Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

March 16, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran braces for internal unrest as US and Israeli attacks persist (March 14-16 updates)

From March 14 to 16, US and Israeli operations continued targeting key elements of the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities, including missile infrastructure, naval command sites, and facilities...

March 16, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Iranian drones and missiles hit regional oil fields, airports, military bases, and ports (March 13-16 updates)

Between March 13 and March 16, Iran and its allied militias continued launching drones, missiles, rockets, and other weapon platforms across the Middle East. The attacks targeted energy infrastructure,...

March 16, 2026 | David May, Aaron Goren

Still Too Early To Silence the Lions Roaring Above Iran

The Iran war is full of surprises. The United Nations Security Council, often a hostile arena for Israel, condemned Tehran — not Washington and Jerusalem — on March 11 for Iran’s war conduct,...

March 16, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel conducts 7,600+ strikes on Iran in 13 days, Iran fires hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel

On March 13, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had carried out more than 7,600 strikes on Iran. “The IDF assesses that between 4,000 and 5,000 Iranian soldiers and commanders have...

March 13, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Regime Change Without Nation Building

America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries...

March 13, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Oman Is Under Fire From an Iranian Regime It Sought To Befriend

Even as his country was under threat from Iran, Oman’s ruler congratulated the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on his appointment, expressing his “best wishes for success...

March 11, 2026 | David Daoud |

Lebanon war intensifies as IDF strikes harder and Hezbollah escalates attacks

The renewed Lebanon war, now just over a week old, has witnessed a gradual intensification of attacks by Israel and Hezbollah between March 8 and 11, with both sides making clear their current disinterest...

March 10, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel intensifies strikes on repression sites, expands outreach to Iranians as regime repression deepens (March 8-10 updates)

On March 10, marking 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that more than 5,000 targets in Iran have been struck, including command-and-control centers, Islamic Revolutionary...

March 10, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Is the Islamic Republic Down and Out in the Levant and Beyond?

Since October 7, 2023, Iran’s theocracy has watched its entire westward foreign policy crash, disabled by an Israeli counterattack and its shockwaves.

March 9, 2026 | David Daoud |

Cypriot, Lebanese officials blame Hezbollah for drone attacks on UK base in Cyprus; IRGC responsibility also possible

On March 1, a loitering munition struck the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Akrotiri on the southern tip of Cyprus at approximately 10:03 pm. The drone, reported to be an Iranian Shahed-type...

March 9, 2026 | |

Mojtaba Khamenei Replaces His Father as Supreme Leader of Iran’s Clerical Regime

Iranians Urged To Pledge Allegiance to New Leader: Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed to replace his father. Iran’s Assembly of Experts released a statement calling on Iranians to “keep unity and pledge allegiance to the new supreme leader.” Trump Says ‘He’s Not Going To Last Long’: President Donald Trump said that Iran is “going to have to get approval from us” regarding the appointment of its next leader. “If he doesn’t get approval from us, he’s not going to last long. We want to make sure that we don’t have to go back every 10 years, when you don’t have a president like me that’s not going to do it,” Trump stated. More Hardline Than His Father: “Mojtaba is expected to be more hardline than his father, and his ascent means the Iranian regime may get more repressive,” Axios observed. The younger Khamenei was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 for having “acted for or on behalf of” his father.

March 8, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Gulf states have a stark choice — and Trump must make them face it

Iran has turned its war with the United States and Israel into a direct assault on its Persian Gulf neighbors — targeting not just American military and diplomatic installations based in these Arab states,...

March 8, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran escalates attacks on Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Iran and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq increased attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq on March 6 and 7. “Drone and missile attacks targeting sites in the Kurdistan Region’s...

March 7, 2026 | David Daoud |

Israel strikes over 500 targets in Lebanon, issues evac orders in renewed war with Hezbollah (March 2–6)

The November 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, finally broke down completely. In the early morning hours of March 2, 2026, Hezbollah’s forces...

March 7, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Separatism Would Hand the Iranian Regime a Lifeline

As joint U.S.–Israeli operations have degraded the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities, the conflict is entering its next phase. Washington and Jerusalem are reportedly considering backing armed...

March 6, 2026 | Max Meizlish |

Israel Is Taking Aim at Hezbollah’s Banking Sector. The U.S. Should Follow Suit.

The ongoing war against Iran’s clerical regime isn’t confined to the skies above Tehran — at least not for Israel. On March 2, the Israel Defense Forces attacked 18 branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan...

March 6, 2026 | Justin Leopold-Cohen, Ryan Brobst

Similarities and differences in US and Israeli targets and objectives in Iran campaign

The US and Israel have cooperated to achieve impressive operational successes against Iran, but a mutually shared definition of victory remains elusive. This inconsistency and lack of clarity could undermine...

March 6, 2026 | |

Trump Demands Tehran Regime’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Trump Emphasizes ‘No Deal’ With Regime: President Donald Trump said on March 6 that the United States would make “no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.” Trump...

March 6, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s ‘Hezbollah Blueprint’ To Survive the U.S. Military’s Massive Air War

The 12-Country Offensive: Why Iran is Attacking Oman and Azerbaijan to Sabotage Operation Epic Fury ...

March 6, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei?

If chosen to succeed his father as Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei will seal the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ dominance over the Islamic Republic.