Israel Killed the Man Who Closed the Strait
Israel killed IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri in a Bandar Abbas airstrike — the man who ran the Hormuz blockade, the $2M toll, and the 95% shipping collapse.
Yosef Stern
Bureau: Jerusalem
Iran Named Its Price and It Reads Like a Capitulation Demand
Iran's five-point counter-proposal demands America accept defeat before the guns go silent.
A Thousand Dead in Lebanon This Month, and the Ambassador Was Expelled
More than 1,000 Lebanese have been killed this month, over a million displaced, a three-year-old is among the overnight dead — and Lebanon just expelled Iran's ambassador.
Iraq Just Authorized the Militias to Fight Back
Iraq's National Security Council authorized Iran-backed PMF militias to 'respond to any attacks' — a green light that could turn US bases into targets with Baghdad's blessing.
Iran War: What You Need to Know on Thursday
Day 27: Marines arrive tomorrow, the strike pause expires, and Iran's counter-proposal has made diplomacy harder, not easier.
Kuwait Restores Four of Seven Power Lines, but a Drone Hit the Airport
Four of seven damaged transmission lines are back online, but a drone strike set fire to a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport on March 25.
Houthis Threaten to Close the Bab al-Mandab Strait
Yemen's Houthis say they are considering shutting the Bab al-Mandab Strait — which would create a two-chokepoint blockade with Hormuz and sever Asia-Europe trade.
Nine Killed in Lebanon, Including a Three-Year-Old
Israeli strikes on southern Beirut suburbs killed nine people Wednesday, including a three-year-old child — the toll now exceeds 1,100 since March 2.
Erbil Hit by Iranian Missiles. Iran Calls It a Mistake.
Six Iranian ballistic missiles struck a Kurdish Peshmerga headquarters near Erbil, killing six fighters — Iran claimed it was an accident.
The Drone Hit Kuwait Airport
Iranian drones struck a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport on March 25, sparking a fire — the third attack on the airport this month as the war widens.
Tangsiri Oversaw the Blockade. Now Iran Has Not Confirmed His Death.
IRGC Navy Commander Tangsiri — sanctioned twice, architect of the Hormuz closure — was reportedly killed Thursday, but Tehran's silence is conspicuous.