What Happened Overnight?
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry reported damage to a hotel and two residential buildings in the capital, Manama, following an Iranian attack. Video footage posted on X shows a high-rise building with a fire on one of the upper floors, reportedly caused by a drone.
“Iranian aggression (…) caused material damage, with no casualties,” Bahrain’s Interior Ministry stated on X.
The largest U.S. Air Force base in the Middle East, Al Udeid, was also targeted by Iran. Qatar’s Ministry of National Defense announced Friday that air defense systems successfully intercepted a drone attack on the facility.
A series of explosions and air raid sirens were heard late Thursday evening in Tel Aviv. “A rocket projectile breached Israeli defense,” local media reported.
The first group of Polish citizens evacuated by military transport aircraft from the Middle East region arrived in Poland early Friday morning – according to the Operational Command of the Armed Forces. The decision to involve the military was made by President Karol Nawrocki.
How are China reacting to the conflict?
“Prolonging and escalating the conflict serves no one’s interests. China believes that war and force will not solve problems once and for all, dialogue and negotiation are the right solutions, and political and diplomatic settlement of disputes and differences should be supported. China will soon send Zhai Jun, the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East, to the Middle East to actively work to de-escalate tensions,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.
What will the weather be like on Friday?
There will be slight changes in the weather compared to Thursday, mainly a slight increase in temperature, reaching a maximum of 15°C. This will be accompanied by a lot of sunshine.
What will happen on March 6?
European Union Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius will visit Poland today as part of the so-called “Missiles Mission,” aimed at rapidly expanding arms production in the EU. He will meet with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and together they will visit, among other places, the MESKO plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
A ceremony of awarding the Order of the White Eagle and the Order of Polonia Restituta – the two oldest and most important civilian decorations of the state – will be held at the Presidential Palace.
“Our forces, in cooperation with Israel, continue to completely destroy the enemy. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard and the police, lay down your arms immediately. I call on Iranian diplomats around the world to desert and seek asylum,” President Donald Trump appealed.
“They departed yesterday at 5:40 a.m. And arrived after 3:00 a.m. Today. They traveled by bus from Dubai to Muscat, Oman, where they returned by two Air Force planes as part of medical transport. Everything took place under the reliable care of employees of the Polish embassies @PLinEmirates and @PLinSaudiArabia, with the support of @DowOperSZ and the authorities of the UAE and Oman. Thank you!” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on X.
