Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 6, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

  1. Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 6, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. New strikes light up the night in Tehran as Israel vows 'many surprises'  MPR News
  3. Intense Israeli strikes target Iran and Lebanon  Politico
  4. Iran Says It Is Prepared to Continue War for at Least Six Months  Bloomberg.com
  5. Iran war: What is happening on day seven of US-Israel attacks?  Al Jazeera
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Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help – The Washington Post

  1. Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help  The Washington Post
  2. Iran adds new urgency to Pentagon’s Ukraine drone deal  Politico
  3. The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan  The Atlantic
  4. US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says  BBC
  5. US to send anti-drone system to the Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say  AP News
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Three people killed and three hospitalized as Michigan town hit by tornado

Roofs torn off and trees knocked down in Union City as more than 7m Americans at risk of severe weather

Three people have been killed and three were taken to a hospital after a tornado hit a southern Michigan town on Friday, authorities said.

Powerful storms ripped across the state, tearing the roof off a home improvement store, sending parts of a storage building flying and knocking down trees as warnings were issued across the southern part of the state.

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Crude prices make record jump as Trump’s measures fail to calm markets – Politico

  1. Crude prices make record jump as Trump’s measures fail to calm markets  Politico
  2. Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983  CNBC
  3. U.S. Gas Prices Jump Again as Oil Tops $90 for First Time in Years - The New York Times  The New York Times
  4. US-Israel war with Iran sends shockwaves through global business  Reuters
  5. U.S. crude oil sees largest weekly price jump on record  NBC News
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Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again – The New York Times – The New York Times

  1. Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again - The New York Times  The New York Times
  2. Tehran airport ablaze as Trump says no deal with Iran until ‘unconditional surrender’  CNN
  3. Iran war enters second week as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'  Reuters
  4. Iran war live: Trump says no deal with Iran until ‘unconditional surrender’  Al Jazeera
  5. Live Updates: Trump demands Iran's "unconditional surrender" as Russia gives Tehran intel on U.S. positions  CBS News
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Canadian PM Mark Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from royal line of succession

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘deplorable’ alleged actions warrant his removal from the royal line of succession, Carney says

The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for alleged actions he described as “deplorable”.

Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney said the actions that have caused the former prince to be stripped of his royal titles “necessitate” his removal from the line of succession.

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Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74

Former US representative who broke barriers as first woman president of state senate dies after five-month cancer battle

Former US representative Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii state senate, has died. She was 74.

Hanabusa died early on Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the US House.

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Americans Stranded in the Middle East Say U.S. Left Them to Fend for Themselves – WSJ

  1. Americans Stranded in the Middle East Say U.S. Left Them to Fend for Themselves  WSJ
  2. As Iran's retaliation began, US officials scrambled to arrange evacuations  Reuters
  3. Statement From Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson on Ensuring the Safety of American Citizens in the Middle East  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  4. State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in Iran War for Americans Abroad  The New York Times
  5. Cindy McCain among 28K Americans who fled Middle East as conflict intensifies  The Hill
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Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief ousted for the second time

Vinay Prasad to leave in April after decisions involving vaccine reviews and specialty drugs for rare diseases

The top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration, Dr Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency – the second time in less than a year that he’s departed after decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases.

FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced the news to FDA staff in an email late Friday, saying Prasad would depart at the end of April. Makary said Prasad would return to his academic job at the University of California, San Francisco.

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