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Iran on Sunday warned other countries against getting involved in its war with the United States and Israel, as Rome reported a base in Kuwait hosting US and Italian troops was hit by a drone attack. It also came after Tehran sent a stern message to its neighbours that it had "ample evidence" US bases on their territory were being used to launch attacks.

Israel said Sunday it still has thousands of targets to strike inside Iran as the Islamic republic warned other countries against getting involved in the war, which has spread across the Middle East. Tehran's warning came as Rome reported a base in Kuwait hosting US and Italian troops was hit by a drone attack, while Iran told its neighbours it had "ample evidence" that US bases on their territory were being used to launch attacks.

Retail traders rush into oil bets as Iran war drives wild price swings  Financial Times

Israel tells US it's running low on missile interceptors Israel has warned the United States that its supply of ballistic missile interceptors is running dangerously low as its war on Iran enters its third week, according to US officials who spoke to Semafor. Israeli defence systems entered the current conflict already depleted after last year’s fighting with Iran, when large numbers of interceptors were used to block incoming missiles. Iran’s sustained barrage has placed further strain on Israel’s long-range air defence network. Reports indicate that Iran has also equipped some of its missiles with cluster munitions, complicating interception efforts and accelerating the depletion of Israel’s stockpile. Washington has been aware of the problem for months. One US official told Semafor, “It’s something we expected and anticipated" The same official stressed that the United States is not facing similar shortages and retains significant interceptor reserves. The comment comes amid growing concern that a prolonged war with Iran could rapidly drain missile defence supplies. Read more: Israel tells US it's running low on missile interceptors This picture taken on March 8, 2026 shows launchers of the Patriot missile system deployed at a US military base in South Korea were withdrawn by the United States relocated to the Middle East amid its war in Iran. (Yonhap/AFP)

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s UN ambassador categorically condemned the United States and the Israeli regime for their war crimes against the Iranian people and decried the misuse of the Security Council's authority by them.

Hezbollah launches rockets, artillery at Israeli troops near border Hezbollah said it launched rockets at Israeli troops at the Calf Hill site north of the Kfar Yuval settlement and fired artillery at soldiers at the Jibia point opposite the Lebanese border town of Meiss el-Jabal. The attacks bring the number of attacks claimed by the Lebanese group on Sunday to four as fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border continues.

Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels  SFGATE

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Iran-US-Israel War Today Update: Donald Trump Says US May Strike Iran’s Kharg Island Again 'Just for Fun' After Claiming American Forces ‘Totally Demolished’ Strategic Oil Export Hub  The Sunday Guardian

"I'd Do A Number": Trump's Warning To Hit Iran's Kharg Island, 38 Years Ago  NDTV

Explosions heard as sirens sound across central Israel Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel as “loud explosions” were reported during a missile attack from Iran, Israel’s Channel 12 said. Reports said debris fell in parts of central Israel, while the Magen David Adom ambulance service treated four people who were injured while heading to shelters. The Israeli Home Front Command later said the incident was over.

What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran  CNN

Security officials say embassy complex was struck by a drone, after strikes killed three members of Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah, and reportedly wounded its leader The post US urges citizens to leave Iraq after attack on embassy in Baghdad appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Live updates: Iran war news; crew killed in plane crash identified, F1 calls off Middle East races  CNN

US regulator threatens license revocation of media over Iran war coverage  US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses over coverage of the US-Israeli military operation in Iran after criticism from President Donald Trump. “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions … have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up,” Carr wrote on X, warning that stations must operate “in the public interest” or risk losing their licenses. On Saturday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (in particular), and other Lowlife 'Papers' and Media actually want us to lose the War... Their terrible reporting is the exact opposite of the actual facts!” Senator Elizabeth Warren criticised the remarks, calling them “straight out of the authoritarian playbook.” Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. https://t.co/7bBgnsbalw March 14, 2026

With Trump declaring "there are almost no targets left to strike" and Hegseth saying "you don't have to roll 200,000 people in there and stay for 20 years," the air phase of Operation Epic Fury appears to be entering its terminal stage. The political decision on ground deployment is drawing closer. I've been tracking the reporting on this and broke down what I think are the five realistic options Washington is actually weighing: 1. SOF Limited Strike — The Maduro-capture template applied to nuclear facilities. Small elite team, air defenses already suppressed, in-and-out. The critical unknown: Natanz and Fordow are buried far deeper than anything the Venezuela operation dealt with, and Iran's mountain terrain makes extraction far harder than Iraqi plains. 2. Kurdish Proxy + U.S. Air Cover — CIA has reportedly been in contact with Iranian/Iraqi Kurdish groups for months. Mirrors the SDF-vs-ISIS model from Syria. The problem: Kurdish forces fighting the IRGC on Iranian soil is a fundamentally different proposition than fighting ISIS in the Syrian desert. 3. Coalition of the Willing (Iraq War model) — Saudi Arabia and UAE are already on the U.S. side. But Iran is 3–4× Iraq's size, 3.5× the population, and predominantly mountainous. Christopher Freibel's warning applies: "An Iran operation would make the Iraq mission look simple — and the Iraq mission was not simple." 4. Libya Model — Support internal uprising + limited air/special ops. Iran has seen its largest protests since 1979. But the protesters are unarmed, there's no Benghazi-style organized rebel force outside Kurdish areas, and the IRGC has already killed an estimated 7,000–32,000 protesters (sources vary widely). 5. Full-scale invasion — Military analysts put the troop requirement at 500k–1M. With 1.3M total active duty, this would hollow out U.S. commitments in Korea, Europe, and the Pacific. Political feasibility near-zero even within the GOP. My assessment: Washington is most likely pursuing a composite approach — continue degrading from the air, arm Kurdish forces for a proxy ground offensive in the west/northwest, and hold the SOF nuclear-site option in reserve for when air defenses are fully suppressed. The historical warning that haunts all of this: every major U.S. ground war began as a "limited intervention." Vietnam advisors → 550,000 troops. Afghanistan counterterrorism → 20-year war. Iraq "Shock and Awe" → decade-long occupation. "Mission creep" isn't a hypothetical — it's the base case. Happy to discuss any of the options in detail. Full analysis here if anyone wants the sourcing: https://sonoadhuc130127.substack.com/p/will-the-us-send-ground-troops-to submitted by /u/Pristine_Level7023 to r/MiddleEastNews [link] [comments]

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For Xi, Iran War Reinforces View of U.S. as Dangerous Superpower  WSJ

FPV drones enter Iran vs US-Israel war: All about the low-cost ‘kamikaze’ weapons  The Times of India