TEHRAN DAILY - 21 MARCH 2026
IRGC Executes Wave 70 Targeting Five US Bases; Spokesman Naini Confirmed Killed; Khamenei Names Year "Resistance Economy"; Araghchi Warns Zero Restraint if Infrastructure Hit; Tehran Threatens UAE Over Island Strikes
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IRGC Launches Wave 70 Targeting Five US Bases Simultaneously
IRGC announced execution of Wave 70 of Operation True Promise 4 striking 55 targets including five US bases simultaneously, Pars Today and state media reported Friday.
UK Authorizes US Strikes on Iran From British Bases Despite Parliamentary Opposition
British government Friday authorized US use of military bases in Britain for strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz shipping, triggering controversy and calls for parliamentary vote.
Iran Warns UAE of Crushing Blow if Territory Used for Strikes on Iranian Islands
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned UAE Friday that crushing blow awaits if its territory used as launch point for aggression targeting Abu Musa and Greater Tunb islands.
Trump Signals Possible Wind-Down of Iran War Operations
President Trump said Friday US getting very close to meeting objectives and may wind down military efforts in Iran war, calling on other nations to guard Strait of Hormuz.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced 21 March execution of Wave 70 of Operation True Promise 4, simultaneously targeting five US bases, following Wave 69 strikes on Israeli military industries and US facilities in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and Wave 68 operations against Tel Aviv, Acre, Haifa Bay, Kuwait's Ali al-Salem Air Base, and Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base. The IRGC confirmed 20 March the killing of spokesman Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naini in US-Israeli strikes, marking the second senior military communicator lost after the earlier death of Armed Forces spokesman. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei issued a Nowruz message 20 March naming the new Persian year 1405 "Resistance Economy in the Shadow of National Unity and National Security," while denying Iranian or allied forces conducted attacks against Turkey and Oman — a signal Tehran seeks to contain escalation with regional states not party to the US-Israeli offensive. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned 20 March that Iran will exercise "zero restraint" if infrastructure is attacked again, stating Tehran possesses "intelligence on Israeli plans to strike infrastructure," while Iran's highest operational command unit warned the UAE 20 March that "crushing blow" awaits if its soil aids another attack on Iranian islands. END SUMMARY.
