The Ministry of Transport announced the absence of incidents with Russian vessels in the Middle East.

There have been no incidents involving Russian-flagged civilian vessels in the conflict zone in the Middle East. This was announced on March 1 by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

"There have been no incidents with Russian—flagged vessels in the area," the Telegram channel said.

In the context of the escalation of the conflict, the Ministry of Transport, together with Rosmorrechflot, organized operational monitoring of the situation. Currently, there are 32 vessels flying the national flag in this zone.

Operational information and recommendations on actions in the current circumstances have been brought to everyone. Constant communication is maintained with the crews, and the location of the vessels is monitored automatically every hour.

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On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Iran. US President Donald Trump called it the goal of "protecting the American people." Israel and the United States have carried out numerous attacks on military and civilian targets in Iran, including a school in the city of Minab.

In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4 and attacked American military bases in the Middle East, as well as Israeli cities. The UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and other Persian Gulf countries were affected by the Iranian attacks.

Later, on March 1, it became known that the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed as a result of Israeli attacks. The Iranian government has declared national mourning. An interim governing council has been established in the country. Iranian President Masoud Peseshkian has vowed to avenge Khamenei's death. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences over the death of the Iranian leader and condemned the assassination.

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