War Against Iran: Israel Prepares A Decisive Blow
- 13.03.2026, 9:59
(Updated) The fighting may move into a new phase.
The U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran continues in the Middle East.
The Charter97.org website is following developments throughout the fourteenth day of the war.
09:22 The IDF is preparing a decisive strike against Hizbullah. The Israel Defense Forces is considering moving to the next phase of the military operation against Hizbullah. According to military observer Avi Ashkenazi, the Israeli military leadership believes that it will not be possible to complete the current campaign without a powerful strike against the Lebanese group.
09:13 Iranians are cooperating with the Israeli army to topple the regime. Iranians handed IDF forces the coordinates of Basij militant roadblocks and Iranian security forces units, which were then struck inside the country.
At the same time, the IDF launched a large-scale series of strikes on Iranian regime infrastructure in various parts of Tehran. The IDF Air Force carried out an operation in Tehran that eliminated Abualqasem Babaayan, head of the military office of Iran's Supreme Leader and head of the regime's contingency command headquarters (Khatam al-Anbiya).
08:58 A drone hit a French military base in Iraq. On the evening of March 13, a military base near Erbil province in Iraq was attacked by an attack drone. It is home to Peshmerga fighters, the official armed forces of Iraqi Kurdistan, and a French contingent.
At least six French soldiers were injured in the attack and another person was killed, Reuters reported. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death of Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion of the 7th Alpine Gamekeeper Battalion in Vars and expressed condolences to the family and fellow soldiers.
06:01 Russia helps Iran strike U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Russian authorities are providing Iran with various types of intelligence information, including satellite imagery and drone targeting tactics, to help Tehran strike U.S. forces in the Middle East, Bloomberg wrote, citing sources familiar with Western intelligence.