US & ‘Israel’ at war with Iran | Day 38 coverage
The 2026 Iran War began on February 28 when the United States and ‘Israel’ launched an operation dubbed Epic Fury by the US and Lion's Roar by ‘Israel’, unleashing nearly 900 airstrikes in 12 hours on Iranian missile systems, air defenses, nuclear facilities, military bases, and leadership targets.
Yemen’s Houthi movement entered the war early, launching missile and drone attacks toward ‘Israel’ and expanding the war beyond the Gulf and Levant theaters.
This direct assault followed years of shadow war, including the first-ever Iran-‘Israel’ missile exchanges in April and October 2024 and a limited 12-day war in June 2025 that damaged Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of top officials were killed in the opening salvo, while a US Tomahawk strike on a school adjacent to a naval base near Bandar Abbas killed about 170 civilians, mostly children.
Iran responded within hours by firing hundreds of ballistic missiles and launching thousands of drones at ‘Israel’, US bases in the Gulf, and targets in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait.
Tehran restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz—through which 20% of global oil flows—disrupting shipping and spiking oil prices.
The retaliation reignited fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon, prompting ‘Israeli’ strikes there and spreading the conflict regionally while hitting civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, airports, and heritage sites.
Over the next five weeks, US-‘Israeli’ forces conducted sustained air campaigns that destroyed much of Iran’s air-defense network, missile production sites and navy assets.
Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, but pragmatic senior official Ali Larijani was assassinated in an ‘Israeli’ strike on March 17.
More than 80,000 civilian sites were hit, including 260 medical facilities and UNESCO-listed buildings, causing widespread blackouts, fuel shortages, toxic pollution, and over 2,000 total deaths across Iran, ‘Israel’, Lebanon, and Gulf states.
IRGC Navy says Strait of Hormuz will ‘never return to its former state’ for US, 'Israel'
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said the Strait of Hormuz will “never return to its former state,” particularly for the US and ‘Israel’, in a statement posted on social media on Monday.
The statement said Iran is in the final stages of operational preparations for a so-called “new order” in the Gulf, reflecting Tehran’s expanding control over the strategic waterway.
The warning follows a parliamentary committee’s approval of draft legislation imposing transit fees on ships passing through the strait. Iranian media reports indicate the plan would:
- Require passage fees in Iran’s national currency.
- Ban US and ‘Israeli’ vessels from transit.
- Restrict countries participating in unilateral sanctions against Iran.
- Reinforce Iran’s sovereignty, armed forces authority, maritime security, and legal cooperation with Oman.
Officials describe the legislation as part of a broader effort to assert Iranian control over the strait and respond to ongoing US and ‘Israeli’ threats in the region.
Kuwaiti army says air defence systems intercepting missile and drone threats
The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army confirmed that its air defence systems are intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks over Kuwaiti territory.
In an official statement, the army said any explosions heard by residents are the result of interception operations and not strikes on urban areas. The statement did not specify the origin of the attacks or the number of threats intercepted.
Officials stressed that the situation remains under control, with forces maintaining heightened alert to protect key infrastructure and population centers.
VIDEO: 'Israeli' rescuers search for missing people after building hit by Iran missile
‘Israeli’ firefighters comb through rubble in Haifa searching for four missing people who remain trapped after an Iranian missile hit a building six hours ago.
‘Israeli’ strike kills Lebanese Army soldier in south Lebanon
A Lebanese Army soldier was killed in a ‘Israeli’ strike in southern Lebanon.
Five hours after Iranian strike, ‘Israel’ continues search in Haifa
‘Israel’ continues searching for four people still trapped under rubble following an Iranian strike on Haifa earlier on Sunday.
Earlier reports from Magen David Adom confirmed that nine people were taken to Rambam and Bnei Zion hospitals, including an 82-year-old man in serious condition after being hit by debris and blast impact, three people with minor injuries from shrapnel and shock, and five treated for anxiety.
Day 37 of the US-‘Israeli’ war on Iran
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