😭 🇮🇷 Another oil tanker attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without permission has been destroyed.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 THE PENTAGON IS DEVELOPING A “FINAL STRIKE” PLAN TO END THE WAR WITH IRAN — AXIOS

Options include the use of ground troops or a large-scale bombing campaign.

🥺 🇮🇷 Crude exports during the first 23 days of March 2026 versus the first 23 days of February 2026, as per TankerTrackers:

- Iraq (Baghdad): -76%.
- Kuwait: -72%.
- Saudi Arabia: -52%.
- Iraq (Kurdistan): -49%.

- Iran: +4%.
- Oman: +7%.
- Russia: +14%.

#️⃣ 🇦🇫🇵🇰 Fighting on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has resumed.

This was reported by Associated Press, citing Afghan authorities. At least three people are reported dead.

#️⃣ 🇮🇷 IRGC:

The cowardly American and Zionist forces, who lack the courage and ability to defend their own military bases, are attempting—out of fear of the firepower of Islamic fighters—to use civilian locations and innocent people as human shields.

Since it is our duty to eliminate American terrorist forces and the usurping regime, which recklessly engage in the killing of Iranian civilians and the assassination of individuals wherever they are found, we strongly advise you to immediately leave areas where U.S. forces are stationed so that you do not come to harm.

#️⃣ 🇮🇷 Financial Times: If Iran begins imposing tolls on ships allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf countries will look for alternative ways to transport oil, including building pipelines.

😭 🇮🇷 IRGC:

This morning, following the lies of the corrupt president of America regarding the openness of the Strait of Hormuz, three container ships of different nationalities moved toward the designated corridor for the transit of ships with permits, which were turned back with a warning from the IRGC Navy.

The IRGC Navy announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any movement in this strait will be met with a harsh response.

The movement of any ship “to and from” ports of the allies and supporters of the Zionist–American enemies to any destination and from any corridor is prohibited.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 The US has fired 850+ Tomahawk missiles in 4 weeks against Iran, raising Pentagon concerns about rapidly depleting stockpiles.

- WaPo

💬 🇺🇸🇮🇷 JD Vance on Iran:

You talk about people who walk into a crowded supermarket and have a vest on, and they blow up the vest, and a couple of people get killed, and that's a terrible tragedy.

What happens when what's on the vest can kill many, many tens of thousands of people?

#️⃣ 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Senior Israeli official to N12:

In the coming week, there will be a significant escalation in strikes in Iran.

💬 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israel's Defence Minister Katz:

We warned Iran to stop firing at civilians.

Since it continues, our strikes will escalate and expand to more targets supporting its war capabilities.

#️⃣ 🇮🇷 Iranian President Pezeshkian shows up in public and visits stores.

#️⃣ 🇷🇺🇮🇳 India is discussing with Russia the resumption of liquefied natural gas exports amid supply disruptions from Gulf countries.

In addition, India plans to double imports of Russian crude oil — within a month, they could reach at least 40% of the country’s total oil imports.

In early March, the United States allowed India to purchase Russian oil via ship-to-ship transfers at sea for a month to ease pressure on the global energy market caused by the war in the Middle East.

💬 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf:

How can the US, which can't even protect its own soldiers at its bases in the region and instead leaves them stashed away in hotels and parks, protect them on our soil?

#️⃣ 🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. official to Axios:

If the Iranians can't strike a deal with Vance, they don't get a deal. He's the best they're gonna get.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 Inside the White House, aides say Trump is already mentally moving on from the Iran conflict.

A senior official said:

“[Trump] is getting a little bored with Iran. Not that he regrets it or something — he’s just bored and wants to move on.”