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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 13th, DAY 14 RECAP:
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - The U.S. used B-2 bombers to strike targets in Iran.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช - Iranian drone strikes hit the Dubai International Financial Centre.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - The number of people wounded in the missile impact in Zarzir, Israel, rose to 80.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - Reuters reported that Trump held discussions and did not plan on withdrawing from the military operation in Iran early.
๐ด๐ฒ - Two people were killed in unidentified drone strikes in the Sohar Province of Oman.
๐ฎ๐ท - Senior IRGC officials participated in public demonstrations for Jerusalem Day in Iran despite being on U.S. and Israeli hit lists.
๐ซ๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ท - France and Italy began negotiations with Iran in hopes of securing safe passage for their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times.
๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ - Italy withdrew its troops from Iraq after a drone strike targeted an Italian base.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ - All six U.S. soldiers aboard the KC-135 that crashed in Iraq were pronounced dead.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - 5,000 Marines and sailors were deployed to the Middle East, 2,500 of whom were part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - Iran continued attacks on Israel, with more impacts reported today than on previous days.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - The U.S. offered $10 million rewards for several senior Iranian officials. The list included Mojtaba Khamenei, Yahya Safavi, Ali Larijani, and Eskander Momeni.
๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท - โThe U.S. has deployed 10,000 Ukrainian Merops, AI-driven interceptor drones, to the Middle East. The U.S. also deployed Ukrainian Bumblebee interceptor drones to the region. The quadcopters are designed to crash into enemy drones,โ according to Bloomberg.
๐ฎ๐ท๐จ๐ณ - โIran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz only if cargo is traded in Chinese yuan,โ according to CNN.
๐พ๐ช๐ฎ๐ท - โA decision has been made to stand militarily with Iran, and zero hour will be announced at the right time,โ said Mohammed Al-Bukhiti, a senior Ansarallah official.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ถ - An Iranian drone struck Erbil in Iraqโs Kurdistan region, allegedly targeting U.S. military positions.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - President Trump, when asked if the U.S. Navy would escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, said: โIt will happen soon, very soon.โ
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - The United States bombed Kharg Island but did not target any oil refineries, stating that only military targets were struck. Iran vowed a response.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ธ๐ฆ - Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile while on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to the WSJ.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ - Israel iswas reportedly planning a major ground invasion of Lebanon. According to Axios, Israel plans to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollahโs infrastructure.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ - IDF forces attempted to advance into the town of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon but were struck with a guided missile during clashes with Hezbollah, according to Al Jadeed.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท - President Trump reportedly told his team he believed Iran would capitulate before closing the Strait of Hormuz. He also said that even if Iran blocked it, the United States would be able to overpower them and reopen it. The strait has now become Iranโs biggest leverage point, according to the WSJ.
๐บ๐ธ๐ข๏ธ - Crude oil closed at $97 per barrel, while Brent crude closed at $103 per barrel.
Hereโs our recap from yesterday: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2032269882432037257?s=46&t=X2_kjqMqJfvU6tkO79d9yw
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท -
Today:
"No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did." - Karoline Leavitt.
Before today:
"Iran chose this path of death and destruction, Iran wanted to attack the US, the President wasn't going to sit back and allow that to happen." - Karoline Leavitt.
"Based on what Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio were telling me, I thought that they were going to attack us. If we didn't do this, they had in mind to attack us." - President Trump.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- US/Israeli strikes also in Tabriz, Iran.
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๐ฏ๐ต๐ขโก๏ธ- Japan has also announced they will take similar measures by releasing 15 days worth of private-sector oil reserves and one month's worth of state oil reserves.
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๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ - Hezbollah rocket impact in Krayot, northern Haifa, northern Israel.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Sirens activated in the north and south of Israel.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช - UAE's Ministry of Defense releases a video of its forces downing Iranian drones approaching the Emirati State.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Iranian missile launches to Israel
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๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Israeli strikes targeting Dahieh, Beirut again.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ง๐ญโก๏ธ- Explosions heard in Bahrain.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- CENTCOM is asking the Pentagon to send more military intelligence officers to its headquarters in Florida to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days, and likely through September, according to POLITICO.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ง๐ญโก๏ธ- Smoke rising after an Iranian drone directly impacted a target in Bahrain.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- BREAKING: Smoke is rising from the U.S. Victoria Base in Baghdad following a reported drone attack.
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๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- BREAKING: Initial reports of clashes between Hezbollah and the IDF on the northern Israeli border.
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๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Israeli strikes against Beirut, Lebanon.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - Confirmed impact in Halon, central Israel.
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๐ซ๐ท๐ขโก๏ธ- TotalEnergies suspends 15% of its oil and gas worldwide production, effective immediately.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- Insane footage shows the moment Iran struck the U.S. tanker โSafesea Vishnuโ in the Persian Gulf last night.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 10th, DAY 11 RECAP:
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- "Negotiations with the United States are no longer on the agenda." - Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช๐ด๐ฒโก๏ธ- A vessel was targeted north of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- U.S. / Israel continue strikes; Israel targets oil depots.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Iran's Red Crescent reports the deaths of 1,348 and more than 17,000 injured across Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury.
๐ฆ๐ช๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- Abu Dhabi confirms an Iranian drone impacted the Ruwais Industrial Complex, the Middle East's largest refinery complex.
๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโก๏ธ- The USA has designated the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention."
๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธโก๏ธ- The U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto was targeted by gunfire early this morning.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- As many as 150 American troops have been wounded since the start of the Iran war, according to Reuters.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- U.S. intel has shown indications that Iran is preparing to deploy mines to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is using smaller craft that can carry 2โ3 mines each. - CBS News & CNN.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Iran launches multiple waves of attacks on Israel, equaling or even surpassing the amount seen on the first day of the war.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Hezbollah and the IDF continued to clash on the Lebanese-Israeli border.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ชโก๏ธ- Iran launched attacks on over five different countries within a span of two hours or less.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ- Two drones targeted the U.S. diplomatic facility near Baghdad International Airport; one drone directly struck the facility, sources tell WAPO and Reuters.
๐ซ๐ท๐ข- The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in history in order to bring down crude oil prices. The proposal will be decided on Wednesday. The release would exceed the 182 million barrels released in 2022 during Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine. - WSJ.
Here's our recap from yesterday: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2031198202972536963?s=20
๐ป๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- The only Catholic bishop of Iran was successfully evacuated to Rome yesterday.
"I arrived in Rome yesterday, not without sorrow and pain for our brothers and sisters in Iran, as part of the complete evacuation of the Italian embassy." - Cardinal Dominique Mathieu in a statement.
๐ฎ๐ทโ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ NEW: An informed source told Fars News Agency that Iran has expanded its target bank following overnight U.S.โIsraeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
โก๏ธ Tehran will no longer limit attacks to military targets and could also strike key U.S. and Israeli investments and vital interests in the region.
โก๏ธ The source added that the decision came after increasingly threatening rhetoric from U.S. and Israeli officials, saying the two countries had shifted to a more aggressive tone after failing to weaken Iranโs resolve.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ โ WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 6TH, DAY 7 RECAP
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ โ U.S. forces on Apache helicopters engaged in clashes with PMF Iraqi militants in southern Iraq.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ โ U.S. Victoria Base was directly struck by drones.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ โ U.S. logistics company KBR was directly struck by drones in Basra, Iraq.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ชโก๏ธ โ Patriot system stationed in the UAE was struck by an Iranian missile.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ โ The Arjaan by Rotana hotel was struck by drones in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ โ Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has crossed the Suez and entered the Red Sea.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted Saqqez in northwest Iran.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ Large-scale airstrikes continued in Tehran by U.S. and Israel.
๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ The Iraqi National Security Service arrested a spy cell consisting of five Israeli individuals holding Polish passports.
๐บ๐ธ๐ท๐บโก๏ธ โ The U.S. is considering unsanctioning some Russian oil as part of economic relief due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ดโก๏ธ โ The U.S. is rushing to replace the THAAD radar system that was destroyed by Iranian drones in Jordan, according to the Wall Street Journal.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ Ali Asghar Hijazi, Deputy Chief of Staff and a senior Iranian cleric, was assassinated in Israeli attacks on Tehran earlier today, per Israeli Channel 12.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ โ President Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran, according to an NBC News exclusive.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ The IDF attempted a massive operation in eastern Lebanonโs Bekka Valley; Hezbollah Al-Radwan forces thwarted the attack, and the IDF was forced to withdraw (casualty count unknown).
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ Hezbollah and IDF forces clashed in Khiam, southern Lebanon.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ The U.S. Department of State approved a $151.8 million deal to sell 12,000 BLU-110 1,000-pound bombs to Israel.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ท๐บโก๏ธ โ Russia is providing Iran with intelligence on where to strike U.S. military assets in the region, a U.S. official tells the Washington Post.
๐บ๐ธโก๏ธ โ Reports indicate that the U.S. has had at least 3 out of the 8 THAAD systems damaged or destroyed by Iranian attacks.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ Five IDF soldiers from the Givati Brigade were seriously injured today (Friday) as a result of gunfire in Israeli territory near the Lebanon border.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ โ Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's son was injured during military activity on the Lebanon border, according to Israeli Channel 12.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฟโก๏ธ โ Iranian forces have been put on a state of alert in Ardabil, northern Iran, along Azerbaijan's border.
๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ โ Iran targeted a tugboat in the Strait of Hormuz, shipping reduced by 90%.
๐ขโก๏ธ โ The price of Brent crude oil has surpassed $90 per barrel.
Here is our recap from yesterday: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2029767639803838503?s=20
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ- Smoke is rising from U.S. logistics company KBR in Basra, Iraq.
It was targeted by drones.
๐ฆ๐ช๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- An all clear message has been sent for the UAE, possibly related to detection of launchers that were used against Israel.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆโก๏ธ- Explosions in Doha, Qatar.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - Israel has carried out 5,000 airstrikes on Iran, while the US has carried out 2,000.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - WAR IN IRAN |MARCH 3RD, DAY 4 RECAP.
๐ฎ๐ท- Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khameinei, has been chosen as the next Supreme Leader of Iran by the Leadership Experts Council, Iranian opposition outlet Iran International reports.
๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ท- Trump is in talks with Kurdish leaders and is willing to back groups on the ground who will take up arms against the regime.
๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ - Israeli Channel 12 alleges Qatar made offensive strikes against Iran; Qatar has since denied this.
๐บ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท - Iran struck the US Embassy in Riyadh for the second day in a row while also bombing the CIA headquarters in Saudi Arabia.
๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ช - Saudi Arabia and the UAE are considering offensive strikes against Iran, in retaliation for Iranian attacks on their cities.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช- Iran struck the U.S. Consulate in Abu Dhabi with suicide drones.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- U.S. and Israel conducted joint strikes, B-2 Bombers were used in attacks.
๐ฑ๐ง - Hezbollah continues attacks against Israel, now employing rocket attacks as they did during the 12 Day War.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ง- In addition, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut has been temporarily closed.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ - Israel is preparing for a possible ground offensive into southern Lebanon to create a buffer zone due to Hezbollah joining the war. The IDF issued evacuation orders for 80 towns in the south of Lebanon. The Lebanese army retreated from multiple positions along the border. UNIFIL peacekeepers spotted Israeli military incursions in the south of Lebanon.
๐บ๐ธ - Financial Times reports that the CIA had an inside source who helped coordinate Khameinei's assassination.
๐บ๐ธ - "Their [Iran] air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said, โToo Late!โ" - President Trump.
๐บ๐ธ๐ช๐ธ- President Trump announced a complete halt of trade with Spain due to their negative reaction to the war and disallowing the United States to operate out of Spanish military bases.
๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ช๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฒ - Iran continues its attacks on the Gulf States' oil infrastructure, including the first major strike on Oman, targeting an oil storage facility, further advancing its shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz.
๐จ๐พ๐ฌ๐ง - Continuous drone attacks on the UK base in Cyprus have prompted the UK to deploy more assets and a naval ship to assist with defensive activities.
๐ฌ๐ง๐ฏ๐ด๐ฎ๐ท - The UK's Defense Ministry announces its involvement in the shooting down of Iranian projectiles over the Persian Gulf, Iraqi, and Jordanian airspaces.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ - Al-Arabiya alleges Israel conducted a ground operation inside Iran through Mossad and special forces last night.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ผ - The Wall Street Journal reports that a Kuwaiti F/A-18 fighter jet was responsible for mistakenly shooting down the 3 American F-15s that crashed on Sunday.
๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ- Iran heavily targets Kurdish opposition groups on the Iraqi border, mobilizes IRGC ground forces to Kurdish Iranian city, Marivan.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ- U.S. base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan was directly struck by suicide drone.
๐บ๐ธโก๏ธ- CIA orders to evacuate personnel from all countries where Iranian missiles can reach.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, Hezbollah claims to have attacked 5 MERKAVA tanks, IDF confirms at least one was attacked, says Hezbollah militants were killed after.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ถโก๏ธ- Iran attacks U.S. Victoria Airforce base in Baghdad, Iraq.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ- NYT releases satellite imagery showcasing Iran struck 7 bases in 7 countries and inflicted damage on multiple buildings, radar systems, and THAAD systems.
Here is our previous recap: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2028691006284292467
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆโก๏ธ- Satellite imagery shows that the AN/FPS-132 phased array radar located at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar was struck by an Iranian missile.
The cost of the radar is $1.1 billion.
Credit: Planet on X.
๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆโก๏ธ - The UK Ministry of Defence posted video showing a RAF Typhoon jet shooting down an Iranian drone directed at Qatar.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑโก๏ธ- Visual confirmation of the moment the Israeli drone HERMES was shot down in Khomeinishahr, Isfahan Province, Iran.
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