Iran War Pulse

Houthis look to close the Bab El Mandeb Strait amid Iran war updates and Middle East conflict, widening proxy threats to key maritime routes.

US air dominance escalates in Operation Epic Fury (launched Feb 28), revealing a relentless timeline of precision strikes:

• 6,000+ combat flights...

Signs of boots on the ground escalating:

• MEU Deployment: USS Tripoli carries 2,500 Marines (1,200 ground combat) with F-35s, HIMARS; capable of...

US counters Iran war oil disruptions with Defense Production Act to revive Sable Offshore rigs off California, shuttered since 2015 spill.

• Targets...

Spain bows out of Strait of Hormuz operations, deeming the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran illegal.

• Banned U.S. aircraft from Spanish bases; rejected...

Escalation alert: Iran deploys Sejjil-2 'Dancing Missile' in combat debut—a 1.5-tonne weapon spooking Israel amid cluster bomb strikes.

• Iran's...

IDF escalates in southern Lebanon amid Iranian proxy threats, marking a shift to ground maneuvers:

• March 15-16 initiation: Limited, targeted...

Urgent nuclear risk: Iran can already assemble a dirty bomb or Hiroshima-sized nuke from its 60% enriched uranium stock—killing thousands and...

Precision strike in Iran war chaos: IDF jet spots Iranian drone cell fleeing after launch site hit, then eliminates them.

• Real-time intel enables...

• GDP devastation looms: Strait closure through April could contract Qatar and Kuwait GDP by -14%, others by -5%
• Germany nixes NATO role: FM...

US Fed to hold interest rates steady as US-Israeli assault on Iran injects economic uncertainty, with sharp oil price rise threatening pressure on outlook.

As speculation mounts over US troop deployment in Iran, analysts say any ground operation would be narrow and tactical – highlighting feasibility limits amid escalation talk.

Intense US air campaign has flown over 6,000 combat missions across Iran in just 16 days, with precision strikes devastating Kharg Island's missile, drone, and naval infrastructure.

Military Strikes and Operations

• 🔥 Pentagon Confirms Bunker Destruction: Pentagon confirms destruction of Iran's 7 secret nuclear bunkers using...

Fujairah hub crippled: Drone attack sparks fire, suspends UAE oil loading.

• Hormuz flows falter: Iran hits 16 vessels since Feb 28, shielding own...

Sanctions evasion thriving: Russia, China, and Iran are building alternative trade networks and using physical assets like silver to bypass Western...

Escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran:

• IDF intercepts Iranian missile wave: Defense systems activated amid citizen alerts.
• Joint B-2 bunker-busters...

Eran Ortal, Israeli reserve commander and former IDF Dado Center head, reveals in RFE/RL interview what Iran War lessons hold for the US, Israel, China, and Russia.

• Guterres' critique: UNSC "no longer reflects the modern world", suffers legitimacy and efficiency issues from 1945 structure and veto paralysis on...

• March 14 hotspot: US Embassy in Baghdad urged all American citizens to leave Iraq immediately on Saturday.
• Trigger: After the embassy was [incident].
• Visual tracking: Iran War Maps timeline for Mideast conflict developments.