Daily Summary 6th March 2026.

Politics & War The dominant story of the last 12 hours is the ongoing US-Iran conflict, now entering its seventh day. The situation escalated sharply when Trump declared there would be "no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender" — oil prices immediately surged in response. Israel sent 50 fighter jets to strike an underground bunker beneath Khamenei's compound in Tehran, with the IDF suggesting the facility was still being used as a command center. Meanwhile, Russia is now providing Iran with real-time intelligence on US military asset locations — warships, aircraft — while calling the US campaign an "unprovoked act of armed aggression." On the home front, House Speaker Johnson insists "we're not at war" and this is a "limited operation" — on day seven of airstrikes. Trump acknowledged domestic retaliation risk with characteristic bluntness: "Some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die."