27 March 2026
Iran
New figures outline that of the missiles and drones fired by Iran, 83% were fired at Gulf countries and 17% fired toward Israel. Iran has launched 4,391 missiles and drones at Gulf countries’ infrastructure and civilian facilities. Israel was targeted with 930.
UAE: 2156 Kuwait: 791 Saudi Arabia: 723 Bahrain: 429 Qatar: 270 Oman: 22
According to sources, the US can only confirm that about one-third of Iran’s missile arsenal has been destroyed. The status of another third is unknown as the storage sites have been damaged. Some missiles may be buried and inaccessible until after fighting stops.
President Trump announced that he will delay attacking Iran’s power plants by another ten days. This is after he delayed the attacks by five days last weekend.
Sources say Kash Patel’s personal email was breached by Iranian hackers. The hacker group Handala HackTeam took credit for the attack and posted images online of the FBI director and his purported resume.
Kuwait
Kuwaiti authorities broke up a cell associated with Iran. Kuwait claims that it thwarted a terrorist plot that aimed to carry out assassinations of state figures and leaders. The cell included a number of Kuwaiti citizens who worked with Hezbollah.
Russia
Russia is in talks with the Afghan Taliban for recruiting workers. It should be noted that in Africa, foreign workers have been forced into the Russian military and on the frontlines against Ukraine.
The Kremlin is denying that Putin solicited war contributions from Russian billionaires. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims that the proposal was put forward at a private gathering that Putin attended, held alongside the annual congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a pro-Kremlin business lobby. It was reported earlier that Putin asked for “voluntary contributions.”
Democratic Republic of Congo
The UN’s top envoy for the DRC warned the UN Security Council that the conflict in the DRC is escalating, expanding, and there is an increased use of heavy weapons and drones in the conflict. Vivian van de Perre, who heads the nearly 9,000-member MONUSCO peacekeeping force, stated that the situation in Ituri province also “remains alarming”, and that the conflict is expanding from North and South Kivu into Tshopo province.
Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a deal with Saudi Arabia to share drone defence expertise and technology with the kingdom. The document lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation and investment.
Social Media Wires
Purportedly, Kash Patel’s resume and personal photos
New footage of the Safeen Prestige after it was hit on 4 March in the Strait of Hormuz
Featured Photo: “Unveiling of Khorramshar-4”, Farsnews, Wikimedia Commons, 2026
The Wires Brief is a daily breaking news report incorporating wire service news and social media updates. DefRep cannot verify the authenticity of social media reporters nor the accuracy of social media updates. Feature photos are altered with grayscale.