HEADLINES
Iran unveils underwater missiles poised for use
US strikes Iran, thousands of targets hit
Iran deploys mines blocking Hormuz shipping

The time is now 1:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, Iran's Revolutionary Guards deputy commander Ali Fadavi said this evening that Iran has missiles launched from underwater, moving at 100 meters per second, and they may be used in the days ahead.

In US Military Role, since the start of Operation Epic Fury, US forces have struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, including over 60 naval ships, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in an operational update. The ships included the destruction of Iran's Shahid Soleimani-class warships on Tuesday, and an Iranian Jamaran-class warship and several surface combatants in the early days of the operation. He added that the mission is to end Iran's ability to project power and harass international shipping crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The US has achieved air superiority over large swaths of Iran and described its strikes as a demonstration of the strength of our iron clad alliances, noting that the effort is dismantling missiles, drones, and the regime's defense industrial bases. Since the start, the regime's ballistic missile and drone attacks have dropped drastically, and the United States has employed AI tools in its operations. Separately, President Donald Trump said the US would strike Iran harder later this evening.

In Regional Impacts, the head of the IRGC Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, warned that vessels must obtain permission from Iran before passing through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid trouble, with reports that two ships, Expres Rome and Mayuree Naree, were caught in incidents after attempting passage. He also said that if Iran's ports and docks are threatened, all ports and docks in the region will be legitimate targets for Iran's military. Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to complicate the reopening of the waterway, and exports of oil and LNG through the chokepoint have effectively been halted. Separately, data and analysis show that attacks have targeted around 20 commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz as the waterway becomes a front line in the Middle East conflict, with at least 10 oil tankers hit or targeted and a number of vessels listed by UKMTO, IMO, and Iranian authorities. The Revolutionary Guards claimed drone strikes on three other tankers: the Athe Nova, the Prima, and the Louis P.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern described residents as having lived 11 days underground in shelters and pressed decision-makers to reach a permanent resolution to eliminate the security threat, noting some vulnerable populations may need evacuation. In parallel, the IDF released a clarifying statement addressing rumors of a large-scale fire toward the home front, saying there are no new indications of an unusual or targeted shelling toward Israel and urging the public to continue following Home Front guidelines; a separate public reassurance effort is planned. Meanwhile, television coverage reflected the sense of heightened tension with commentators noting the potential for multiple fronts, while officials emphasized that the security apparatus remains on alert.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, President Trump told Axios that there is practically nothing left to target in Iran and that the war could end soon, suggesting that “any time I want it to end, it will end,” as part of his remarks on how the conflict might be concluded.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, UK prosecutors lost their appeal to reinstate a terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper Mo Chara, who had been accused of waving the flag of the banned Hezbollah group at a London gig. The Crown Prosecution Service said it would challenge the ruling, and the defendant and Kneecap have asserted they do not support Hamas or Hezbollah.

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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-03-11 at 13:03