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  1. 12 Mar 2026, 13:17·

    The International Energy Agency has reported that 32 members of this international body have decided to release 400 million barrels of strategic oil reserves, with the United States and Japan having the largest shares.

    In this context, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced that starting next week, it will release a total of 172 million barrels from its strategic oil reserves into the market over a period of 120 days.
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    Oil prices in global markets on Thursday morning, March 21, coinciding with the intensification of attacks by the Islamic Republic on oil tankers and concerns over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have once again surpassed the $100 mark.
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    With the sharp increase in fuel costs and disruptions in flight paths due to insecurity in many parts of the Middle East, airlines around the world have raised ticket prices. According to Reuters, the price of jet fuel, which was around $85 to $90 per barrel before the onset of conflicts, has now reached approximately $150 to $200. This significant increase in fuel costs has led some airlines to raise flight ticket prices to compensate for their operational expenses.
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    According to the New York Times, in a Pentagon briefing to U.S. lawmakers, it was stated that the first week of the war against Iran cost the United States more than $11.3 billion. The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the closed-door session on Tuesday, reported that this figure does not include many costs related to the preparation and deployment of forces prior to the start of the attacks; therefore, the actual cost of the first week of the war may be significantly higher. Defense officials had previously informed Congress that approximately $5.6 billion worth of munitions were used in just the first two days of the conflict, a figure that is much higher than previous public estimates.
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  2. 12 Mar 2026, 13:13·

    Israel says it has attacked the Talqan site in Parchin

    The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it has attacked a nuclear facility near Tehran known as "Talqan."

    In its statement, the Israeli army referred to this facility as the "Talqan Complex" and stated that the Iranian government was using it "to advance its nuclear weapons capabilities."

    The Israeli army's message noted that in the 2000s, the Talqan facility was used for the development of advanced explosives and conducting sensitive tests as part of the secret "Amad" project.

    It had previously been reported that Talqan 2 had been targeted during the twelve-day war between Israel and the U.S. against Iran. About a month ago, the Institute for Science and International Security based in Washington released satellite images indicating that new construction activities had taken place at the former site known as "Talqan 2." According to this institute, at that time, Iran had covered large areas of the "Talqan 2" facility in Parchin with soil after reinforcing its concrete layers.
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  3. 12 Mar 2026, 13:11·

    According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, following the attack on military centers in "Thalath Babajani" in Kermanshah, a civilian named "Bahram Seydi-Tanha," who was injured, has died.
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  4. 12 Mar 2026, 13:11·

    Ismail Dehghan, one of the Aerospace Commanders of the IRGC, was assassinated

    Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, confirmed the death of Ismail Dehghan, one of the IRGC's aerospace commanders in Arak. According to Fars, Saeed Dehghan was targeted and killed two nights ago in the Hafeziyeh neighborhood of Arak.

    Fars News Agency reported that in the attack on Ismail Dehghan's home, his wife, two children, and his mother-in-law also lost their lives.
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  5. 12 Mar 2026, 13:10·

    Images recorded by eyewitnesses on Thursday, March 11, show a tower in Dubai that caught fire after a drone collided with the building. Dubai officials also announced in a statement on March 11 that an incident related to a drone crash on a building near the "Dubai Creek" port had occurred. According to Dubai officials, civil defense teams have contained a minor fire in the building, and no reports of injuries have been released so far.
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    A video of the explosion caused by the drone strike in Dubai was shared on social media on Thursday, March 11. Media outlets affiliated with the Islamic Republic government claim that "a military base of American forces was targeted in this attack."
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  6. 12 Mar 2026, 04:41·

    "On the evening of Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, the missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic continued against several countries in the region, with local officials reporting the interception of targets, limited damage, and disruptions to some infrastructure.
    In the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Defense announced that it is countering missile and drone threats from Iran, and the Ministry of Interior reported the interception of a missile threat. It was also reported that a drone crashed on a building in the Dubai Creek Harbor area, causing a limited fire, with no casualties reported.
    In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Defense reported the interception of two drones in the Eastern Province and then announced that 18 more drones were intercepted in the same area. Additionally, two drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field in the Rub' al Khali region were destroyed.
    In Bahrain, the Ministry of Interior announced that fuel tanks at a facility in the Muharraq area were targeted, and firefighting operations are ongoing.
    In Iraq, oil ports halted their activities, although commercial ports remained active. A fire on two oil tankers was extinguished, and a drone was shot down at the Majnoon oil field in Basra. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 17 nighttime attacks on Erbil were thwarted."
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  7. 12 Mar 2026, 04:28·

    Donald Trump, the President of the United States, on Wednesday, speaking to a crowd in Kentucky, referred to the end of operations against the Islamic Republic, saying: "We don't want to leave too soon, right? We need to finish the job, right?"

    Mr. Trump stated that the Islamic Republic's air force "is gone—completely gone. It took about three hours."

    He added: "They no longer have radar. They have no air defense systems. They have nothing. Their missiles have decreased by 90% and their drones by 85%. We are blowing up the factories where these are made one after another."

    Mr. Trump said that during the Midnight Hammer operation, the nuclear capabilities of the Islamic Republic were destroyed, but "after the Midnight Hammer operation, we thought their work was done for a while. But they started again. That's why we need to finish the job, right? We don't want to come back every two years and see the same situation again."
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  8. 12 Mar 2026, 04:15·

    'The smoke from the explosion was around 7:00 #Ahvaz'
    Received video: 'It was felt strongly in the Kian Shahr area and the houses shook. It might be near the 92nd Armored Division.'
    Thursday, March 11
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  9. 12 Mar 2026, 04:02·

    Images received with the caption: '#Ahvaz around 7 o'clock'
    Thursday, March 11
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  10. 12 Mar 2026, 03:32·

    #Ahvaz Messages from 6:59

    5 to 6 strong explosions in Ahvaz

    Ahvaz, the sound of consecutive explosions.

    Hello Vahid, Ahvaz just had 4 explosions
    It was so strong that the whole house shook
    A fighter jet has been above us for half an hour
    Ahvaz has never been hit like this before

    Hello, Ahvaz had 5 or 6 explosions one after another at 6:50

    6 very strong explosions in Ahvaz from 6:58 to 7:01 AM on March 11, 2025 - The shockwave from the explosions was felt very strongly in the Amaniyeh area

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  11. 12 Mar 2026, 01:42·

    '#Kashan 04:01'
    Received video with description: This is the sound of the first explosion. The sound of the fighter/airplane had been coming for a minute before it. They kept hitting for another 10 minutes; they have never attacked Kashan like this before. At least 8 times in these 10 minutes. I am near the Fin Garden.
    Thursday, March 11
    Vahid
    Received message:
    Hello dear Vahid, from 4:00 to 4:10, several loud explosion sounds came from Kashan. My brother, sister, and I heard intense sounds from three sides of the city; everyone suspects one side of the city.
    On 22 Bahman, Amir Kabir, and Danesh streets, the sound of fighters and explosions was heard, but it wasn't close to us.
    They say the sky lit up near Amir Kabir.

    This was also sent from government messaging channels, which likely relates to just one of the attack points:
    "The sound heard a few minutes ago is related to the enemy fighter's missile hitting a warehouse in the vicinity of the Fath al-Mubin neighborhood, which unfortunately has resulted in 2 injuries so far."

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  12. 12 Mar 2026, 01:03·

    "Sounds of some explosions from the attack on #Kashan or nearby, around 4:10 AM"
    Received video, Thursday, March 11
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  13. 12 Mar 2026, 00:51·

    Kashan, messages from 3:54

    Vahid, we are currently in the west of the country and we keep hearing the sound of fighter jets. I suspect they are going to launch a new attack.

    4:18 Severe shaking and the sound of fighter jets in Kashan.

    4:13 My family called, they heard 12 explosions in Kashan.

    4:17 Hello, they just hit Kashan. Four or five very loud explosions were heard. I don't know where they hit.

    4:07 Just now, a severe explosion in Kashan. It was really terrifying. Our house shook. It's the first time we've heard the sound of a fighter jet like this, as if it passed right over the house and the windows shook. I don't know where they hit... We are near Amir al-Mu'minin neighborhood.

    4:16 Oh God, several explosions again... It's still circling above us.

    Four very strong explosions at 4 AM. It was very intense; the whole city shook.

    Kashan, at 4:10 AM, the sound of six explosions was heard. Three of them were very close.

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  14. 12 Mar 2026, 00:28·

    Replying to message #71421

    Based on the video I published about the checkpoint on Monday, March 2, an AI-generated video has been created that describes the targeting of the #Tehran checkpoint and is being circulated. That fabricated/fake/false video has misled various sources so far.
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  15. 11 Mar 2026, 23:36·

    First video: '#Parand Phase 4, the sound was very close. 2:04 AM'
    In messages, they also say that the Parand industrial town was among the targets.
    Second video: '#Karaj 2:11 minutes towards Hemmat highway'
    Thursday, March 21
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  16. 11 Mar 2026, 22:44·

    Messages from 1:53:

    Just 5 minutes ago, from the top of Malayer city in Hamadan province, the sound of an airplane [model of the plane] is probably heading towards Tehran.

    Vahid, there are a lot of fighters heading to Tehran, they passed by Saveh.

    2:05
    In Shahriar, there’s a sound of explosions.
    Our electricity is out.

    In Parand, they hit 6-7 times, it was terrifying!

    Andisheh Phase 1 is shaking.
    They hit 5/6 times.
    It was horrifying.

    Dowlatabad, Tehran.
    At 2:08
    They hit this side three times in a row, there was a strong tremor and sound.
    I don’t know the exact location, but we felt it shake.

    In East Tehran, near our center, we are hearing explosion sounds.

    Hello, in the direction of Nazarabad, Karaj, they saw a drone.
    In the industrial town, there were 15 explosions in quick succession.

    We are in Shahriar, we have heard about 20 explosions now.

    Vahid, they are hitting Karaj really hard, at 2:10 they hit 7 or 8 times.

    In West Tehran, since 2:07, the sound of explosions is coming from afar.
    It can also be heard in the center.

    In Andisheh Phase 1, our house shook.
    My friends are in Shahriar, it sounded bad there too.

    Hello Vahid, we are in Iran Khodro, we heard several explosions but they weren’t close.

    They hit all phases, we heard the sound.
    Parand was hit very hard.

    They haven’t hit the east yet, but I saw the southwest lighting up repeatedly, and even we are shaking this way.
    The number was very high, easily 9 to 10 gradually.

    At 2:10, around Malard and Fardis, nearly 30 missiles hit in quick succession, the sound and tremor were terrifying...

    In Garmdareh, at 2:10 AM, we heard the sound of explosions 7 or 8 times and felt the shaking of the house.

    Vahid, I don’t understand what’s happening, but from the direction of Qarchak, several deep explosion sounds came that were terrifying, from 2:08 until now.

    We are in Sharifabad.
    There are countless sounds coming, we don’t know where they are.

    Hello, over ten explosions whose sound reaches Resalat Square, now at 2:15 AM, it’s coming from far away but is fully felt here.

    Islamshahr, Tehran.
    March 12
    At 2:08
    They hit this side twice in a row, there was a strong tremor and sound.
    I don’t know the exact location, but we felt it shake.

    Right now in Parchin, there have been 41 explosion sounds in 7 minutes.
    The sound of defense systems has just come out.

    In the southwest, a strong explosion sound can be heard from 6 Baharestan to Robat Karim.
    Baharestan is now at the intersection of Adran, smoke has risen.
    The day before yesterday, they hit around Saba Battery in this area, the smoke was from there, and now there’s smoke, the smell is unclear where it’s coming from, there’s also a police station in Adran, two inside the town, one at the intersection.

    [Area] Saba Battery was hit.
    At 2:05.
    I can’t go out because of fear, I think they hit the police station and the Basij base in Sabashahr too.

    New city of Parand, 2:10 AM, March 12.
    At least 8 explosion sounds...

    Hello, we heard several explosion sounds from Jahanshahr, Karaj, our windows shook. The first one was with a drone. It hit once. The rest were with fighters and were more intense. The sound of the fighter jets was coming.

    In Azimieh, Karaj, a strong explosion sound came with the sound of fighter jets.

    Islamshahr was hit too, Vahid.
    I am currently in Maskan Mehr behind Ziaabad.
    The sound was very intense, but I don’t think it was the sound of fighter jets, I think it was a drone.

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  17. 11 Mar 2026, 22:38·

    Received video with the description: 'Moment of the explosion and the sound of the fighter jet #Isfahan at 00:24 AM on Thursday, March 21st'
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  18. 11 Mar 2026, 21:33·

    On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling on Iran to immediately cease its attacks against the Gulf countries.

    The resolution states that these attacks violate international law and constitute a "serious threat to international peace and security."

    The resolution was passed with 13 votes in favor and two abstentions [Russia and China], and it demands the "immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran" against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.
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  19. 11 Mar 2026, 21:24·

    Reports indicate that a "numbers station" is sending encoded messages in Persian via shortwave radio; messages that some intelligence experts believe may be used to communicate with information sources inside Iran.

    According to this report, these broadcasts began hours after the attacks on March 1 against the Islamic Republic, from a transmitter located somewhere in Western Europe. In these messages, a Persian-speaking voice reads a series of numbers after saying "attention."

    Some former U.S. intelligence officials have stated that such stations are typically used to send instructions to field agents or to designate meeting points and operational orders, and are often used as a backup communication method in emergency situations.

    Experts say that these broadcasts were temporarily disrupted in the following days by beeping sounds and electronic noise; an action that is believed to be an attempt to create interference and cut off these communications.
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  20. 11 Mar 2026, 21:22·

    'Moment of the IRGC agents being targeted in Tehran'
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  21. 11 Mar 2026, 21:18·

    🔻Messages received from Isfahan since 00:24 AM on Thursday, March 21:

    Just now, I heard the sound of 3 explosions in a row in Isfahan.
    00:30 Apparently, it was in the Simorgh neighborhood.
    00:35 Now it’s 6 explosions.
    00:43 The sound of fighter jets keeps coming, it doesn’t stop, and every few minutes there’s an explosion sound.

    Vahid, Isfahan, I heard several explosions.
    I don’t know where (I found out through my brother) 12:22

    Isfahan, right now there’s a lot of fighter jet noise.
    For a long time.
    And 3 explosions on March 21 at 00:20.

    From 00:28 until now, there has been a lot of fighter jet noise in the sky and several explosion sounds from Isfahan.

    They are hitting a lot in Isfahan, it’s close.
    I think it’s Jaber or Malekshahr.

    Thursday, March 21, at 00:15
    Isfahan, Shahinshahr, I heard several strong explosions in a row along with the sound of fighter jets, the jets are patrolling, the sound doesn’t stop.

    Hello, Najafabad, the sound of fighter jets and drones is coming together, they hit somewhere at 12:40.

    In Isfahan, towards the Air Force, they are still hitting since 00:28 on Thursday, March 21, I think they’ve hit 5-6 times.

    I think they hit the police intersection in Isfahan 3 times, enough to shake the windows.

    Around 00:45, there were 2 explosions towards Sepahan city in Isfahan.
    The sound of fighter jets is still coming.

    🔻I also had a message at 23:20 on Wednesday about another topic:
    "Right now, they hit Vilashahr in Isfahan with 2 missiles into a house.
    It was targeted, and currently, they have closed the street."

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  22. 11 Mar 2026, 21:10·

    ♦️The United Nations Security Council rejected Russia's proposed resolution on Wednesday afternoon for an immediate halt to hostilities between the U.S. and Israel with Iran and for the parties to return to the negotiating table.

    The draft failed to secure the necessary votes for approval in the Security Council, receiving four votes in favor, two against, and nine abstentions.
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  23. 11 Mar 2026, 20:54·

    "Night slogans of the people accompanied by the sound of drones"
    Received videos with the above description, "From Azgol #Tehran around 11:30 PM on Wednesday, March 20"
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  24. 11 Mar 2026, 19:56·

    The sound of drones is still heard in #Tehran. According to received messages: mostly towards the east and northeast of Tehran.
    Wednesday, March 10
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  25. 11 Mar 2026, 19:46·

    While they keep warning that being on the streets is a death risk, Ghalibaf has openly tweeted asking people to go to the streets: mb_ghalibaf

    Meanwhile, the sound of drones can still be heard in the sky over Tehran.
    And since 11 PM, I have been receiving new messages in East Tehran.

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  26. 11 Mar 2026, 18:12·

    Donald Trump, the President of the United States, stated on Wednesday regarding military operations in Iran that the U.S. military has not targeted certain vital objectives in Iran.

    In a conversation with reporters, he said, "We could have done much worse. We have deliberately left some things untouched; things that if we destroy them - and we can eliminate them within an hour - they (the Iranians) will practically never be able to rebuild that country again."

    Mr. Trump also emphasized that he is not concerned about potential Iran-backed attacks on U.S. soil.

    Amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, he promised that tankers passing through this strait would be very secure.

    In response to the question of how he would ensure the security of this crucial waterway for global oil trade, he said, "I think you will see very high security, and this will happen very, very quickly."
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  27. 11 Mar 2026, 17:44·

    'The Killing of Basij Forces in Drone Attacks on Checkpoints in #Tehran'

    Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that according to unofficial statistics, about '10 security defenders and Basij forces stationed at checkpoints' were killed.
    Wednesday, March 10
    Vahid
    Given the scale of the attacks and the notorious source of this figure, reactions suggest that it must be much higher.
    Perhaps this is just the initial count.
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  28. 11 Mar 2026, 16:21·

    Video received from the moment of the defense missile launch in [#Tehran Center]
    'Wednesday, March 10, 7:30 PM'
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  29. 11 Mar 2026, 16:14·

    The sound received from the drone's howl with the description: 'This is Nurse Street on Victory Street #Tehran, there has been a lot of noise from 18:50 until just now at 19:38.'
    Wednesday, 20 Esfand
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