even a year’s worth of production could be consumed in a matter of weeks, especially after recent drawdowns in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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«The Department of War has everything it needs to execute any mission at the time and place of the President’s choosing and on any timeline,» Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in response to readiness questions.

Retired Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, former deputy commander of U.S. European Command, said the United States retains the ability to surge conventional strike munitions into the region and draw from prepositioned stocks if a campaign is ordered. 

«From a conventional munition standpoint, we can always fly in more weapons from around the world,» Wald told Fox News Digital. «There are a lot of weapons stored there with this type of mission in mind.»

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The greater concern, he acknowledged, lies on the defensive side. 

«The issue will be defensive weapons — Patriot, SM-3, and the Arrow system in Israel,» Wald said. «You can never have enough defense.»

Regional analysts caution that in a sustained missile exchange, interceptor inventories — not offensive strike weapons — could become the binding constraint. 

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«There is a limit to how many THAAD missiles can be used,» Israeli defense analyst Ehud Eilam said. «These are not systems you can reproduce overnight.»

Iran is believed to possess between 1,500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 ballistic missiles, as well as drones and shorter-range rockets capable of striking U.S. bases and Gulf energy infrastructure.

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A U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system is seen on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in October 2017.  (Reuters/U.S. Army/Capt. Adan Cazarez)

Several experts also pointed to the psychological impact of recent U.S. operations. 

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The swift Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela in January 2026 and summer 2025’s 12-day exchange with Iran have reinforced confidence in American military capability. However, one former defense official cautioned that success in these tightly scoped missions can create a false sense of momentum toward action in far more complex scenarios.

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«Iran is a very different problem,» the official said — a large, heavily armed state with extensive missile forces and regional proxy networks that would not resemble a short, surgical operation.

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Wald acknowledged that risk. 

«You don’t want to get people so confident that you don’t consider the risks. It’s not going to be as clean or pure as, say, Venezuela was, or the 12-day war.»

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pictured sitting next to senior military official in Iran. (Getty Images)

Even as the strikes continue, officials warn that retaliation from Iran and its network of allied militias could broaden the conflict. Iran’s ballistic missiles and drones — coupled with allied groups in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen — already have prompted missile salvos against U.S. bases and Gulf partners, according to defense reporting.

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Experts say the 2025 conflict underscored how quickly escalation can test both defensive systems and political will. 

«Once these things break, you own what follows,» one former official said, underscoring the risk that missiles and proxy actions could quickly widen a limited U.S. strike.

Wald warned that even a successful military phase would not eliminate the political uncertainty. 

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«Bombing Iran is not going to do regime change,» he said, emphasizing that air power can degrade capability but cannot guarantee a stable political outcome.

Beyond the immediate exchange, officials say the economic consequences could prove just as consequential. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply transits the Strait of Hormuz, and even limited disruption could send global energy markets sharply higher.

For Washington, the strategic calculus extends beyond the Middle East. China remains the primary long-term competitor, with the war in Ukraine already consuming significant resources. 

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A sustained regional conflict would draw on naval assets and air-defense systems that planners must also consider for potential future contingencies in Taiwan or North Korea.

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Officials familiar with internal deliberations say President Donald Trump has sought a high degree of confidence in how an Iran contingency would unfold — a standard that becomes harder to meet in scenarios involving escalation and political fallout.

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Dubai hotel fire appears to be caused by Iranian strike; injuries reported

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Four people were injured in a hotel fire in Palm Jumeirah area of Dubai after a loud explosion was reportedly heard as the Iranian regime launched retaliatory strikes in the Middle East.

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The Dubai Media Office, a government entity, said in a statement Saturday that the site was secured and the fire had been contained.

«The safety and wellbeing of residents and visitors remain the highest priority. Authorities continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard the public. The public is urged to remain calm, rely solely on verified information from official sources, and refrain from circulating videos or images on social media,» the media office wrote on X.

Dubai authorities confirmed that «an incident» occurred in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area and emergency response teams responded, although they did not elaborate on what caused the incident.

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An object appears to hit a building in Dubai on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Credit: via Storyful)

Reports suggest United Arab Emirates forces intercepted an Iranian air attack in retaliation for U.S. forces conducting Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

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The Dubai Media Office did not elaborate on what caused the fire, though reports suggest United Arab Emirates forces intercepted an Iranian air attack. (Credit: via Storyful)

Iran’s retaliation against the U.S. and Israel’s attacks has been focused on Israel and U.S. assets in the Middle East. Explosions have reportedly been heard in several countries hosting U.S. forces, including Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan.

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Four people were injured when an Iranian missile hit a hotel in Palm Jumeirah area of Dubai, the Dubai Media Office, a government entity, confirmed on Saturday.  (Credit: via Storyful)

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Many Gulf states condemned Iran’s retaliatory strikes on their territories and affirmed solidarity with their neighbors in the region.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it reserves its «full right» to defend itself after what it described as Iranian aggression targeting Qatari territory, while Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry warned of «grave consequences resulting from the continued violation of states’ sovereignty and the principles of international law.»

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The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defense said the country «was subjected to a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles,» adding that air defense systems «successfully intercepted a number of missiles.» It stated the UAE «reserves its full right to respond.»

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