While there has been much back-and-forth signaling in Washington about when the Iran war will/won’t/might/should come to an end, the IDF with less jaw-jaw and more war-war keeps up its relentless campaign to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles, its missile launchers, an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) research facility, the headquarters of Quds force, and air defense systems, hitting a half dozen cities across Iran, all during the night between March 9 and March 10. More on the latest achievements by the IDF can be found here: “WATCH: IDF destroys IRGC’s internal security, Basij forces infrastructure in Ilam area,” by James Genn, Jerusalem Post, March 10, 2026:
The IDF on Tuesday confirmed that a majority of the IRGC’s Internal Security and Basij forces infrastructure in the Ilam Province has been destroyed.
The Ilam Province is also where IRGC forces carried out significant attacks against Iranian protesters in January.
The IDF confirmed the destruction of the regime’s Internal Security Forces main headquarters, the regime’s central intelligence body headquarters, several Basij unit headquarters, and more.
The military also confirmed on Tuesday that it identified several operatives in Iran’s ballistic missile program operating in the west of the country, preparing to launch missiles towards Israel on Monday. Following their identification, an Israel Air Force fighter jet struck the launcher and killed the operatives before a launch could occur.
The military stated that the air force struck several pieces of IRGC infrastructure in Tehran overnight on Monday, including at an IRGC research facility for ballistic missiles, the Quds Force headquarters, and several weapons and air defense systems.
The IDF stated that the research complex was within the IRGC’s central military university, which is also used as an emergency asset and a gathering site for operational activity….
According to the outlet, local media stated that a number of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases and Basij paramilitary facilities in Karaj, Nazarabad, Andisheh, and Shahriar were targeted by drone and missile strikes….
On Day Ten of the war, Israel has stepped up its attacks on Iran as it warned that it would. It has now destroyed, within a 24-your period, hundreds of targets in Tehran alone — its missile-defense systems, its ballistic missiles and missile launchers, its ballistic missile production facilities, its IRGC headquarters, its Basij paramilitary facilities. What’s more, in that 24-hour period, Israeli jets have hit IRGC and Basij bases outside Tehran as well, including those in Ahvaz, Zahedan, Karaj, Nazarabad, Andisheh, Shahriar, and Isfahan, along with missile defense systems and ballistic missile stores and production plants.
Let the politicians and journalists in Washington solemnly argue over what should now be our country’s “war aims” and “how long the war should be allowed to go on.” Trump has said that “I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” citing the lack of a functional Iranian navy, air force, or communications. He also said, a few hours later, that the war could continue for many more weeks, until Iran offers its “unconditional surrender” — a demand the Iranians have scornfully rejected. What will Trump say about the war today? And tomorrow?
Meanwhile, Israel’s “war aim” is to survive by removing the Iranian threat from both its ballistic missiles and its nuclear program. To that end, it is inflicting such damage on Iran’s military that it will not recover for years. Most likely, within a few months the regime, having been battered by such punishing blows to its military, will be overturned after mass protests across the land, and its successor, wanting to re-enter the comity of nations, will give up its nuclear program altogether and turn over the 400 kg. of uranium that has now been split into two parts, and hidden deep underground in both Natanz and Isfahan, that Iran had enriched to a purity of 60%, that is, just one step below the weapons-grade of 90%.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
In the meantime, senior shi’a clerics are questioning the wisdom of having Mojtaba Khamenei in the leadership role, and are calling for a return to the temporary 3-man leadership council of Pezeshkian and two others
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603132154
In the meantime, today Israel has begun widespread strikes throughout Iran on Quds Day. One Iranian MP said the Mojtaba has so far survived 2 attacks, although not commented on any injuries that resulted from them
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202603119917
Tony says
America and Israel should take the Iran Oil when needed as payment for War; the Winner gets the Spoils payment. Make Iran and the Sunni Muslims(eg. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, etc.) pay for their attempted Islamization of the West. Per Allah, Muslims detest the Non-Muslims(Qur’an 5:14; 60:4, etc.). Allah in Qur’an 5:51 says, “O you who have believed[Muslims], DO NOT TAKE the Jews and the Nasara(Christians) as friends. They are friends to one another. And whoever among you takes them as friends, so surely he is of them. Surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.”
Taffy says
Iran needs to pay back the U.S. and Israel for the cost of this war. But, not after a government favorable to the US and Israel is securely in place, and the immediate needs (water security caused by the regime inflicted drought and their 35% national poverty rate caused by the regime putting all the money into financing Hamas, Houthis, Syria, and Hizb’Allah) are taken care of. Free trade with a stable Iran, even by itself, would pay for this war, and this path should be explored, after the members of the regime that committed war crimes and crimes against humanity are rounded up and executed. Otherwise, the US and Israel need to run Iran’s oil production and take a oercentage of the revenue to pay for the war over the next 5 years.
Billy says
The Mosques should be targeted as well since the Muslim leaders will hide in the Mosques and in Schools to avoid obliteration, but Western Leaders are not that intelligent to do this. Muslims use Mosques, Hospitals, and Schools to hide and to store weapons as well as to seek protections. Nevertheless, the Muslim jihad attacks will continue in the West. Allah in Qur’an 59:13 says, “You[Muslims] are a greater terror in their chests than Allah. This is because they[Jews & Christians] are people who do not understand.” Allah in Qur’an 9:29 commands, “Engage in war with those who do not believe in Allah nor in the last day[Non-Muslims]. Nor forbid what Allah and his messenger forbid[Islamic Law], nor believe in the religion of the truth[Islam] among those who have given the book[Jews and Christians] until they pay the jizyah[extortion payment] out of hand and they are subdued.”
STJOHNOFGRAFTON says
US forces need to take and occupy Kharg Island and run the oil terminal to control oil flow for the benefit of the rest of the world. The Iranians won’t try to destroy the Kharg oil terminal because they’re desperate for oil income.