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The Israel Defense Forces announced a wide-scale new wave of airstrikes in Tehran, targeting Iranian regime infrastructure. Strikes hit weapons production and storage sites, military training facilities housing missile systems used against aircraft, and security service installations. The announcement came via IDF social media early Monday morning, Day 24.
Tehran, IranIran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) warned that Iran will completely close the Strait of Hormuz if the United States acts on its threats to target Iranian energy infrastructure. The IRGC statement escalates beyond Foreign Minister Araghchi's earlier position — while Araghchi blamed market forces for the shipping halt, the IRGC explicitly threatened total closure as a deliberate military response to US infrastructure strikes. The Hormuz deadline — until 23:44 GMT on March 23 — adds urgency to the threat.
Tehran, Iran / Strait of HormuzIran launched another ballistic missile barrage at central Israel in the early hours of Day 24, with cluster munitions or falling fragments causing damage at multiple locations. A fire broke out in a residential area of Petah Tikva, and a projectile struck a residential building in Jaffa. Rescue services confirmed damage at several locations across central Israel. No injuries were reported from this barrage.
Petah Tikva and Jaffa, central IsraelIran fired another wave of missiles and drones at Gulf states in the early hours of Day 24. A ballistic missile was intercepted over the Al Shawamekh area of Abu Dhabi, near Al Dhafra Air Base — a key US military hub — injuring one Indian national with falling shrapnel. Bahrain and Kuwait both sounded missile alerts over incoming Iranian fire. Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry confirmed it destroyed drones over the oil-rich Eastern Province.
Abu Dhabi UAE / Bahrain / Kuwait / Saudi Arabia Eastern ProvinceKataeb Hezbollah, an influential pro-Iran Iraqi armed group, announced it will extend its pause on attacks against the US Embassy in Baghdad by five additional days. 'The deadline given to the embassy of American evil will be extended by an additional five days,' the group said. It warned it will respond if attacked, and denied involvement in the drone strike on the Iraqi intelligence building on Saturday that killed an officer.
Baghdad, IraqIncoming rocket sirens were triggered in the Lebanon border towns of Manara, Margaliot, and Metula in northern Israel, marking Hezbollah's opening attacks of Day 24. No injuries immediately reported. Hezbollah continues its border rocket campaign despite IDF Nabatieh command center strikes and Litani bridge destruction on Day 23.
Manara, Margaliot and Metula, Northern IsraelIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on X that the Strait of Hormuz is not closed by Iran's actions but by insurance companies' concerns about the 'US-initiated war.' He rejected Trump's ultimatum: 'Freedom of Navigation cannot exist without Freedom of Trade. Respect both — or expect neither.' He added that 'further threats will not sway Iranians nor insurers.' The statement is Iran's first formal Hormuz counter-framing ahead of the Trump deadline.
Tehran, IranUS President Donald Trump reportedly indicated he is leaning toward traveling to Israel next month to receive the Israel Prize at the Independence Day ceremony on April 22. 'Yes, sounds like it,' Trump told Israeli Channel 14. The visit would be the first presidential visit to Israel during a live war in modern history and would underscore the depth of US political commitment to the conflict.
Washington DC / IsraelIran's 12th barrage of Day 23 struck central Israel with at least one cluster bomb warhead. Rescue forces responded to several impact sites. No injuries reported. Footage showed bomblet dispersal above central Israeli skies. The second cluster bomb attack on Israel in a single day — the first being the Tel Aviv strike (15 injured, 1 serious) earlier on Day 23.
Central IsraelShortly after telling civilians they could leave bomb shelters, the IDF detected an 11th Iranian missile targeting northern Israel. Sirens activated again immediately. 11 distinct barrages in ~22 hours on Day 23.
Northern IsraelIran's 10th ballistic missile attack of Day 23 targeted northern border communities. Likely intercepted per IDF initial assessment. No injuries or direct impacts. Sirens activated in northern border communities.
Northern IsraelThe ballistic missile Iran launched at northern Israel in its 9th Day 23 barrage apparently struck Lebanese territory, per IDF assessment — the first time an Iranian ballistic missile has hit Lebanon during the current war. It is unclear whether Iran was targeting Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon or an Israeli target and the missile fell short. The 9th missile triggered sirens in northern border communities; no injuries reported. The incident marks a new operational dimension: Iranian missiles now posing a risk to Lebanese civilians and potentially to IDF forces operating south of the Litani.
Northern IsraelSaudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser cancelled his appearance at CERAWeek Houston — one of the energy industry's premier conferences — to remain in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran war. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah will also not attend in person. Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala is also unlikely to send representatives. Aramco has already cut oil output by ~2 million barrels per day from two fields and is piping crude from its eastern to western coast to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / Houston, USAThe US Embassy in Jerusalem announced bus transport to Amman International Airport for American citizens seeking to leave Israel, starting Monday. Buses depart from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem via the Sheikh Hussein Border Crossing into northern Jordan. Travelers arrange their own Amman flights. The service follows steep Ben Gurion Airport restrictions (50 passengers/flight, 1 per hour) and multiple Iranian missile impacts across central and southern Israel.
Israel / JordanEU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held a phone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Day 23, an EU official confirmed. Kallas also spoke separately with counterparts from Turkey, Qatar, and South Korea on 'the war in the Middle East, attacks on energy infrastructure, and the urgent need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.' The EU described the engagements as 'exploring diplomatic avenues forward.' Kallas warned that 'fresh threats to attack critical civilian infrastructure risk impacting millions across the Middle East and beyond.' Her previous call with Araghchi was Wednesday.
Brussels / TehranTransportation Minister Miri Regev officially announced flight restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport effective Monday (March 23) at 5pm: one departing flight per hour with a maximum of 50 passengers; one arriving flight per hour with no passenger limit. 'In order to prevent possible harm to human life,' Regev said. 'This is an inconvenience, but our commitment to human life is our top priority.' Since Ben Gurion's gradual reopening, 140,000 Israelis have returned home on repatriation flights by El Al, Arkia, Israir and Air Haifa. Restrictions may change at any time based on security assessments.
Ben Gurion Airport, Tel AvivLebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam publicly criticised Hezbollah's rocket attacks in an interview on Saudi channel Al-Hadath, saying every rocket fired had caused '10,000 displaced people' due to Israeli retaliatory strikes. Salam said the attacks had 'led to heavy damage in Lebanon and undermined the government's credibility.' He stressed Lebanon will not abandon disarmament efforts. He also criticised Israel's destruction of 5 Litani bridges as a 'disaster' severing Lebanon from its south. He said the war 'was imposed on Lebanon' and the country had not chosen it.
Beirut, LebanonIsrael assesses that Hezbollah is actively planning to strike sensitive Israeli infrastructure in the near future, seeking a 'key achievement' in the conflict, Channel 12 reports. Separately, Israeli officials assess that Hezbollah will only engage in diplomacy to end the Lebanon fighting as part of a broader regional deal that includes ending the Iran war — effectively tying any Lebanon ceasefire to a full Iran settlement.
Northern Israel / LebanonWhite House officials have told Israeli counterparts that a US military operation to re-open the Strait of Hormuz will take 'several weeks,' according to Channel 12. If Iran does not comply with Trump's 48-hour deadline, the war will be extended to enable the Hormuz operation. US officials told Israel the strategy has shifted: 'We will use this to make them collapse from within.' The disclosure reveals Washington is explicitly framing a prolonged Hormuz campaign as a regime-collapse mechanism.
Washington DC / Tel AvivIDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir declared the fight against Hezbollah 'has only just begun,' and the military is preparing to 'deepen' its ground offensive in southern Lebanon. IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin confirmed at a press conference: 'We are expected to face several more weeks of fighting against Iran and Hezbollah.' Zamir's cumulative stats: 2,000+ targets struck, dozens of weapons depots, hundreds of terrorists eliminated. 'At the end of the campaign in Iran, Hezbollah will be left alone and isolated.'
Northern Command, Israel