More THAAD's destroyed; U.S. to make a 'ton of money' from Iran war - IRAN WAR NEWS - 9-Mar-2026 (update 3)
UPDATE 3
Trump says war on Iran could be 'short-term excursion' | Middle East Eye
US President Donald Trump said the US-Israeli war on Iran could be a "short-term excursion".
Speaking at a Republican gathering in Doral, Florida, Trump said the US military was already "very far" ahead of the four-to-five-week timeframe initially estimated for the assault on Iran.
In an earlier interview with CBS, he said: "I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force."
12bytes: Every word of Trump's response is a lie, obviously, but still it's an interesting response that suggests to me that he is aware that the U.S. cannot outlast Iran. His response could suggest that the U.S. is ready to pack it in and call it a day, but the problem is that Trump stated that the new supreme leader of Iran is unacceptable.
Iran launches wave 33 of True Promise 4 op. with Kheibar Shekan missiles
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has announced wave 33 of Operation True Promise 4, utilizing a large salvo of solid-fuel Kheibar Shekan ballistic missiles equipped with one-ton warheads.
According to the IRGC Public Relations statement, the latest wave successfully struck multiple high-value targets in the occupied territories, including the heart of Tel Aviv, which was hit by more than ten Kheibar Shekan missiles.
The IRGC emphasized that the operation continues to deliver precise and devastating blows.
"We had said that [the state of] sirens to sirens in the occupied territories would not stop."
In parallel, the IRGC said that the fifth naval base of the US terrorist forces in the region was also targeted and struck during this phase using Kheibar Shekan missiles.
All missiles achieved direct hits on their designated objectives, demonstrating the accuracy and effectiveness of Iran's indigenous missile technology despite heavy enemy air defenses.
Iran conducts missile strike on US base after attack on desalination facility
The spokesperson for Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's highest operational command unit, says Iranian forces carried out a missile strike against a US military installation following an attack on a desalination facility in southern Islamic Republic.
Speaking on Saturday, Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari said the response followed aggression originating from the Naval Support Activity Bahrain, which is a United States Navy base that serves as the home to US Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet.
Iran Army warns Muslim neighbors: Deter barbaric US-Israeli attacks on Irans energy infrastructure or face retaliation
A spokesman for the Iranian armed forces stated that the governments of regional Islamic countries are expected to deter the United States and the Israeli regime from conducting barbaric attacks on Iran's civilian energy infrastructure; otherwise, similar actions will be taken in the region.
Iran will continue war until enemies regret their aggression: Top commander
Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi says Iran will keep the war on with the United States and Israeli regime until they regret launching the aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Hezbollah has 'no option' but continue fighting Israel | Middle East Eye
Mohammad Raad, head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, said the group has no option but to continue fighting Israel.
The official criticised the Lebanese government for condemning the group's rocket attacks.
"Lebanon today is not choosing between war and peace," Raad said in a televised address. "It is choosing between war and submission to humiliating conditions imposed by the enemy."
Hezbollah launches rockets at Israeli military position near border | Middle East Eye
Hezbollah said it launched rockets at an Israeli military position near the Lebanese border town of Houla.
In a statement, the group said the attack took place this morning and was carried out in response to Israeli strikes on dozens of Lebanese towns and cities, including Beirut's southern suburbs.
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in Lebanon - Yemen Press Agency
NEW YORK, March. 10 (YPA) - Human Rights Watch, on Monday, accused the Israeli occupation of using white phosphorus incendiary weapons in attacks on the town of Yahmor in southern Lebanon, as part of the war with Hezbollah that erupted early last week.
In a report, the organization said that "the Israeli army unlawfully used white phosphorus" in an artillery attack on homes in the town of Yahmor on March 3, according to Agence France-Presse.
It should be noted that white phosphorus munitions, a substance that ignites upon contact with oxygen, are used to create a smokescreen and illuminate the battlefield, in addition to using them as a weapon capable of causing fatal burns, respiratory and organ failure, and sometimes death in humans.
Trump's Strait of Hormuz rhetoric aims to control oil prices; Iran has 'major surprises': Source
US President Donald Trump's threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch more severe attacks on Iran aim to control the market and soaring oil prices after the weekend closure in the United States, according to a knowledgeable military source.
Speaking to a Press TV correspondent, the source referred to the US president's rhetoric over the past two days, stressing that Tehran plans to "surprise him" by not only stepping up its defensive measures but also carrying out several major surprises after the weekend.
Iran's offensive operations, the source noted, have expanded with the destruction of enemy radars, adding that "harder days await" the United States.
Iran military says 'not a single litre' of oil will be allowed | Middle East Eye
An Iranian military official on Tuesday said Tehran would block oil exports in the region to countries it considers enemies or their allies, Fars News Agency reported.
The official said Iran would not allow the export of "a single litre of oil" to those states until further notice.
The statement comes as tensions escalate across the Gulf amid the widening conflict. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, which has affected the global economy as oil prices have skyrocketed.
Col. Jacques Baud: The Middle East Just Changed Forever
Middle East conflict analysis: Iran-Israel war of attrition sees Iranian missiles overwhelming air defenses. Discussion covers THAAD system losses, Iranian leadership succession, and how attacks strengthen national unity. Arab states question US reliability as Washington prioritizes Israeli interests. Critiques Western policy driven by emotion over intelligence, misinformation, and unrealistic regime change expectations. Notes Kurdish groups' reluctance to attack Iran. Argues sanctions reinforce nationalism, drawing Russia parallels where external pressure unites populations. Warns against ground invasion risks in mountainous terrain. Emphasizes diplomacy based on accurate intelligence and cultural understanding over confrontation. Highlights pattern of ignoring expert assessments leading to strategic failures in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond.
Ted Postol: Fraud of Missile Defence Exposed in Iran War
MIT Professor and Pentagon advisor Ted Postol explains why the missile defence systems are failing in the war against Iran, and why the US and Israel will not win this war.
Iran says Israel, US trying to drive wedge with neighbours | Middle East Eye
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Israel and the United States are trying to create "discord" between Tehran and neighbouring countries.
According to Tasnim news agency, Pezeshkian said Iran remains ready to ease regional tensions if countries hosting US bases do not allow their territory to be used to launch attacks on Iran.
He also said Tehran is willing to form a joint team with Turkey to investigate the "alleged" missile attack on Turkish territory.
Erdogan offered his condolences over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian casualties, and wished the new leader Mojtaba Khamenei success.
12bytes: If Scott Ritter is right, Iran is making a mistake by trusting Turkey who he says is supplying information to the U.S. to aid its fight with Iran.
Israeli occupation receives 50 cargo planes carrying weapons since start of war on Iran - Yemen Press Agency
OCCUPIED AL-QUDS, March. 10 (YPA) - The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that it had received approximately 50 cargo planes carrying more than 1,000 tons of weapons since the start of the war on Iran 10 days ago.
UPDATE 2
Iran fires 32nd wave of missile operations at US-Israeli targets - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 09 (YPA) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared on Monday the launch of the 32nd wave of Operation True Promise 4 in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran.
Sanchez Effect | War against Iran 'is an illegal war of aggression' - Scott Ritter
12bytes: Ritter gives a fantastic interview here.
In the latest episode of 'Sanchez Effect,' we dive into the chaos of a war that Washington promised would be quick and painless. Reality tells a different story - Ritter argues that America has already dropped the ball. Instead of toppling Khamenei, they've inadvertently made him a martyr; now, people rally around his legacy, vowing to avenge his demise. Trump's strategy? It changes with the wind - he doesn't have one. And he's not alone; his close ally, Pete Hegseth, is equally lost as America flounders in its military objectives.
Ritter foresees a grim future: the US will exhaust its defence options long before Iran runs out of ways to strike back. Rick questions why interceptors aren't taking down missiles - why are Iranian rockets slipping through? Aren't those fancy US missiles supposed to work? Ritter points out Iranians are outsmarting Washington, rendering radars blind and deaf while launching a frenzy of outdated missiles to overload defences before unleashing their more advanced weaponry.
And let's not forget Turkiye - it's not innocent in this mess either, and Ritter reveals its agenda. Meanwhile, RT correspondent Yasin Eken joins us from Turkiye and weighs in on whether Ankara might throw its hat into the ring.
Many US soldiers oppose war on Iran, conscientious objector group says | Middle East Eye
A non-profit that assists conscientious objectors said its phone has been "ringing off the hook" with US service members who object to serving in the US-Israel war on Iran.
The group's executive director said in a post on X that there was fierce opposition to the war on Iran, and that the mobilisation of US troops has been compared with opposition to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
"Phone has been ringing off the hook. A LOT more units have just been activated for deployment than the public knows about," Center on Conscience & War executive director Mike Prysner wrote on X.
Itamar Ben-Gvir's house reportedly on fire, his fate is unknown | Al Bawaba
12bytes: If there is any minute remnant of justice left in this world, this fucking animal will have burned alive in his home, however i could not verify the story.
ALBAWABA - A video circulated on social media during the last couple of hours showing a house on fire, with activists online claiming it is Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir's home.
Death & destruction | Bloody history of US strikes on civilians in Middle East
The number of deaths from the bombing of a primary school in southern Iran on the first day of the war has now risen to at least 175 people, the majority of them children.
It is the deadliest attack seen so far in the relentless joint US-Israeli assault.
Despite Donald Trump denying American military involvement, mounting evidence suggests otherwise.
RT's Isabella Blumberg recaps what is known about the deadly act, which appears to follow a pattern in Washington's Middle East adventurism.
Iranian commander says Islamic Republics missile power beyond the enemys imagination
A senior Iranian commander says the missile capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic are far greater than the enemies could imagine.
Major General Abdollahi, the chief of Iran's Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, said in recent remarks that the American and Zionist enemies are "plagued by miscalculations."
Hezbollah Rockets Hit Satellite Station In The Heart Of Israel, Wound Over 16 (Videos) | South Front
Hezbollah escalated its attacks against Israel on March 9, hitting a key satellite station in the heart of the country with rockets.
The SES satellite communication relay station, located in the Valley of Elah to the south of the city of Tel Aviv, was wrecked by the rocket attack, according to videos posted to social networks. The station contains some 120 satellite dishes of various sizes, and despite its commercial nature it is alleged to be involved in military activities.
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Hezbollah announced more than 20 attacks with rockets, drones and other weapons during the day, confirming that it hit a "satellite communications station" in the Valley of Elah, as well as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command headquarters in the city of Ramle near Tel Aviv, known as Rehavam Base, among other targets.
Hezbollah claims attacks on Israeli military site and troops | Middle East Eye
Hezbollah said it targeted a satellite communications station used by the Israeli army in the Ellah Valley, about 160km from the Lebanese border.
The group said the facility was struck with a barrage of what it described as sophisticated missiles.
In a separate statement, Hezbollah also said it launched rockets at Israeli soldiers near the border, targeting a gathering of troops near the Lebanese town of Mays al-Jabal at 17:00 local time.
Iranian military source: Destruction of drones, radars disrupts US, Israeli operations - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 10 (YPA) - An informed Iranian military source revealed a radical shift in the balance of confrontation with the United States and "Israel," confirming that the downing of over 82 drones and 4 F-15 fighter jets, along with the destruction of advanced radars, has paralyzed enemy operations and forced a change in their offensive and defensive tactics.
In a statement to Tasnim News Agency, the source explained that this field disruption has driven the enemy to abandon precision strikes in favor of "intimidation tactics," using bunker-buster bombs against secondary civilian and military targets with little strategic value-a move attributed to ammunition shortages and declining operational capabilities.
The military source concluded by saying that the intimidation tactic will not achieve the desired results for the enemy, adding that the enemy will soon see the nightmare of the destruction of its infrastructure realized, and that the course of the battlefield is proceeding in a manner completely different from what it expected.
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 9
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continue to carry out retaliatory military operations against the United States and the Israeli regime.
On Sunday, March 9, 2026, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army conducted multiple operations as part of Operation True Promise 4, which was launched immediately after the US-Israeli coalition carried out an unprovoked act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iranian armed forces have so far carried out 30 waves of missile and drone strikes with advanced weaponry targeting Israeli military facilities in the occupied territories, as well as US occupation bases and assets scattered across the West Asia region.
Infrastructure War Has Begun In Middle EastSouth Front
Amid this escalation, the price of oil spiked well over $110 per barrel. Taking into consideration that the Israeli-American war has already forced Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to cut production, the price of oil will not likely return to pre-war levels any time soon.
The U.S. was reportedly angered with the Israeli strikes on Iranian oil depots, which started the escalation. One report by Axios revealed that American officials are concerned that strikes on infrastructure that serves ordinary Iranians could backfire strategically, rallying Iranian society to support the government and driving up oil prices even higher.
Israel could attack infrastructure again, despite the agreement with the U.S., as it is clearly working to escalate and widen the war as much as possible. Iran is guaranteed to respond, and has already warned that its retaliation will not be limited to Israel, but will also include U.S. energy assets in the entire Middle East.
TRUMP: IRAN WAR BASICALLY OVER & Generals Argue for Ground Forces /Lt Col Daniel Davis - YouTube
Israel arrests journalists reporting on missile impacts | Middle East Eye
The Israeli military has imposed strict limits on reporting about where missiles and rockets are landing and how many have been fired by Iran or Hezbollah.
Al Jazeera reported that Israeli authorities have arrested journalists deemed to have revealed too much information on air.
Two people were killed on Friday in an area near Ben Gurion Airport close to Tel Aviv. Eyewitnesses said some of the missiles fired by Iran appear to carry cluster warheads, which break apart and spread over a wide area, increasing the potential for damage.
Larry C. Johnson: Iran's Missiles DEVASTATE Tel Aviv & Haifa as New Supreme Leader Takes Power
Marandi explains why Iran has an advantage over the United States - YouTube
In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Professor Mohammad Marandi argued that while the United States has long projected power through its bases across the Gulf, it still fundamentally misunderstands Iran, its politics, society, and military capabilities.
Marandi says decades of confrontation have allowed Iran to study Washington closely, from its military structure to its domestic politics, while American policymakers rely on superficial assumptions and outside narratives that underestimate the Islamic Republic.
Gulf oil production could stop in weeks - Putin - RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Oil production dependent on the Strait of Hormuz could come to a complete halt within a month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He warned about the serious risks that the US and Israel's conflict with Iran could pose to the global energy market.
U.S. Strikes Took Out One Of Two Remaining Iranian Shahid Soleimani-Class Corvettes (Video, Photos) | South Front
One of the remaining two Shahid Soleimani-Class missile corvettes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy was hit by strikes just off the shores of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran on March 9, according to video footage posted online.
Three Iranian children killed in strikes on Lorestan province | Middle East Eye
Three students were killed during US and Israeli strikes on Iran's Lorestan province, according to the Tasnim news agency.
The report said the victims included a fourth-grade student, a seventh-grade student and a second-grade student. One of the children was killed alongside her mother.
US logistics site near Baghdad airport targeted | Middle East Eye
A logistical support camp linked to the US embassy near Baghdad airport has been targeted, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera Arabic.
BITS N BYTES
12bytes: The following is a very small collection of video clips that demonstrate how people feel about Jewry and Zionism.
The Jews say "WE DINDU NUFFIN"
33 years of jew lies
USS Liberty survivor speaks out on latest Jew war.
jew Pretends to Get Hit in Crowd
UN Rapporteur: Gaza Genocide Death Toll Estimated 680,000, With 380,000 Children Under Five !!!
Turkey is next on the Jew hit list
Angel Calls Out The Disgusting Slimy Lying Filth Jew
Zionist jews Editing Wikipedia 2010
Six Million Jews Died in Gas Chambers -- Holocaust Hoax exposed in the 1960s
Dan Bilzerian: "We should exterminate Israel, sign me up!"
Israeli Rabbi suggests to pretend a Iranian missile hit the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
When Messiah comes, every Jew will have 2800 non-Jewish slaves
ISRAEL FIRST CONGRESSMAN IS A TRAITOR. YOU FAT DIDGUSTING PENGUIN.
Ex-Marine Speaks Out Against The Treasonous Zio-War Government & Says Free Palestine & America.
Based US Marine interrupts senate hearing: "NOBODY WANTS TO FIGHT FOR ISRAEL"
THERE IS NO FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR YOU WHITEY GOY FREE SPEECH IS ONLY FOR YIDS
Cannot say boo to the Jew in Australia without being Arrested
UPDATE 1
Iranians continue celebrations unfazed by Israeli attack - YouTube
During a celebration for the election of Iran's new Leader Sayyed Mujtaba Khamenei, the Israeli occupation carried out an attack at Isfahan's Provincial administration building, attempting to instill fear in the hearts of the celebratory crowd.
The Iranian people responded with chants saying "Allah Akbar" in response to the aggression, demonstrating their resilience in the face of Israeli attacks.
Iran Weighs Tactical Shift in Persian Gulf Strikes While Intensifying Attacks on Israel
Iran is considering reducing its strikes in most Arab nations that house U.S. military bases while expanding attacks against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site. Iran's political and military leaders believe their ballistic missile and drone operations targeting U.S. bases and infrastructure have largely achieved their intended aim of degrading major radar systems and depleting stockpiles of interceptors, said the official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to discuss internal deliberations.
Reuters: A drone attacked a US military base near Erbil airport in Iraq
"A drone attacked a US military base near Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan," RIA Novosti quoted the text of the message.
Emirate Helicopter Crashed Killing Its Crew Most Likely After Hitting Iranian Shahed Drone (Video)South Front
"The UAE Ministry of Defence announces the martyrdom of two members of the Armed Forces following a helicopter crash due to a technical malfunction while performing their national duty in the country today," the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Emirates News Agency.
The UAE has taken the brunt of Iranian retaliatory attacks since the start of the war, getting targeted with missiles and drones on a daily basis.
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Al Dhafra, located close to the Emirate capital of Abu Dhabi, was targeted more than once by Iran since the start of the war more than a week ago. Satellite images confirmed that the air base took some serious damage, with several hangars wiped out.
The Apache is operated by two, a pilot and a gunner. Based on this the helicopter that crashed killed two was most likely an AH-64D.
While the helicopter was possibly hit while taking off or landing at Al Dhafra, it is more likely that it was struck by an Iranian drone while attempting to intercept it.
Iranian Cluster Missiles Kill One Israeli, U.S. Announces Death Of Two More Soldiers (Videos)South Front
At least one person was killed and two others seriously wounded on March 9 when an Iranian missile with a cluster warhead impacted central Israel.
The submunitions of the missile's cluster warhead hit at least six sites across the region, including in Yehud, Or Yehuda, Holon and Bat Yam.
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From its side, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had carried out the 31st wave of Operation True Promise 4 against "American-Zionist targets" using "super-heavy missiles." The guards dedicated that attack to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, who was appointed a day earlier.
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The latest deaths brought the Israeli death toll from the war with Iran to 16, with reports suggesting that more than 2,000 people were also wounded. In addition, the Israeli military lost two soldiers in clashes with Hezbollah along the border with Lebanon.
Overnight, the American death toll also rose, with the Central Command (CENTCOM) announcing that a soldier died "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East."
12bytes: The American are under-reporting the death toll. The actual number seems to be somewhere around 500-1000, possibly more.
Iran's Army launches drone strikes on Israeli-occupied lands, US bases in Kuwait
In a statement on Monday, the Army said that its ground, air, and naval forces had launched drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories and the US bases in Kuwait.
In the past hours, it added, the Army's destructive drones targeted the Rehavam Combat Support Unit and the early-warning radar station of the US base 512 in the occupied lands, as well as American assembly centers and equipment depots in the al-Adiri camp in Kuwait.
IRGC dismantles anti-Iran armed terrorist group in Kordestan
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismantled an armed terrorist group in the Iranian province of Kordestan, eliminating one of its members and arresting six others, amid American attempts to create chaos in the Islamic Republic.
Hezbollah fires rocket attacks on Nahariya and Israeli forces near border | Middle East Eye
The group said it fired a rocket barrage towards the Israeli town of Nahariya at around 14:55 local time, calling it a response to Israeli strikes on towns and cities in Lebanon.
In another statement, Hezbollah said it also attacked Israeli soldiers near the border area around Markaba at about 15:30 local time.
Strikes on US Data Hubs Expose Pentagon's Strategic Blind Spot in Mideast
Iran's drone attacks on data centers operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) has laid bare the Pentagon's lack of strategic foresight, military expert Alexander Stepanov from the Institute of Law and National Security, RANEPA, tells Sputnik.
Iran Conflict Exposes Limits of US Arms Supply for Europe and Its Allies - 09.03.2026, Sputnik International
Reports earlier said that US allies in Europe and Asia fear that the Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought.
Washington's allies are especially concerned about shortages of "critical weapons," including air and missile defense systems and drones, Russian military expert Alexander Stepanov tells Sputnik.
Stepanov says the US has an image problem "which is becoming noticeable to users and potential buyers of American military products."
Surface-to-air missiles like the Patriot were "previously considered extremely effective" but "failed to demonstrate their reliability during the Ukraine conflict," he noted.
"Most of the important facilities they were supposed to protect haven't withstood," Stepanov pointed out. "When a battery costs a billion dollars and fails to fulfil its tasks, this raises doubts."
The catastrophic Hormuz disruption - by Alex Krainer
President Trump's war of choice against Iran has focused the world's attention on the strategic importance of the region, like nobody's ever seen before.
Even casual consumers of the news flow knew that a large chunk of the global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz and that any disruption to maritime traffic there would send the oil price soaring well into triple digits.
They weren't wrong: in December, Brent crude oil price dropped below $60/bbl. This morning, it's trading at $107 - a 95% increase in three months' time! But this oil shock is only the most direct and obvious disruption from this war.
The Strait Is Closed: How Trump's Strike on Iran Triggered a Global Energy Crisis
Monumental Blunder
Instead of restoring order, the strike achieved the opposite: it triggered a cascading collapse of the world's most critical energy artery-the Strait of Hormuz-and exposed the fragility of Western assumptions about oil, power, and deterrence.
Within 48 hours, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated not just with missile barrages on U.S. bases in Iraq and Israel, but with a far more consequential move: it sealed the Strait of Hormuz. Using drones, fast-attack boats, and coastal missile batteries, Iranian forces disabled or turned back nearly all commercial traffic attempting to transit the narrow waterway. Satellite data confirmed only two tankers passed through on Monday-a fraction of the usual 20 million barrels per day that normally flow through this 21-mile-wide chokepoint.
Livestream: Iran fights back | The Electronic Intifada
On Sunday, Iran announced the election of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader.
He succeeds his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was murdered on 28 February after 36 years in office, when Israel and the United States began their all-out war on the country.
The orderly succession comes in defiance of Israeli threats to murder members of the Assembly of Experts, the elected body charged with choosing the new leader.
The United States and Israel are also threatening to murder the new leader himself.
Turkey has deployed F-16s and air defense systems in Northern Cyprus due to the conflict in Iran
Turkey has deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems in the partially recognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) amid escalation in the Middle East.
IN OTHER NEWS
Dozens of British MPs and peers back call for UK apology over Balfour Declaration | Middle East Eye
Dozens of MPs and peers have signed a letter calling for a formal British apology over the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which paved the way for the creation of Israel in 1948 and the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the Nakba.
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, Labour's Nadia Whittome and Green MP Carla Denyer are some of the 45 MPs and peers who have signed a letter so far, which also includes a condemnation of historic British abuses in Mandate-era Palestine between 1917 and 1948.
END UPDATES
US will 'make a ton of money' from Iran war - senator - RT World News
The US will control almost a third of the world's oil and make record profits if it succeeds in toppling the Iranian government, hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News on Sunday.
Graham made the comments as global oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, which US President Donald Trump dismissed as "a very small price to pay" for the US-Israeli war against Iran, which was launched on February 28.
Graham described the cost of the attacks as the "best money ever spent," arguing that the purpose is to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons - which Iran has denied that it intends to do, insisting that its nuclear program is peaceful.
Ending Iran War Will Be 'Mutual' Decision with Netanyahu - Trump
12bytes: Just in case you've lost track, it's not April Fools Day yet. I don't know what reality this ding-dong is living in, but it's surely not the same one the rest of us are experiencing.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that the decision to end the operation against Iran would be made jointly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"I think it's mutual... a little bit. We've been talking. I'll make a decision at the right time, but everything's going to be taken into account," Trump told the Times of Israel newspaper when asked whether he would be the sole decision-maker on ending the operation against Iran or whether Netanyahu would also have a say.
US Tomahawk missile filmed hitting near Iranian girls' school - media (VIDEO) - RT World News
Videos released online and verified by a number of news agencies have amplified accusations that the US is behind the deadly strike on an Iranian girls' school that left over 160 people dead. The footage shows what appears to be a US Tomahawk missile impacting near the school in Minab, southern Iran.
Trump, look them in the eyes - Tehran Times
TEHRAN - U.S. President Donald Trump's pronouncements on the ongoing military invasion of Iran have been marred by a pattern of demonstrably false claims, deflection of responsibility for atrocities, and a defiant rejection of diplomatic solutions.
Speaking from Air Force One on the eighth day of the invasion, Trump repeatedly asserted unsubstantiated narratives while actively dodging questions about the devastating attack on a girls' school in Minab, southern Iran.
The core of Trump's controversial remarks revolved around his assertion that Iran itself was responsible for the horrific school massacre in Minab. This claim, repeatedly reiterated despite a rapidly accumulating body of evidence pointing to a U.S.-led bombing, is a glaring example of deliberate falsehood.
The attack claimed the lives of approximately 170 elementary school girls, a tragedy that has rightly drawn international condemnation.
Iran update with Larry Johnson
12bytes: Ryan Dawson interviews Larry Johnson, former CIA analyst.
US, Israeli targets struck in mass IRGC missile, drone strikes
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a fresh round of massive missile and drone strikes against US military installations and Israeli targets in the occupied territories in retaliation for the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against the country.
The Public Relations Department of the IRGC announced in a statement that the 30th wave of Operation True Promise 4 was carried out on the eve of the 19th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, and concurrent with the election of the new Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
According to the statement, the mass attacks, conducted with the code phrase "Ali Valiollah", struck US bases in the region as well as the Israeli regime's positions north of the occupied lands.
Iran destroys four advanced US THAAD radars, downs Israeli drone
12bytes: If these reports are accurate, that may be 8 THAAD systems that have been destroyed, however it could also be that that certain THAAD systems were hit more than once, so i'm not sure. The U.S. only has 8 or 9 THAAD systems as far as i know.
The Iranian armed forces have destroyed four advanced American radar systems during reprisal attacks targeting the United States' anti-missile defense infrastructure in the region.
In a statement on Sunday, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Zolfaghari said the highly advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar units equipped with long-range detection capabilities were struck and destroyed within the past 24 hours.
He said the radars were based in al-Rubah, al-Ruwais, al-Kharj, and Azraq.
The spokesperson added that the radar systems were providing real-time intelligence to the missile defense network jointly operated by the United States and Israel.
"As a result of the severe damage inflicted on the enemy's early warning network, air-raid sirens in the occupied territories now sound only at the moment missiles strike," the statement said.
Iranian Attack Devastates Oil Refinery In Bahrain Amid Rumors Of King Fleeing (Videos) | South Front
Bahrain's state oil company declared force majeure for its shipments on March 9 after an Iranian attack set its refinery ablaze.
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Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones at neighboring countries, especially in the Gulf, over the past week in response to the war sparked by the United States and Israel. The attacks targeted military facilities hosting or supporting the American military, in addition to energy facilities and infrastructure.
Bahrain in particular was badly hit. Salman, which hosts the U.S. Naval Support Activity base, was hit more than once. The most recent attack was on March 8, and on the same day the kingdom said that a water desalination plant in Bahrain was targeted.
Amid this escalation, rumors saying that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa left Bahrain emerged. These rumors were mainly promoted by the Bahraini opposition, which is largely supportive of Iran.
US State Department Orders US Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia Immediately - Reports
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US diplomats serving in Saudi Arabia have been ordered to leave the country, the New York Times reported citing sources.
Iran says it did not launch attacks towards Turkey or Azerbaijan | Middle East Eye
Speaking at a news briefing in Tehran, spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Iran remained "adamant to maintain good and friendly relations" with countries across the region.
However, he warned that Iran would act if foreign territory was used to launch attacks against it.
"Our act of defence cannot be interpreted as an act of hostility towards any of these countries," he said.
Baghaei also rejected reports that Iranian weapons had been launched towards Turkey, Cyprus or Azerbaijan in recent days.
"No offensives were initiated from Iranian territory" towards those countries, he said.
The spokesperson suggested that some incidents could have been orchestrated by Iran's adversaries in an effort to damage relations with neighbouring states.
"We have warned repeatedly that the enemy may stage certain attacks to drive a wedge between us and other countries," he said.
US and Iran Were Close to a Deal Before Trump Chose War - Antiwar.com
Iran has an "inalienable right" to enrich uranium for civilian use, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told the U.S. delegation with frustration in the final round of talks before the bombs started to fall on Iran.
And the U.S. has an "inalienable right" to stop you, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff answered with hubris.
Araghchi is right, and Witkoff is wrong. The U.S. and its partners have presented the public with a war that was caused by Iran's refusal to compromise on its civilian nuclear program; however, as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran has "the inalienable right to a civilian program that uses nuclear energy for peaceful purposes."
The fact that Iran was enriching uranium for peaceful purposes has been verified by the multiple consecutive International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that followed the JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran and by the 2022 U.S. Department of Defense Nuclear Posture Review and, most recently, by the 2025 U.S. Annual Threat Assessment.
Despite their "inalienable right," Iran made the major concession of negotiating significant limitations on its nuclear program that could have met U.S. redlines. Instead, the negotiations were interrupted by bombs falling on Iran in an attack that was neither necessitated by the immediate need to defend against an attack nor sanctioned by the Security Council.
US, Israel have launched environmental war on Iran - Tehran Times
Regrettably, the aggressors have set an oil refinery ablaze in southern Tehran to the extent that its thick clouds of smoke are seen all over the sky in Tehran and nearby cities. This environmental war on Iran started on Saturday night.
Oil storage sites in three parts of Tehran have been put on fire: in the south, northeast, and northwest.
The aggressors are not just in fight against Iran but also against its environment to the detriment of the health of its citizens.
Netanyahu, who dropped about 200,000 tons of explosives on the tiny Gaza enclave in two years and caused a huge environmental catastrophe along with crimes against humanity, this time in cooperation with his mindless friend, Donald Trump, have started a similar campaign against Iran.
Powerful explosions reported across Tehran | Middle East Eye
Powerful explosions were heard across Iran's capital on Monday as Israel and the United States' attack on the country continued to escalate, AFP journalists in Tehran reported.
Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon: Report | Middle East Eye
Human Rights Watch said on Monday that the Israeli military fired white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon earlier this month, which is illegal under international law.
According to the rights group, the incident occurred on 3 March in the town of Yohmor. Investigators said they verified and geolocated seven images showing airburst white phosphorus munitions detonating above a populated neighbourhood.
The images also showed civil defence crews responding to fires in at least two homes and a car in the affected area.
"The Israeli military's unlawful use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians," said Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The incendiary effects of white phosphorous can cause death or cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering."
Israel is killing at least 10 children per day in Lebanon | Middle East Eye
At least 83 children have been killed and 254 injured in Lebanon since 2 March by Israel as it attacks on Lebanon have intensified, the UN children's agency Unicef said.
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