U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced "many countries...will be sending war ships" to aid U.S. Navy efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, claiming that 100% of Iran's military capability has been destroyed. France and the United Kingdom have announced naval deployments to the region, but none have acknowledged a mission to support the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

An E-2D “Hawkeye” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft with the “Bear Aces” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron 124 (VAW-124), alongside several F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), take off from the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in the Northern Red Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury.

The Israel Defense Force has announced that two senior intelligence officers with Iran’s “Khatam al-Anbiya” Emergency Command, Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, were eliminated Friday in a strike on Tehran.

According to a report from Breaking Defense, the U.S. Navy has officially delayed the decommissioning of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) until at least March of 2027 in order to maintain a fleet size of 11 active carriers. Its replacement will be the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), which is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in mid-2027.

The French Government has drafted a proposal to fully end the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, which would require the Lebanese Government to take the unprecedented step of recognizing Israel, with the proposal currently being reviewed by Israel and the United States, three sources familiar with the details told Axios.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has made his second post of the day on the Strait of Hormuz, with him stating, “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!” Trump goes on to say that restoring shipping to the strait “should have always been a team effort,” which he states will be coordinated by the United States.

For the first time since March 14, 2019, the American flag was raised at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Additional footage of strikes against Iran have been published by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), with some of the targets including radar sites, air defenses, as well as ballistic missile and drone launch sites operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The USS John Finn (DDG-113), a Flight llA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, fires a total of 13 BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAM) at Iranian targets in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 10, 2026.

F/A-18E Super Hornets and F-35C Lightning lls assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), carry out daytime and nighttime flight operations against Iran onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), from its position in the Arabian Sea, in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 12, 2026.

Following reports that 2,500-5,000 Marines have been ordered to the Middle East and that the Trump Administration is considering a possible operation to seize Iran’s Kharg Island in the Northern Persian Gulf, chances that U.S. forces enter Iran have skyrocketed on Polymarket, with traders now predicting there is a near 70% chance that American troops will enter Iran by the end of 2026.

Satellite imagery from earlier today, March 14, captured the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and her 2,500 embarked Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), quickly steaming towards the Middle East, having already entered the South China Sea.

This follows reports Friday that the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, which consists of the Tripoli and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks USS New Orleans (LPD-18) and USS San Diego (LPD-22), along with Marines from the 31st MEU and roughly 20 F-35B Lightning lls, had been ordered to the Middle East near Iran.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump said in an interview Saturday with NBC News that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” but declined to say what those terms would be, while adding that he is working with other countries on a plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump said he was “surprised” that Iran decided to attack other Middle Eastern countries in response to the U.S.-Israeli strike operation, and that U.S. strikes on Kharg Island on Saturday “totally demolished” most of the island but that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun,” during his interview Saturday with NBC News.

During his interview Saturday with NBC News about the Iran War, President Trump suddenly attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has sent counter drone systems and experts to the Middle East to assist combating the threat of Iranian one-way attack drones, saying “I’m surprised that Zelensky doesn’t want to make a deal. Tell Zelensky to make a deal because Putin’s willing to make a deal.” Trump added that Zelensky was “far more difficult to make a deal with” than Russian President Vladimir Putin over efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In a first, the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah, not to be confused with Lebanese Hezbollah, has targeted the Camp Victory Base in Baghdad with FPV drones, albeit with little effect. Kataib Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed Iraqi group that is nominally subordinate to the larger Popular Mobilization Front (PMF).

Speaking about Iran’s newly selected Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, President Trump questioned whether he was still alive, telling NBC News, “I don’t know if he’s even alive. So far, nobody’s been able to show him,” adding that, “I’m hearing he’s not alive, and if he is, he should do something very smart for his country, and that’s surrender,” though calling the news of his death “a rumor.”