TEHRAN DAILY - 12 MARCH 2026
Armed Forces Warn Gulf Ports Legitimate Targets; IRGC Launches Wave 40 With Hezbollah; Mojtaba Khamenei Injured But Active
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IRGC Launches Wave 40 of Operation True Promise 4 in Joint Operation with Hezbollah
Press TV reports IRGC executed Wave 40 of Operation True Promise 4 in cooperation with Hezbollah targeting Israeli and American sites, marking first acknowledged joint IRGC-Hezbollah operation in current war.
Iran Declares All Vessels Must Obtain Iranian Permission to Transit Strait of Hormuz
IRGC Navy commander stated any vessel seeking to pass through Strait of Hormuz must obtain permission from Iran, as Press TV reports IRGC struck two commercial vessels that ignored warnings while CENTCOM warns Iranian civilian ports used for military operations lose protected status.
UAE Reports Intercepting 13 Missiles and 39 Drones Launched from Iran With 6 Killed 131 Injured
UAE Defense Ministry reports air defenses neutralized six ballistic missiles, seven cruise missiles and 39 drones launched from Iran, with six people killed and 131 injured in attacks.
Sources Report Iran Has Deployed Approximately 12 Naval Mines in Strait of Hormuz
Two sources familiar with matter told Reuters Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, complicating reopening of waterway crucial for oil and LNG transit as Trump says US struck 28 Iranian mine-laying vessels.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: Iran's Armed Forces spokesperson on 12 March warned that all ports in the Persian Gulf will become legitimate targets if Iranian ports are attacked, while U.S. Central Command cautioned Iranian civilians to avoid port facilities where IRGC Navy forces operate, declaring civilian ports used for military purposes lose protected status. The IRGC announced wave 40 of Operation True Promise 4 in coordination with Hezbollah, marking the first publicly acknowledged joint operation between Tehran and the Lebanese militia in the current war. Iranian officials confirmed to Reuters on 11 March that newly appointed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei sustained light injuries but remains operationally active, though he has not appeared publicly since his 8 March appointment. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pledged retribution for U.S.-Israeli strikes on Bank Sepah, Iran's oldest financial institution, following the IRGC Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters' threat to target American and Israeli banks across the region. Iran's Army announced drone operations against Israeli military bases are becoming easier after parts of the regime's radar network were destroyed, while the Zionist newspaper Globes confirmed that countering Iranian missiles has become a dream. President Donald Trump told Axios there is practically nothing left to target in Iran and the war will end any time I want it to end, while Defense Minister Israel Katz insisted strikes would continue as long as necessary. END SUMMARY.
