On Wednesday, March 11, as clashes in the region continued, new developments occurred in the military and security sphere. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) warned in its latest statement that Iran’s regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz for military activities, a move that the command says could place civilian lives at serious risk.
According to a statement released by the United States Central Command, known as CENTCOM, the naval forces of Iran’s regime have stationed their ships and military equipment inside ports that are normally used for commercial shipping traffic. The command emphasized that such actions could expose civilians and port workers to the risk of military attacks.
Khamenei’s Five-Kilometer Underground Shelter in the Heart of Tehran
In this context, CENTCOM urged Iranian civilians to immediately distance themselves from all port facilities where the regime’s naval forces are present.
At the same time as this warning, reports emerged of airstrikes inside Iran. Images released on Wednesday show that several locations in northern Tehran were targeted by air attacks. Reports accompanying these images refer to areas including Pasdaran, Dowlat, and Qolhak neighborhoods. Precise details about the extent of damage or possible casualties have not yet been released, but the strikes indicate the continuation of military operations against targets linked to the regime’s security and military structures in Iran’s capital.
In another development, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a brief interview with the news website Axios that the war with Iran’s regime may soon come to an end. In the five-minute interview, he said that almost nothing remains to be targeted and added that whenever he decides, the war could end. Trump also emphasized that some smaller targets remain in different locations, but according to him the course of military operations is approaching its final stage.
According to U.S. officials, in recent days several targets linked to the presence of foreigners in Iraq—including hotels, foreign businesses, and diplomatic facilities—have come under attack. It has also been reported that the U.S. Embassy building in Baghdad was targeted by a rocket attack in recent days.
At the same time, the U.S. government has increased political pressure on the Iraqi government to curb the activities of militias affiliated with Iran in that country and to push Baghdad to distance itself further from Tehran’s policies.
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Sinking of 16 IRGC Mine-Laying Vessels
As airstrikes against the regime’s military targets continued, serious threats and warnings about the possibility of minelaying in the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s most strategic waterways—became one of the main focuses of recent developments.
In the most significant development, Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran’s regime in a message on Truth Social, stating that any mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz must be removed immediately. He emphasized that if such actions have been carried out and the mines are not removed, Tehran will face unprecedented military consequences.
This warning came as the United States Central Command, known as CENTCOM, announced that its forces had destroyed several vessels belonging to the naval forces of Iran’s regime, including 16 mine-laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates announced that the country’s air defense systems intercepted and destroyed missiles and drones launched from Iran. These developments indicate that the scope of tensions has extended to other countries in the region.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the continuation of its missile operation called “True Promise 4” and said that new waves of attacks had been carried out. However, U.S. military officials say the intensity of Iran’s missile attacks has decreased in recent days. A senior Pentagon spokesperson stated that about 140 American soldiers have been wounded since the start of the war.
Inside Iran, the security atmosphere has also intensified. The regime’s prosecutor general warned that “any cooperation with the enemy” abroad would be met with confiscation of property and heavy punishments and called on citizens to report suspicious cases to the prosecutor’s reporting system. At the same time, the commander of the regime’s Law Enforcement Force threatened that any protest gathering during wartime conditions would face severe crackdowns.
On the other hand, the World Health Organization warned that attacks on oil facilities could cause a phenomenon known as “black rain,” which could create serious respiratory problems for residents of affected areas.
Meanwhile, some diplomatic sources at the United Nations reported that the representative of Iran’s regime has claimed that in the recent bombings about ten thousand civilian locations were destroyed and more than 1,300 civilians were killed figures that have not yet been confirmed by independent sources.
