The Vigilant Outpost Beacon
March 01, 2026
Iran Names Interim Successor To Khamenei Under 2nd Day Of Massive Bombs, US Demands Regime Change
WORLD
World at Large:
Who could succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to lead Iran?
Anti-regime protesters celebrate death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in London and Berlin
Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
Shooting at Austin, Texas Bar Kills 3, Injures 14 - FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Investigating
Nine Shot at Cincinnati Concert Venue
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by President Trump
China:
Google Disrupts China-Tied Cyber Campaign That Hacked 42 Countries
CCP-Linked NGO Network Prepares "Emergency Protests" In US After Trump's Iran Strikes Jeopardize Oil Flows To China
Russia:
Most crew members of crashed Bolivian Air Force plane survive — firefighters
United Kingdom:
One killed and 11 injured at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports as Iran strikes region
India:
'Exercise utmost caution': India issues advisory as Israel, U.S. bombs Iran
France:
Sweden confirms Russian drone intercepted near French aircraft carrier
Germany:
German Court Prohibits German State From Classifying Anticommunist AfD As A "Confirmed Right-Wing Extremist" Organization
Germany To Scrap Subsidy For Rooftop Solar
Japan:
Belgium seizes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker
Japan Reports: U.S. military uses kamikaze drones in combat for first time in Iran strikes
Protests in Pakistan over Khamenei's death leave at least nine dead
Spain:
92% Of Illegal Arrivals At Spain's Canary Islands Are Men, And Half Of 'Unaccompanied Minors' Are Adults
South Korea:
N. Korea ships 33,000 containers of weapons to Russia
Canada:
A Montreal Narco Network Busted For Allegedly Smuggling Super Fentanyl Into America
Saudi Arabia:
DP World Suspends Operations at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai
Israel:
Iran attacks on Gulf damage Dubai airport, ignite fire at iconic Burj Al Arab hotel | The Times of Israel
Iron Dome interceptions seen in skies above Jerusalem and Tel Aviv after night falls | AP News
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
White House Releases Photos of President and Vice President Monitoring Iran Strikes
State Department:
Pursuing Sustainable Health Outcomes Under the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy in the Republic of Guatemala, the Republic of Guinea, and the Republic of El Salvador
US Again Demands Iraq End Maliki Nomination
Dept of War (DoW):
Sec of War Hegseth orders ban on military attendance at Ivy schools like Columbia, Yale
Secretary of War Ends DEI Requirements in Scouts
The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck
Justice (DOJ):
FBI Raises Alert Nationwide After Strikes on Iran
House:
Bill Clinton -Epstein Depostion: No wrongdoing and no knowledge of Donald Trump Involvment with Epstein
Supreme Court:
Supreme Court to consider whether freight brokers can be held liable for negligent hiring
Justices appear dubious of challenge to constitutionality of foreclosure sales
ECONOMY & MARKETS
Oil Shipments in Persian Gulf Already Disrupted by Iran Attack
SCIENCE
NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture
TECH & SECURITY
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking order
ODDS & ENDS
How to build the best emergency roadside kit
How the Apple Vision Pro team allowed me to work remotely from a realistic version of Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea