🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 - WAR IN IRAN | MARCH 25th, DAY 26 RECAP:

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya (central military command) says the United States is negotiating with itself and adds: “No one like us will come to terms with anyone like you—not now, and never.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Imagery was released of an Iranian soldier stationed on Kharg Island, one of many seemingly awaiting a potential U.S. invasion, notably showing one-way FPV drones.

🇨🇳 - Chinese naval transporter Cosco will resume shipping in the following countries: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq. Iran is seemingly allowing Chinese vessels to operate through the Strait of Hormuz.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - The Iranian ambassador to Pakistan confirmed there were no negotiations being held between the United States and Iran at this stage.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 - "We are closely monitoring all US movements in the region, especially troop deployments. What the generals have broke, the soldiers can't fix; instead, they will fall victim to Netanyahu's delusions. Do not test our resolve to defend our land." - Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Axios and Iranian state TV report that Iran has rejected the U.S. 15-point plan.

🇮🇷 - Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive and has been actively participating in the country’s decision-making in recent days, according to Kan News.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Iran released footage showing its air defenses striking a U.S. F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet over southeastern Iran. Closer visuals show the jet was indeed struck, but there is no evidence that it was downed.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament: “Based on some intelligence reports, Iran's enemies are preparing to occupy one of the Iranian islands with support from one of the regional countries. Our forces are monitoring all enemy movements, and if they take any step, all the vital infrastructure of that regional country will be targeted with relentless, unceasing attacks.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirms there are no talks with the United States.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - According to CNN, Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of the island. The concern is that occupying Kharg Island with US troops would result in high casualties, likely triggering Iranian retaliation against Gulf countries’ infrastructure and prolonging the conflict, the senior Gulf official said. “Iranians are clever and ruthless. They will do everything they can to inflict maximum casualties on US forces both on the ships at sea, and especially once ground troops are anywhere in their sovereign territory.” - Retired Adm. James Stavridis.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - “At least 3 congressional Republicans—including chairs of House and Senate Armed Services—are hinting strongly that a ground operation in Iran is planned and could potentially be underway soon,” according to National Security reporter for the WSJ, Alex Ward.

🇱🇧🇮🇱 - "Hezbollah has adopted hit-and-withdraw tactics and urban warfare methods, similar to those used before the 2000 liberation." - Al Jazeera correspondent in Lebanon.

🇮🇷🇧🇭 - Fuel tanks have been struck at Bahrain International Airport, locals tell Rerum Novarum.

🇮🇷🇦🇪 - Missile and drone attack targeted the United Arab Emirates.

🇮🇱 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a state budget to avoid a forced snap election, which would occur within 90 days if no budget is passed by March 31. Recent polling has shown Netanyahu's coalition falling short of a Knesset majority, according to Reuters.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage, according to the NYT.

Here's our recap from yesterday: https://x.com/officialrnintel/status/2036633224257143074?s=20

🇺🇸⚡- The first video has now been removed from the White House’s social media.

Still no explanation.

🇺🇸⚡️- The posts could be alluding to the upcoming Artemis 2 launch next week which will be the first manned space mission to leave Earths low orbit in 50 years.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Visual confirmation shows the F/A‑18F Super Hornet fighter jet being struck on the tail by an air defense system earlier today over southeastern Iran, likely by a MANPAD.

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

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- Multiple explosions heard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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

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

🇹🇷⚡- BREAKING: Turkish tanker, ALTURA, carrying 1 million barrels of Russian Urals crude, was struck by a drone near the Bosporus Strait, Black Sea.

No casualties reported, but the tanker's engine room is taking in water.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- Explosions heard in the United Arab Emirates.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇹🇷⚡- "Turkey is conducting intensive diplomatic efforts to try and prevent Gulf Arab countries from joining the US-Israeli war against Iran," - Bloomberg.

🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Iran has told intermediaries that Hezbollah must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel," - Reuters.

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

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to call on Iranians to flood the streets to protest their government last week, but President Trump told him it was just too risky.

'Why the hell should we tell people to take to the streets when they'll just get mowed down,' Trump said to Netanyahu during their call," - Axios.

🇮🇱⚡️- The ADL has launched a new tracker to rate multiplayer video games for how well they combat antisemitism and hate. The lowest ranking games, meaning with the least protections for jews and other minorities, are currently Counter Strike 2 and PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israel announces the death of special forces soldier Ori Greenberg during clashes with Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon.

Two other IDF soldiers were injured and evacuated.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- Alerts in the UAE.

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