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2026-03-18

20 events

Hezbollah fires long-range missiles toward Gaza border area for first time — sirens in Ashkelon, 200 km from Lebanon

Hezbollah fired long-range missiles toward the Gaza border area of southern Israel on March 18 — the first time in the current conflict that Hezbollah has targeted the area ~200 km from Lebanon. Sirens sounded in Ashkelon and several communities near the Gaza Strip border. Projectiles struck open areas; no injuries reported. A separate rocket impact caused damage but no injuries in Kiryat Shmona.

Ashkelon / Gaza border area, southern Israel

CRITICALMILITARY·19:00 UTCVERIFIED

Iran strikes Ras Laffan — Qatar's main LNG facility hit, fire breaks out, QatarEnergy confirms 'extensive damage'

Iran struck Ras Laffan Industrial City — Qatar's main natural gas and LNG production facility and the world's largest LNG plant — on March 18, causing a fire and 'extensive damage' confirmed by QatarEnergy. Qatar's Civil Defense responded to the blaze. Qatar intercepted two ballistic missiles but the facility was still hit. Qatar's Interior Ministry confirmed 'Iranian targeting'. No casualties reported.

Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar

HIGHMILITARY·18:30 UTCVERIFIED

Saudi Arabia intercepts two Iranian drones targeting Riyadh diplomatic quarter — third Riyadh attack of Day 19

Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted two Iranian drones attempting to approach the diplomatic quarter of Riyadh — the area housing foreign embassies — on the evening of March 18. This is the third distinct Iranian attack against Riyadh on Day 19, following the four ballistic missiles intercepted over the capital at 17:30 UTC.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — diplomatic quarter

HIGHMILITARY·18:00 UTCVERIFIED

Iran launches second missile wave against central Israel Wednesday afternoon — separate from overnight barrage

Iran launched a second missile barrage targeting central Israel on Wednesday afternoon March 18, separate from the overnight salvo that killed two people in Ramat Gan. The Israeli military detected launches from Iran. At least one missile appeared to penetrate air defenses. No immediate casualty report.

Central Israel

HIGHMILITARY·18:00 UTCVERIFIED

IDF strikes Iranian naval vessels in Caspian Sea — first Israeli military operation in Caspian waters

Israeli forces struck Iranian Navy boats in the Caspian Sea on March 18 — the first Israeli military operation in Caspian waters. The Caspian Sea borders Iran to the north and is surrounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan. No casualty count immediately available. Confirmed by Haaretz.

Bandar Anzali, Caspian Sea coast, Iran

HIGHMILITARY·18:00 UTCVERIFIED

Saudi Arabia intercepts Iranian drones approaching gas facilities in Eastern Region — no damage

Saudi Arabia intercepted Iranian drones attempting to approach gas facilities in the Eastern Region on March 18. No damage reported. The Eastern Region contains Ras Tanura — Saudi Aramco's largest oil export terminal — and Abqaiq processing facilities. The intercepts confirm Iran's campaign extends to Saudi Arabia's oil heartland, not only the capital Riyadh.

Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

CRITICALMILITARY·17:30 UTCVERIFIED

Iran fires four ballistic missiles at Riyadh — Saudi capital targeted for first time, debris lands across city, phone alerts issued to residents

Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted four ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday March 18 — the first time Iran has targeted the Saudi capital directly with ballistic missiles during the war. Debris from intercepted missiles landed across the city. Reuters and AFP journalists in Riyadh heard loud explosions. Saudi authorities issued phone alerts to Riyadh residents warning of a hostile aerial threat for the first time in the conflict. No casualties reported immediately.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

HIGHPOLITICAL·17:26 UTCVERIFIED

Iran new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei breaks silence on Larijani funeral day — first public statement: killers will have to pay

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public written statement since taking office, published on his official Telegram channel on the day of Larijani's state funeral in Tehran. Khamenei called the killers 'criminal murderers' who will soon have to pay, and said every drop of spilled blood comes at a price. He has not yet appeared in public and is believed to be operating from concealment, having been openly designated for killing by Israel.

Tehran, Iran (via official Telegram channel)

CRITICALMILITARY·14:00 UTCVERIFIED

Iran names five Gulf energy facilities for imminent strikes — Ras Laffan subsequently hit, fire and extensive damage confirmed

Iran Revolutionary Guards issued formal evacuation orders and strike warnings for five specific Gulf energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, to be targeted in the coming hours in retaliation for the US-Israel strike on South Pars. Named: Saudi SAMREF refinery (Yanbu), Jubail petrochemical complex; UAE Al Hosn gasfield; Qatar Ras Laffan refinery, Mesaieed petrochemical complex and holding company. IRGC evacuation orders represent formal pre-strike notification to civilian workers at the facilities.

Gulf Region — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar

STANDARDINTELLIGENCE·13:57 UTCVERIFIED

US DNI Gabbard tells Senate: Iran regime intact but largely degraded — would rebuild missiles over years if leadership survives

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to the US Senate that the intelligence community assesses the Iranian regime to be intact but largely degraded due to US-Israeli attacks on its leadership and military capabilities. Gabbard added that if Iran leadership survived the war, it would begin a years-long effort to rebuild its missile and drone programs.

Washington D.C., United States

HIGHINTELLIGENCE·12:00 UTCVERIFIED

Kuwait arrests 10 Hezbollah-linked operatives plotting attacks on vital infrastructure

Kuwait's interior ministry announced the arrest of 10 Kuwaiti citizens affiliated with Iran-backed Hezbollah, accused of plotting "terrorist" actions against the country's vital infrastructure. Bloomberg reported this was the second such arrest set in Kuwait that week. The cell was dismantled before any attacks were carried out.

Kuwait City, Kuwait

CRITICALMILITARY·10:00 UTCVERIFIED

US-Israel coordinated strike hits South Pars natural gas field — world largest gas reservoir targeted, Qatar calls it dangerous and irresponsible

The strike on Iran South Pars natural gas field was coordinated with and approved by the Trump administration, Axios reported citing two senior Israeli officials and a US defense official. Qatar, which shares the South Pars/North Dome field with Iran, condemned the strike as a dangerous and irresponsible step. South Pars is the largest natural gas field in the world, supplying the bulk of Iran gas output and co-developed with Qatar North Dome.

Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province / South Pars offshore, Persian Gulf, Iran

HIGHMILITARY·09:35 UTCVERIFIED

IDF announces imminent bombing of Litani River bridges in southern Lebanon — Hezbollah supply line interdiction, mass evacuation ordered north of Zahrani river

The Israeli military announced it will begin bombing bridges across the Litani River in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from moving reinforcements and combat equipment to areas where IDF forces are operating. IDF Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted the warning on X, repeating a mass evacuation order for all residents south of the Zahrani River to move north immediately.

Litani River, Southern Lebanon

HIGHDIPLOMATIC·08:00 UTCVERIFIED

IMO convenes extraordinary session on Hormuz shipping crisis — 3,200 vessels and 20,000 seafarers trapped west of strait

The International Maritime Organization convened its 36th Extraordinary Council Session (C/ES.36) on March 18-19 in London to address the maritime crisis caused by the Iran war. The IMO disclosed that approximately 3,200 vessels carrying around 20,000 seafarers are currently trapped west of the Strait of Hormuz. The session aims to establish a safe maritime corridor for the evacuation of stranded ships and crew from the Persian Gulf.

IMO Headquarters, London / Strait of Hormuz

HIGHMILITARY·07:00 UTCVERIFIED

Strike on Larestan courthouse kills at least 8 — civilians and judicial staff among dead in southern Iran

A strike hit a courthouse complex in Larestan, a county in southern Fars Province, Iran, on Wednesday March 18, killing at least eight people including civilians and judicial staff. Iran's judiciary Mizan news agency confirmed the attack, calling it an 'enemy attack'. No immediate claim of responsibility.

Larestan, Fars Province, Iran

HIGHINTELLIGENCE·06:00 UTCVERIFIED

Iran executes Kourosh Keyvani for spying for Mossad — judiciary confirms execution day after Larijani killing

Iran executed Kourosh Keyvani on March 18 for allegedly providing Israel Mossad with photographs and information about sensitive locations inside Iran, the judiciary Mizan news agency confirmed. The execution came the day after the Israeli killing of national security chief Ali Larijani and signals Iran is conducting a parallel domestic security crackdown alongside its military campaign.

Tehran, Iran

HIGHMILITARY·05:00 UTCVERIFIED

IDF strikes multiple military infrastructure sites across Tehran — IRGC Security Unit HQ, ballistic missile command center, air defense systems destroyed

The IDF announced it struck numerous military infrastructure sites across Tehran in an overnight campaign. Targets included command centers, the IRGC Security Unit headquarters responsible for suppressing domestic protests, a ballistic missile command center, a maintenance center of the General Logistics and Support Department of Internal Security Forces, and multiple Iranian air defense systems. The campaign represents a systematic targeting of Tehran military command and control infrastructure.

Tehran, Iran

CRITICALMILITARY·04:00 UTCVERIFIED

Israel kills Iran Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib in overnight Tehran strike — Katz confirms, authorizes open-ended IDF targeting of senior Iranian officials

Israeli Defense Minister Katz confirmed that Iran Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib was eliminated in an overnight airstrike on Tehran. Iranian state television subsequently confirmed his death — the first official Iranian acknowledgement. President Pezeshkian called it 'an unfair assassination.' Khatib targeting was confirmed as a joint US-Israel intelligence operation. Katz announced Netanyahu authorized IDF to kill any senior Iranian official without additional per-strike approval.

Tehran, Iran

HIGHMILITARY·03:50 UTCVERIFIED

IDF strikes Beirut Bashoura neighbourhood — Hezbollah facility targeted, evacuation warning issued before strike

An Israeli airstrike struck Beirut Bashoura neighbourhood on Wednesday morning, confirmed by Reuters and AFP witnesses who heard a loud explosion. Unlike the earlier Zuqaq al-Blat strike, the IDF issued a prior evacuation warning via Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee, urging residents of a specific building in Bashoura to leave before the strike. The IDF stated it was targeting a Hezbollah facility in the area.

Bashoura, Central Beirut, Lebanon

HIGHMILITARY·03:40 UTCVERIFIED

Qatar intercepts missile attack — armed forces confirm interception, blasts heard in Doha by AFP journalist

Qatar's defence ministry confirmed its armed forces intercepted a missile attack in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18. An AFP journalist in Doha heard several blasts as Qatar's air defense systems engaged the incoming missiles. Qatar hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East — Al Udeid Air Base — which houses the CENTCOM forward headquarters and over 10,000 US personnel.

Doha, Qatar