March, 2026

• 15 March

  Rising Lion’s Air Offensive: Part I – Foreign Policy Research Institute

  

  Following the 12-day war in late June 2025, the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) immediately began a project to understand how the region has changed and what the military action could mean for future combat. The project and its contributors believed that war would resume and that the pause in …

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• 15 March

  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 in assuming his leadership responsibilities.” Less than 48 hours later, Iranian drones struck Oman’s Salalah Port, hitting the fuel tanks. On …

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• 15 March

  Islamic State claims attacks in Syria

  

  The Islamic State group announced through its weekly publication al-Naba that it had carried out a series of separate attacks in Syria. The attacks targeted members of the Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Aleppo and al-Hasakah countryside over the past week, killing at least …

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• 15 March

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 13, 2026

  

  Toplines The United States lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is already on tankers at sea until April 11, 2026, a decision that will buttress the Russian war economy. The US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) reported on March 12 that it is temporarily authorizing the delivery and sale …

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• 15 March

  Iran-backed Iraqi militias claim downing of US aircraft, US says not due to ‘hostile fire’

  

  Iraqi militias loyal to the Iranian regime claimed that they shot down a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over western Iraq on March 12. The US military has confirmed that the tanker crashed but stated that it was not brought down via “hostile fire.” The aircraft was used to refuel …

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• 15 March

  Existential Attrition: Iran’s Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

  

  With each day of glorified actions against Iran, with each cloudy press session claiming supreme success through sheer force, the Trump administration is struggling to keep up appearances. Through an approach of existential attrition, the clerical regime in Tehran is now causing shocks and tingles in the global market, striking …

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• 15 March

  Une déflagration générale imminente ?

  

  L’Axe de la Résistance a resserré l’étau. Le Yémen à “l’heure zéro”, la CIA traquée par les Irakiens, l’offensive “Al-Asf al-Ma’kul” du Hezbollah & l’Iran maintient le contrôle sur le détroit d’Ormuz. Le Yémen proclame “l’heure zéro” — L’armada américaine (Marines et bombardiers) se prépare pour “la grande frappe”, et …

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• 15 March

  Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 13, 2026

  NOTE: ISW-CTP will not publish morning updates covering the war with Iran on March 14 and 15. ISW-CTP will publish threads on its social media channels in the morning on these days that cover the latest developments in the war and include relevant maps. CORRECTION: ISW-CTP removed a sentence that …

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• 12 March

  Dieu, Israël et la bombe : La guerre sainte que l’Occident ne veut pas voir

  

  La guerre comme mandat divinLorsque les guerres géopolitiques commencent à être interprétées comme l’accomplissement d’une prophétie, la stratégie cède la place à la théologie et la diplomatie devient presque impossible. L’affrontement en cours, qui oppose d’un côté les États-Unis et Israël, et de l’autre la République islamique d’Iran et ses …

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• 12 March

  La «victoire fantôme» de Trump, le Hezbollah ressuscité, Tel-Aviv paralysée, le Yémen en embuscade et autres contrariétés américano-sionistes

  

  Trump en quête d’une «victoire fantôme» pour sauver Wall Street. L’Iran met en œuvre la «sécurité universelle ou la ruine universelle». Le Hezbollah terrorise les blindés avec des missiles «Almas-3». À l’aube du onzième jour, la «guerre des esprits et des ressources» atteint son paroxysme. Le président américain Donald Trump, …

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