🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 - WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 20th, DAY 21 RECAP:

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - The U.S. Treasury has issued new licenses permitting the sale of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. Iran is expected to make an estimated $14 billion in revenue.

🇮🇷🇰🇼 - An Iranian drone struck the Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery in Kuwait, causing fires in multiple units and damage, according to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

🇮🇷🛢 - An oil tanker company reportedly paid Iran a $2 million fee for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is charging countries it “favors” a passage fee through the strait, according to the Financial Times.

🇸🇾🇮🇱 - Israel attacked Syrian government positions and military camps in southern Syria during the night, and later struck positions in Damascus in response to “attacks on the Druze population.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - “We eagerly await the U.S. Marines and are fully prepared to unveil our naval surprises for them,” the IRGC said.

🇮🇷🇮🇱 - Iranian media report that the spokesperson of the Revolutionary Guards was eliminated.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 - U.S. and Israeli strikes continue on western Iran and Tehran.

🇮🇷 - Iran continues strikes on Israel and multiple Gulf states.

🇷🇺🇱🇧🇮🇱 - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Moscow over the Israeli airstrike against RT journalist Steve Sweeney in southern Lebanon.

🇮🇶 - NATO is effectively putting the “NATO Mission Iraq” operation on hold and withdrawing its 600 personnel from the country.

🇵🇱🇮🇶 - Poland has withdrawn its troops from Iraq today.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - 232 American troops have been wounded since the start of the Iran war, most suffering traumatic brain injuries. Of those, 207 have already returned to duty, and 10 are classified as seriously wounded, according to ABC News, citing a U.S. official.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, originally set to deploy to the Indo-Pacific, have had their deployment process “accelerated” and “rerouted” toward the Middle East, two U.S. officials told CNN.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇷 - “The UK has approved the use of its bases for the U.S. to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz,” according to the BBC.

🇺🇸 - A wave of unauthorized, sophisticated drones operated over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana between March 9–15, raising major security concerns at a key U.S. nuclear command site, according to ABC News.

🇮🇶 - Iraq has declared force majeure on all oilfields developed by foreign oil companies, according to Reuters.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - “The U.S. is preparing plans for the possibility of sending ground troops into Iran. No final decision has yet been made,” according to CBS.

🇺🇸🇮🇶 - An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia projectile impacted U.S. Victoria Base in Baghdad, Iraq. The base was struck multiple times within a 12-hour span.

🇺🇸🇸🇦🇮🇷 - “Saudi Arabia has agreed to open King Fahd Air Base in Taif, in western Saudi Arabia, to the Americans for its war on Iran,” according to Middle East Eye.

🇮🇷🇦🇪 - Iran issued an evacuation order for the entire city of Ras al-Khaimah, UAE, with a population of around 200,000.

🇺🇸 - The Pentagon has adopted Palantir’s Maven AI system as an “official program of record.”

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇷 - Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia Airbase; they were intercepted en route, according to The Wall Street Journal. Notably, Diego Garcia is about 4,000 kilometers from Iran, implying its missiles may have a greater range than previously acknowledged.

🛢 - Brent crude oil is up to $112 per barrel, while WTI crude is up to $98 per barrel.

Here’s our recap from yesterday: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2034819533874008411?s=20

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Iranian missile launches to Israel.

🇮🇶🇮🇷⚡️- Drone attack reported by locals and journalists in Baghdad.

🇫🇷⚡️- Last night in Lyon, immigrants misidentified an Antifa hooligan for a nationalist one. They beat him, removed his pants and stabbed him twice.

This marks the third occurence of foreigner violence on Antifas this year in Europe.

🇮🇷🇯🇵⚡️- Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, said in an interview to Kyodo News that Iran is preparing to escort Japanese tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

🇮🇷🌐⚡️- Iran's internet shutdown has now been active for 21 days straight.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- Russian agency RIA Novosti claims Ukraine launched 283 drones during last night, with 90 aimed at Rostov's region and that all were intecepted with no damage caused.

Saratov's governor indicated at least two Russians were wounded and multiple houses received a direct hit.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: The U.S. and Israel conducted a joined strike on the Natanz nuclear facility.

🇮🇶🇮🇷⚡️- An Iraqi officer was killed following the drone attack targeting intelligence services in Baghdad.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli medias report there was a loss of contact with Israeli soldiers in Southern Lebanon earlier this morning. Ongoing search operations have been mounted and a strict military censorship is in effect regarding this "incident".

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "During an operational activity of the Air Force in Iranian airspace, a surface-to-air missile was detected fired at an Israeli fighter jet.

The crew acted according to procedures, no damage was caused to the aircraft, and the mission was completed as planned.

Since the beginning of the war, several attempts have been made to hit Israeli fighter jets in Iranian airspace; the air crews successfully dealt with the threat.

The Air Force will continue to fly and strike wherever required across Iran and will complete its missions under threat on every operational sortie." - Israeli Defence Force.

🇺🇸🇫🇷⚡️- The French authorities notified American authorities that X is potentially "artificially valuated" by Elon Musk.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Israel is warning that the intensity of strikes in Iran will "rise significantly" in the coming days.

🇦🇪🇮🇷⚡️- Reports of explosions in the UAE.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Scenes from Dezful, western Iran, after Israeli strikes against an air force base and ammunition depot.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- US/Israeli airstrikes against Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, and Ahvaz, southwest Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 - Scenes from Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts activated in northern Israel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts activated again in Metula, northern Israel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hostile drone intrusion and rocket alerts in northern Israel.