POLAND & WORLD

On the outskirts of Tehran, a refinery caught fire after overnight strikes on targets in the Iranian capital. Iranian media reported a column of smoke and flames rising above the facility. At the same time, an Israeli strike hit the Ramada hotel in Beirut’s Raouche district. According to local medical services, at least four people were killed and ten were injured. The Israeli army said the target of the strike in Beirut was commanders of the Lebanese branch of the Quds Force. Iranian authorities announced another wave of attacks on Israel and US military installations in the region. Overnight, Iranian drones were intercepted over Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. Authorities did not provide a full assessment of the damage to the refinery near Tehran.

During the night from Saturday to Sunday, an explosion occurred near the United States Embassy in Oslo. Norwegian police said that no one was injured. The blast caused minor damage at the entrance to the consular section of the mission. The incident took place at around 1.00 a.m. in the western part of the city. Emergency services secured the area around the embassy and began investigative activities. No further explosive threats were identified in the area. Police are searching for one or more potential suspects using dogs, drones and a helicopter. Forensic technicians are working at the scene, while police are establishing the causes and circumstances of the explosion.

On Saturday evening, three planes carrying Polish citizens arriving from Qatar landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport. A total of 282 people returned to the country. Two military transports reached Warsaw after 8 p.m. The third plane, organised by LOT Polish Airlines on behalf of the government, landed after 11 p.m. The arrival marked the end of this part of the transport operation carried out with the involvement of the military and the national carrier. The information was confirmed by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jarosław Kaczyński announced in Kraków on 7 March that Przemysław Czarnek would be Law and Justice’s candidate for prime minister after the next parliamentary election. The declaration was made during the party’s convention held under the slogan “Time for Poland. A Programme for Poles”. The PiS leader said the party wanted to bring about the formation of a new government after the 2027 election.

After the announcement, Czarnek took the stage and confirmed that he accepted the party’s nomination. During the event, Jarosław Kaczyński also indicated that Mateusz Morawiecki would be expected to play an important role in the economic sphere of a future government arrangement.

The announcement is a political declaration by the party rather than a formal state nomination. Under the constitution, the Prime Minister is designated by the president after the parliamentary election. Czarnek is a PiS MP, a former minister of education and science, and one of the party’s deputy leaders.

The programme Security Action for Europe (SAFE) is designed to support defence investments of European Union member states through long-term loans provided by the European Commission. The instrument provides up to €150 billion financed by EU borrowing on capital markets.

The funds are intended primarily for joint procurement of weapons, ammunition and other military capabilities by member states. The programme requires at least two partners to participate in a joint procurement project. SAFE also allows participation by Ukraine as well as countries of the European Economic Area and EFTA.

Nineteen EU member states have expressed interest in taking part in the instrument. The Council of the European Union has approved financing for the first group of 16 countries after assessing their national defence investment plans. Following this decision, the European Commission is signing loan agreements with participating states. The next stage of the programme involves the disbursement of pre-financing for approved defence projects.

As the conflict involving Iran escalates, false videos and images presented as current war footage have begun circulating on social media. Among them were clips described as Iranian missile strikes that in fact showed fireworks during celebrations of a football victory in Algeria and footage from a music festival in France. A video circulated as an explosion at a nuclear facility in Iran was in reality taken from a 2017 ammunition depot fire in Ukraine.

Another clip presented as the downing of a US aircraft over Iran was identified as a fragment from a computer game. Online users also shared a computer-generated image depicting the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei under rubble. Some false posts also claimed attacks on US naval vessels and military bases. These materials appeared online at the same time as authentic information about military operations in the region.

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Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR) reported a strike on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea carried out by the special unit “Ghosts.” According to the statement, the operation targeted Russian military assets on the peninsula. Ukrainian intelligence said the attack destroyed a Ka-27 helicopter, a Project 22460 patrol vessel named “Okhotnik,” and a Project 1496M1 sea tug.

Footage released by HUR is said to show additional strikes on a radar station associated with the S-400 system, a Project 16640 vessel, and a BK-16 landing craft. The operation was reported to have taken place on territory of Crimea currently under Russian control. The announcement was published by Ukraine’s military intelligence service.

Russian authorities have not presented their own detailed account of losses related to the reported strike. Attacks on military targets in Crimea remain part of Ukraine’s operations against Russian forces operating behind the front line.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday, 6 March 2026, that there would be no deal with Iran short of “unconditional surrender”. Trump wrote this in a post on social media. In the post, he also said he wants the selection of “a great and acceptable leader or leaders of Iran”.

He added that the United States, together with allies and partners, is to work towards rebuilding Iran and strengthening Iran’s economy. Trump said on Thursday that he wants to take part in selecting Iran’s next leader. The report did not specify a timeline or procedure for implementing these demands. Trump’s post was presented as part of an ultimatum addressed to Iran.

Poland has activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism in connection with the evacuation of citizens from the Middle East. The information was reported on 6 March 2026. Activating the mechanism means the European Commission will provide coordination support in preparing logistical operations. Under the procedure, the Commission may cover a significant part of the costs of the operation.

Poland has joined a group of 10 European Union countries that have requested such support to bring their citizens back from the region. Italy was reported to have been the first to request activation of the mechanism. The mechanism is to be used to coordinate evacuations and to settle costs under EU procedures.

US Central Command said on 6 March that an Iranian drone-carrying vessel had been hit and caught fire. The statement named the ship as IRIS Shahid Bagheri. CENTCOM released footage showing the effects of the strike.

CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that over the past three days US bombers had struck nearly 200 targets in Iran, including in the Tehran area. Cooper said that in the past hour B-2 bombers had dropped dozens of bunker-buster bombs. He listed, among the targets, underground ballistic missile launchers and command facilities.

Cooper said that as a result of US actions more than 30 Iranian vessels had been destroyed. He said the number of Iranian ballistic missile attacks had fallen by 90% and drone attacks by 83%. The admiral said the next target is to be Iran’s ballistic missile programme.

U.S. forces aren't holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy. Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire. pic.twitter.com/WyA4fniZck

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 6, 2026