Shipwreck

CENTCOM: U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz.

It doesn't take much.

Will the Houthis join the Iran war? Houthi involvement in the Iran war could reignite the Yemen war, with significant implications for Yemen and the region.

Will the Houthis join the Iran war?

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The Israeli Air Force has launched a new wave of airstrikes in Tehran, the IDF announces.

The military says the strikes are targeting Iranian regime sites.

Attention seeking behavior….

North Korea conducts strategic cruise missile test, KCNA reports.

Analysis: Iran crisis: Three ways this could end | CNN Politics From one moment to the next, this Iran crisis appears to be cascading in ways that are increasingly uncertain for governments, investors and ordinary citizens alike. Much now turns on the individual d...

Iran crisis: Three ways this could end

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What we know about the 2 terror suspects accused of tossing makeshift bombs near the NYC mayor’s home | CNN Investigators are digging deeper into the backgrounds of two terror suspects accused of tossing makeshift bombs at a protest outside the New York City mayor’s home in what authorities describe as an I...

Further information on the Islamic State terror suspects accused of tossing makeshift bombs near NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home.

As the investigation expanded to the suspects’ home state, authorities discovered explosives at a storage facility in Pennsylvania.

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REVEALED: Aus sailors sent to cabins as US sub sunk warship The Nightly can reveal that ADF personnel on the USS Charlotte were ordered to their sleeping quarters as the submarine’s crew took aim at an Iranian warship.

Australians serving on a US submarine which sunk an Iranian warship last week were ordered to their sleeping quarters while the operation to fire torpedoes at the enemy target was underway.

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What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? The Pentagon is looking at ways to escort ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said on Tuesday.

What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? reut.rs/4ugTuHr

The Shifting US Portrait of the Cartel of the Suns US officials have offered evolving descriptions of the so-called Cartel of the Suns that Maduro allegedly headed in Venezuela.

U.S. military operations in the Caribbean have led to a reconfiguration of cocaine routes from Venezuela. Trafficking networks are now seeking new exits through Guyana and the Venezuelan Amazon. Discover more here: bit.ly/3PrwDc9

Maybe someone should brief him that any small boat can drop off a mine….

CENTCOM: U.S. forces are degrading the Iranian regime's ability to project power at sea and harass international shipping. For years, Iranian forces have threatened freedom of navigation in waters essential to American, regional and global security and prosperity.

Assessments are that although Mojtaba Khamenei was injured during the war he remains capable of carrying out his duties and managing state affairs as Iran's new supreme leader.-JPost

Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office says that in the coming days conditions will be created for the Iranian people to “grasp your destiny,” adding that when “the time is right, and that time is fast approaching,” the torch will be passed to them to “seize the moment.”

According to CNN they already have…..

The mining is not extensive yet, with a few dozen having been laid in recent days, the sources said. But Iran still retains upward of 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers, one of the sources said, so its forces could feasibly lay hundreds of mines in the waterway.-CNN

Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue.

Israeli defense source: Toppling the Iranian regime looks less realistic at this point; destroying Iran's infrastructure and weakening the regime is more realistic. -N12 News

The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty. Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care."

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell says in new statement: "Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 140 U.S. service members have been wounded over 10 days of sustained attacks.

The White House confirms the U.S. Navy has not escorted any vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

White House on Iran: Operations will end when Trump determines objectives have been met, Iran in unconditional surrender

Trump on Canada:

Washington’s concerns include civilian harm, post‑war cooperation with Iran’s oil sector, and risks of broader regional retaliation that could disrupt global energy markets.-Axios

The U.S. government has urged Israel not to carry out further strikes on Iran’s energy and oil infrastructure, marking the first time it has restrained Israeli action since their joint operations began.

While Iran’s mine stock isn’t publicly known, estimates over the years have ranged from roughly 2,000 to 6,000 naval mines of Iranian, Chinese and Russian-made variants.-CBS News

U.S. intelligence assets have begun to see indications Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Iran is using smaller crafts that can carry 2 to 3 mines each.

150 U.S. troops have been wounded so far in the war with Iran, two sources familiar with the matter said.-Reuters

Russia told Trump it isn't sharing US military asset info with Iran, says Witkoff Russia has denied sharing ​intelligence with Iran on U.S. military ‌assets in the Middle East, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday in a CNBC ​interview.

Russia told Trump it isn't sharing US military asset info with Iran, says Witkoff

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This administration……🤦‍♂️