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Showing 1201–1220 of 1559 events tracked across the Iran conflict

2026-03-10

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Trump administration asks Israel NOT to strike more Iranian oil facilities — 'doomsday option' framing

Trump admin conveyed to Israel's senior leadership and IDF Chief Zamir: do not strike additional oil or energy facilities in Iran. Three stated reasons: (1) harms pro-regime-change Iranian public, (2) Trump wants post-war oil cooperation with a new Iranian government, (3) fears Iranian retaliation against Gulf energy infrastructure. Trump reportedly views oil strikes as a 'doomsday option' only if Iran first attacks Gulf facilities.

Washington DC / Tel Aviv

HIGHMILITARY·18:00 UTC

US Energy Secretary Wright deletes Hormuz escort claim — US official: 'Not true, no ships escorted'

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright deletes his post claiming the US Navy escorted an oil tanker through Hormuz. US official tells Reuters: 'Not true — the military has not escorted any ships through Hormuz.' Iran also denied. Brent crude had fallen 15% to $84 on the announcement before recovering. Strait remains closed to commercial traffic.

Strait of Hormuz / Washington DC

HIGHMILITARY·17:30 UTC

Damascus accuses Hezbollah of shelling Syrian army positions — Lebanon-Syria border incident threatens new front

Syria's SANA: Hezbollah shells Syrian army positions near Serghaya border town. Syria 'studying appropriate options.' Lebanese President Aoun calls al-Sharaa to coordinate borders. Hezbollah denies: 'no intent of opening a second front while engaged with Israelis.' If confirmed, Hezbollah is firing at Arab armies — major escalation.

Serghaya, Lebanon-Syria border

HIGHMILITARY·17:30 UTC

Iran: 4 Iranian diplomats killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon on Sunday

Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani: four Iranian diplomats were killed in Lebanon in an Israeli attack on Sunday (Day 10). First confirmation of Iranian diplomat deaths in Lebanon in the current war. Significant escalation in potential diplomatic and legal consequences for Israel.

Lebanon

CRITICALMILITARY·17:00 UTC

US Navy escorts oil tanker through Hormuz — first successful transit since war began

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirms US Navy has successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. First confirmed oil shipment through the strait since the war began February 28. Major development — signals the US is beginning to restore Hormuz transit rather than accepting closure.

Strait of Hormuz

CRITICALECONOMIC·17:00 UTC

IEA emergency meeting — 30 nations consider releasing 1.2 billion barrel strategic reserve

IEA chief Birol convenes all 30 member states + G7 energy ministers at Paris HQ to assess oil supply security and decide on emergency reserve release. IEA member countries hold over 1.2 billion barrels of public emergency stocks. Decision imminent. Largest coordinated reserve release in IEA history if activated.

Paris, France / Global markets

HIGHPOLITICAL·17:00 UTC

House Speaker Johnson: Iran mission 'nearly completed' — operation 'limited in scope' — gas prices a 'temporary blip'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-FL): 'The mission is being achieved. It's nearly completed.' Calls the Iran operation 'by design limited in scope.' Gas price spike a 'temporary blip' that will come down in 'a couple of weeks.' Aligns with Trump/Witkoff 'ahead of schedule' narrative — most explicit 'nearly done' signal yet.

Florida, USA

STANDARDMILITARY·17:00 UTC

Beit Shemesh 'satellite station' hit by Hezbollah is European civilian SES site — not Israeli military

Dashcam footage confirms Hezbollah missile struck SES satellite station in Haela Valley near Beit Shemesh — a civilian commercial site operated by European company SES. Hezbollah claimed it was an Israeli military 'Communications and Cyber Defense Division' installation. IDF: 'isolated failure' allowed this missile to impact without interception or sirens.

Haela Valley, near Beit Shemesh, Israel

HIGHPOLITICAL·17:00 UTC

Herzog: Hezbollah 'doesn't understand what awaits it' — Israel determined to dismantle group 'once and for all'

President Herzog visits air defense battery on Lebanon border: 'If Hezbollah even thinks about continuing to harass or threaten, it simply does not understand what awaits it.' 'Israel is determined to dismantle it once and for all.' IDF deepening south Lebanon operations to establish forward defense zone.

Northern border, Israel

HIGHDIPLOMATIC·16:30 UTC

Sa'ar: Israel not seeking 'endless war' — will coordinate with US on when to stop; German FM: Iran 'not ready' for diplomacy

Joint press conference Sa'ar + German FM Wadephul: 'We are not looking for an endless war — will consult our American friends when it's the right time to stop.' Sa'ar: 'The new Khamenei is no less extremist than the previous.' Wadephul: 'For now, Tehran is not ready for a diplomatic solution — and as long as this is not the case, we still have to wait.'

Jerusalem, Israel

HIGHECONOMIC·16:30 UTC

US spent $5.6 billion in munitions in first TWO DAYS of Iran war — $50B+ congressional request expected

Trump administration tells Congress it used $5.6B in munitions in first two days (Feb 28 - Mar 1). Congressional concern about depleting US military stocks. White House expected to submit $50B+ supplemental war funding request. Trump met 7 defense contractor CEOs Friday to accelerate replenishment.

Washington DC, USA

CRITICALPOLITICAL·16:00 UTC

Witkoff: 'Almost all' Iranian enrichment destroyed — Iran has 460kg at 60% — Kushner visit next week

Witkoff CNBC: 'We destroyed almost all of their enrichment capability' — acknowledges Iran's programme wasn't fully obliterated. Iran has 460kg uranium enriched to 60% — weapon-grade threshold. Iran uninterested in talks since Feb 28. Trump 'would be open to it.' Russia denied sharing targeting intel — 'Let's hope they're not.' Witkoff/Kushner visit Israel next week.

Washington DC, USA

HIGHMILITARY·16:00 UTC

Hezbollah returns to guerrilla roots — no comms devices, 4 deputies per commander, fighting near Khiyam

Four Lebanese sources: Hezbollah operating in small units, no phones or pagers (lessons from 2024 booby-trap campaign), rationing anti-tank rockets. 4 deputies for every commander — continuity planning. Ground fighting concentrated near Khiyam (Israel/Syria border). Hezbollah calculates Iran's leadership will survive — expects regional ceasefire. Israeli source: no signs of de-escalation.

South Lebanon / Khiyam

STANDARDMILITARY·16:00 UTC

Iran fires 4th ballistic missile of Day 11 — strikes open area outside Beit Shemesh, no injuries

Iran's fourth ballistic missile of Day 11 strikes open area just outside Beit Shemesh. No injuries. Sirens across Jerusalem area, West Bank, parts of south. Beit Shemesh struck for the second time today — IDF air defense struggling to intercept missiles heading to the Jerusalem corridor.

Beit Shemesh, Israel

STANDARDPOLITICAL·15:30 UTC

Israel schools may reopen Sunday — conditional on Saturday Home Front assessment, Tel Aviv and north excluded

Education Minister Kisch: outline defined — some schools could reopen Sunday if Home Front Command gives green light Saturday night. First stage: special ed, daycares, grades 1,2,11,12 only, in 'yellow' areas near protected spaces. Tel Aviv and northern Israel excluded — too heavy a fire zone. Distance learning continues.

Israel

HIGHPOLITICAL·15:30 UTC

GOP Sen. Kennedy: 'We made a mistake' on Iran school strike — first Republican to acknowledge US culpability

'It was terrible. We made a mistake. Other countries do that sort of thing intentionally, like Russia. We would never do that intentionally.' Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is the first Republican lawmaker to acknowledge that the US struck and killed 165+ civilians at a Minab girls' school. Trump had tried to blame Iran or Israel.

Washington DC, USA

STANDARDMILITARY·15:00 UTC

Iranian ballistic hits Beit Shemesh area + concurrent Hezbollah rockets at Haifa Bay — IDF: not confirmed coordinated

Fresh Iranian ballistic missile impacts in Beit Shemesh area — medics responding, no injuries reported. Simultaneously, Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa Bay area in northern Israel. Iranian salvo also targeted Jerusalem area and parts of the south. IDF: no intelligence that the concurrent Iran + Hezbollah fire is 'coordinated.'

Beit Shemesh / Haifa Bay / Jerusalem, Israel

HIGHMILITARY·15:00 UTC

IDF destroys 70+ primed Hezbollah rocket launchers — Hezbollah now firing from deeper inside Lebanon

IDF: since hostilities resumed, IAF has destroyed more than 70 primed Hezbollah rocket launchers — including several struck mid-attempt while being armed. Hezbollah operatives manning launchers also killed. Key intelligence: Hezbollah now launching from deeper within southern Lebanon — not from the border — complicating IDF ground operations.

Southern Lebanon

HIGHMILITARY·15:00 UTC

Iran arrests 30 spies — claims US, Israeli and Gulf intelligence agents apprehended in past few days

Iran's intelligence ministry: 30 'spies, internal mercenaries, and operational agents' of Israel and the US arrested in past few days, including a foreign national acting as a proxy for two Gulf countries. Wartime counter-intelligence sweep as IDF strikes target IRGC command infrastructure.

Tehran, Iran

HIGHMILITARY·14:30 UTC

IDF launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut's Dahiyeh — Hezbollah stronghold hit after evacuation warnings

IDF announces wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's southern suburbs (Dahiyeh). Strikes follow repeated evacuation warnings for Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh, Tahwitat al-Ghadir, Shiyyah. Dozens of strikes on Dahiyeh since last week — ~30 multistory buildings destroyed.

Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon