Iran, on the 24th day of the reckless war launched by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu against Tehran, continues to strike with unprecedented intensity targets in Israel and at American bases in the Middle East, this time targeting stationed fighter aircraft of the American Israeli alliance.
Despite Donald Trump's announcements of an energy moratorium between the two sides, on Monday March 23 in the morning, Iran launched strikes against the Tel Nof base of the Israeli Air Force and American F 35 and F 15 fighter aircraft at the Al Azraq air base in Jordan, reported the press service of the Iranian army.
Later in the afternoon of March 23, Iran attacked again several United States military bases in the Middle East, in response to the claims of the American president Donald Trump about ongoing negotiations, as reported by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and transmitted by IRNA.
The 77th wave of Operation True Promise 4 was successfully carried out against bases of the American army, including the Ali al Salem, Al Kharj and Al Dhafra, the statement said.
At the same time, as clarified by the Iranian armed forces, the statements of the head of the White House about a ceasefire are perceived as a psychological operation.
The army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, using drones from various parts of the country, launched strikes against the Tel Nof air base of the Israeli regime, as well as at the deployment point of American F 35 and F 15 fighter aircraft at the Al Azraq air base, using kamikaze drones, starting from early this morning, the Mehr news agency reported, quoting an excerpt of the statement.
The Al Azraq military base in Jordan
Iran has surprises in store for Donald Trump in the coming days
At the same time, Tehran signals that Iran has several surprises in store for the American President Donald Trump, therefore, for now, he should keep his eyes on the sky, on Dow Jones stocks and on oil prices, the Tasnim news agency reported, citing a source.
Despite the empty promises of Donald Trump, Iran has prepared surprises for the coming days that will further clarify the outcome of the war. Donald Trump should take a break from his phone and social media and from now on focus only on the sky, the stock markets and oil prices, the agency's source emphasized.
Iran struck a United States base in Syria for the first time since the outbreak of the war - Issued drone warning to jihadists
For the first time since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, on March 23, pro Iranian forces targeted Syria, sweeping with a barrage of drones the northeastern governorate of al Hasakah, a facility that has been built by the American CENTCOM.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an observatory based in the United Kingdom, reported that multiple drones, possibly launched from Iraq, targeted the base located next to the city of Khrab al Jir in the countryside of northeastern al Hasakah.
For its part, the Hawar News Agency reported that at least six drones struck the base.
Meanwhile, Reuters, citing Iraqi security sources, reported that missiles launched from the area of Mosul in the western Iraqi governorate of al Anbar struck the base.
The latest attack on Rmelan may have been carried out by the Iran aligned Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which includes many factions of the PMF, both as a response to recent arrests in Deir Ezzor and as a warning to the Syrian government against intervention in the ongoing war.
Financial Times - Iran struck Ras Laffan with new sophisticated missiles
At the same time, Western media revealed that Iran used advanced, maneuverable missiles capable of bypassing American made Patriot air defense systems in its attacks against the Ras Laffan Industrial City of QatarEnergy, reported the Financial Times on March 23, citing an official briefed on the attack.
Four Iranian missiles that targeted Ras Laffan on March 18 were intercepted, but a fifth struck the facility, according to the reports.
The strike was carried out in response to an Israeli attack that targeted the South Pars field in the city of Asaluyeh in southern Iran earlier the same day.
The attack on the gas field, the largest in Iran, was reportedly carried out with the approval of the United States.
How Tehran shocked Qatar with 20 billion dollar losses
The Ras Laffan Industrial City, which is located northeast of the capital of Qatar, Doha, represents about one fifth of the global supply of liquefied natural gas LNG and hosts the largest LNG export facility in the world, as well as a gas to liquids conversion plant, LNG storage, condensate splitters and an oil refinery.
QatarEnergy stated immediately after the attack that several of its LNG facilities were hit, causing large fires and extensive further damage.
The CEO of QatarEnergy and Minister of State for Energy later revealed that the Iranian missile strike knocked out 17 percent of Qatar's LNG export capacity, causing an estimated loss of annual revenue of 20 billion dollars and threatening the supply of Europe and Asia.
Saad al Kaabi told Reuters that two of Qatar's 14 LNG production lines and one of the two gas to liquids units suffered damage in these unprecedented strikes.
Repairs will take 12.8 million tons of LNG per year offline for three to five years, he said.
I would never in my wildest dreams have believed that Qatar would be in such an attack, Qatar and the region, especially from a brotherly Muslim country during the month of Ramadan, attacking us in this way, said Saad al Kaabi.
The hypersonic Fattah 1 and Fattah 2 shook Gulf air defenses
The report of the Financial Times led to speculation that Iran used its latest hypersonic medium range ballistic missile Fattah 1 in the attack against the Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Fattah 1 can travel at 13 times the speed of sound and is reported to have a range of 1,400 kilometers.
The missile has a solid fuel first stage, with a second stage that incorporates the warhead, aerodynamic controls and a small liquid propellant engine with a movable nozzle for thrust vector control resembling a maneuverable reentry vehicle.
It is also possible that Iran used Fattah 2, which replaces the second stage with a liquid fueled hypersonic glide vehicle, designed to reach speeds of up to 15 times the speed of sound, maintaining the same range. This version is not known to be in service.
Hypersonic missiles such as Fattah 1 and Fattah 2 reach their maximum speed at low altitudes in the atmosphere, which makes them extremely difficult to detect and intercept.
While Iran may never actually reveal the type of missiles it used, there is no doubt that the strike on the Ras Laffan Industrial City demonstrated the advanced missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic.
The Middle East is burning despite the so called negotiations announced by Donald Trump
Donald Trump previously wrote on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had constructive talks over the last two days to end hostilities in the Middle East.
He also announced that he ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days.
The American leader also told reporters that both the United States and Iran are showing a willingness to reach an agreement and that the two sides have significant points of agreement.
The 10 directives of Mojtaba Khamenei to Iran's army
Meanwhile, first on the list of demands of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and second the continuation of attacks on American military bases in the Persian Gulf region.
The third demand is for Iranian forces to maintain readiness to open a new front if it is deemed a strategic necessity.
This is followed by the demand to continue the destruction of American and Israeli enemy assets and military capabilities, and then every martyr to be recorded in a special Iranian file of military retaliation.
The sixth demand is for Iran's intelligence structures to eliminate security threats from internal and external enemies, and the seventh for certain neighboring countries to be excluded from Iranian military strikes.
It is necessary to respond multiple times to every attack on Iranian energy infrastructure, to increase the intensity of missile attacks against the Israeli regime and finally to add new targets to the list of attack objectives whenever necessary, the VANA agency reports regarding the demands of the Iranian Ayatollah, which must be carried out either under his direct supervision, with his approval, or as his explicit orders.
Kremlin: Donald Trump's positions on ceasefire in Iran are contradictory
The Kremlin is monitoring the numerous contradictory statements made on March 23 regarding talks on Iran, but hopes for a swift resolution of the conflict, stressed the press secretary of the Russian presidency Dmitry Peskov to the Tass agency, commenting on reports that the President of the United States Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days.
There are many different statements today, including contradictory ones. We continue to monitor them closely and hope for a rapid transition to a peaceful course, said Dmitry Peskov, responding to a question about whether this move by the United States offers hope for a resolution.
Donald Trump previously wrote on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had constructive talks over the last two days to end hostilities in the Middle East. He also announced that he had ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days.
The American leader also told reporters that both the United States and Iran are showing a willingness to reach an agreement and that the two sides have significant points of agreement.
Meanwhile, the Tasnim news agency of Iran, citing a source, reported that Tehran did not negotiate and is not negotiating with Washington.
According to the agency, the American president abandoned the idea of strikes on Iranian infrastructure because military threats from Iran have become more credible.
Jerusalem Post: The speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf leads negotiations with United States
Developments are also sweeping at the diplomatic level with the American Axios speaking of imminent talks between the United States and Iran on Pakistani territory with the mediation of Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey.
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been assassinated in southern Tehran. pic.twitter.com/QdEESNOLEp
Already, the speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is leading negotiations with the United States, reported the newspaper Jerusalem Post, citing an Israeli source.
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