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[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

🚨: Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, Larak, Hengam, Lavan, Kharg - all Iranian Islands to monitor in the Persian Gulf in the coming month… 10k+ Marines inbound, 82nd Airborne on standby. -MONITORING!!

[Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC]

It could take the USS Boxer about a month to reach the Middle East. It left San Diego Bay on Wednesday, March 18th. Per @Liz_Friden
The USS Boxer amphibious ready group and attached 11th Marine expeditionary unit is deploying to the Middle East from California, a U.S. official confirms to Fox News. The task force of about 4,500 sailors and Marines is currently sailing across the Pacific Ocean to the Middle East, the official said. 

Once in the Middle East, it will overlap with the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for some time, and then will replace the 31st MEU altogether, the official said. This will happen in coming weeks. The Tripoli ARG/31st MEW is still en route to the Middle East from Japan and is expected to arrive as early as next week. 

The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship left its home port of San Diego earlier this week. The amphibious ready group also includes the USS Comstock dock landing ship and USS Portland transport dock.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US launches third round of strikes against Iran.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

@ChrissGPT If you include Apple with the “A” and by Google you really mean Alphabet then yes. 👏🏼

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

Israeli media is now reporting the US is launching a second wave of strikes against Iran. MONITORING for confirmation.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

The big tell whether these strikes were meaningful will be what platforms/weapons were used. If strategic bombers and/or tomahawks were used, then big targets were hit.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

The strikes started around 5pm est. So about 1 hr 20 min of strikes.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

U.S. strikes on Iran have ended.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

Shaping operations confirmed, leading the way for the big bombers. MONITORING if they bring em out for these “ongoing” strikes.

[Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC]

US official tells Fox: airstrikes targeting Iran are "ongoing" and targets include air defenses and radar installations.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

And here’s Iran’s promise to escalate. MONITORING their likely response this evening and the complete collapse of negotiations.

Remember, it’s been widely reported that Gulf states will only back a renewed war if the goal is regime change, which Trump currently isn’t pursuing.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

"Iran will respond to US aggression. As warned hours earlier, Iran will deliver a decisive response to the US aggression, which is being carried out under the pretext of an Apache helicopter crash." - Tasnim

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

The big tell whether these strikes were meaningful will be what platforms/weapons were used. If strategic bombers and/or tomahawks were used, then big targets were hit.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

NOW: US is conducting strikes inside Iran. Per CENTCOM strikes have been ongoing for the last 28 minutes and are still occurring.

Will MONITOR for updates, as reports indicate Iran has already started firing back.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

Appears US strikes are limited to coastal defense areas and not near any major population centers. Let’s see if Iran will attack the major Gulf cities as they threatened.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

Reported U.S. strike locations in Iran so far:

• Bandar Abbas
• Qeshm Island
• Sirik

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

NEW: Last night's rescue of two U.S. pilots marks the first U.S. use of an autonomous sea drone in real-world rescue — the 24-foot Corsair can travel over 1,000 nautical miles at speeds above 35 knots.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

NOW: US is conducting strikes inside Iran. Per CENTCOM strikes have been ongoing for the last 28 minutes and are still occurring.

Will MONITOR for updates, as reports indicate Iran has already started firing back.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

Fate does love irony.

Few days ago Trump demanded Israel not respond to 11+ ballistic missiles. Now he is ordering US troops to respond to the downing of an Apache. Clearly both deserve a military response.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

Some irony here

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

US finally going to strike Iran. MONITORING for more.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

Good summary of yesterday’s events in the Middle East. Pay attention to the first/triggering event 👇

[Greg Myre @gregmyre1]

Here’s a timeline of Mideast escalation since Sunday.
- Hezbollah shot rockets into northern Israel in the morning.
- Israel carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut in the afternoon.
- Iran fired missiles at northern Israel on Sunday night.
- Trump told Netanyahu not to fire back.
- Dozens of Israeli warplanes bombed Iranian air defenses in western and central Iran early Monday morning.
- Iran fired more missiles at Israel.
- The Houthis in Yemen fired a missile at Israel.
https://t.co/g8m7fi5edZ

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

F/A-18 with another tanker kill. Back to regularly scheduled “ceasefire” or will Iran/Israel continue exchanging fire today? MONITORING for more developments.

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

https://t.co/EwA0PPWagv

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

MONITORING Nicaragua. Very likely Trump will act there like in Venezuela/Cuba.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

The Murillo-Ortega dictatorship is an enemy of humanity. The Trump Administration will not ignore their crimes and brutality, including the dictatorship’s singular role in the death of political opposition leader Brooklyn Rivera. Today, @StateDept took steps to impose visa restrictions on over 100 Nicaraguan officials who continue to carry out Murillo and Ortega’s malign agenda.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

If true this would be a major escalation and blow to Iran. Also the full breakdown of the ceasefire.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

Israel struck Iranian air defenses and a petrochemical complex in two waves overnight and this morning, while Iran has fired at least 20 ballistic missiles at Israel since last night, all intercepted or landed in open areas.

Two Houthi missiles from Yemen were also launched, one intercepted, one failed mid-flight. IDF says it is prepared for days more fighting or a full resumption of war.

Strikes are Israeli-only but in "full coordination" with CENTCOM, which assisted in interceptions.

IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Zamir and CENTCOM chief Adm. Cooper have spoken three times.

[MonitorTheSit @SitMonitoring]

Israel is launching major strikes in Tehran as expected. MONITORING if Iran attacks US bases in gulf states now, completely ending the ceasefire.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Explosions reported in Tehran, Iran.