The War Against Iran: A New Front Has Been Opened
- 17.03.2026, 8:09
(Updated) An online broadcast of the events of the eighteenth day of the war.
Operation Lion's Roar, which Israel and the United States are conducting against Iran, entered its 18th day on Tuesday, March 16. Allied armies continue heavy strikes against the ayatollah regime, Iran responds by launching missiles and drones into Israel and the Persian Gulf. Another front has been opened in Lebanon - against Hezbollah.
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12:53 An Israeli attack on Iran's space research complex has been captured on video.
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12:50 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says Iran's Security Council Secretary and de facto head of the country Ali Larijani has been eliminated in an Israeli Air Force airstrike.
12:24 The Israeli military said a commander of the Basij volunteer paramilitary force was killed in a "pinpoint strike in Tehran."
"Yesterday (Monday), the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, struck and eliminated Gholamreza Suleimani, who has commanded the Basij unit for the past six years," the Israeli military said in a statement."
9:20 Overnight, drones attacked Iranian security forces in Tehran.
9:19 Israel hit the Basij attack headquarters in the city of Shiraz.
8:10 Gulf authorities are asking the US not to stop the operation against Iran.
Gulf Arab states initially did not ask the US to go to war with Iran, but now many of them are urging Washington not to stop and not to let Iran dictate policy in the region. Three government sources in the Gulf states told Reuters.
The change in stance of regional leaders is due to the way Iran has responded to the U.S.-Israeli strikes. Gulf countries now fear that if Iran is left with significant numbers of weapons or military-industrial facilities, the Islamic Republic could permanently threaten the region's energy resources, as it does now, with Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz and striking facilities in neighboring countries.
8:08 The IDF attacked three neighborhoods in Beirut overnight.