Israel Says It’s ‘Transitioning to the Next Phase’ of the Iran War
The piece outlines a rapid escalation in the March 2026 campaign against Iran, driven by Israel and the United States. After initial strikes damaged Iran’s military infrastructure, Israeli officials said the campaign would intensify, focusing on the regime’s foundations and military capabilities. In the first 24 hours of joint actions, the Israeli Air Force reportedly cleared the way toward Tehran, with about 50 jets dropping around 100 bombs, as the IDF signaled further, surprise measures to weaken Iran’s leadership and armed forces. Reports also claimed the underground bunker of Iran’s former supreme leader was destroyed, and that U.S. forces are targeting buried missile sites and storage facilities.
U.S. officials said Iranian missile and drone attacks had fallen sharply since the conflict began, while U.S. bombers struck additional launch sites. CENTCOM and Reuters described efforts to degrade Iran’s missile programs and naval assets, including strikes on a drone carrier and related targets.Politicians and military leaders, including U.S. officials and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, signaled a commitment to sustained and expanding pressure on Tehran, with an expectation of increased American activity above Iran.
After initial attacks that have devastated Iran’s military infrastructure, Israel plans to ramp up its strikes, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
“We are now transitioning to the next phase of the campaign, in which we will intensify strikes against the regime’s foundations and military capabilities,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Thursday, according to The Jerusalem Post.
He said that in the first 24 hours of the joint American-Israeli attacks, the Israeli Air Force had “paved the way to Tehran.”
The underground bunker of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was destroyed by the Israeli Air Force this morning, the military says.
Some 50 IAF fighter jets dropped around 100 bombs on the site, which the IDF says was located under Iran’s “leadership complex” in… pic.twitter.com/lGTR2l0SYJ
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 6, 2026
“We have additional surprise moves at our disposal that I do not intend to reveal,” Zamir said.
“Had we waited any longer, Iran would have entered a zone of immunity, and the danger would have increased,” he remarked.
Zamir also said the initial attacks “created air superiority and suppressed the ballistic missile array,” according to The Times of Israel.
He said the United States and Israel are “fighting out of d interests and values.”
“In synchronized action, we are stripping the regime of its military capabilities and bringing it to strategic isolation and to a point of weakness it has never experienced before,” he added.
U.S. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said Iranian missile attacks have declined by 90 percent since the opening day of the war and that drone attacks are down 83 percent.
Cooper said that late on Thursday, American B-2 bombers dropped dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs on buried missile launching sites, and that Iran’s missile productions facilities are also being targeted.
Reuters reported that underground missile storage facilities in Iran will also be subject to attack.
Cooper said the U.S. has attacked at least 30 Iranian ships, including a drone carrier the size of a World War II aircraft carrier, The Times of Israel reported.
U.S. forces aren’t holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy. Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire. pic.twitter.com/WyA4fniZck
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 6, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said there will be no stopping.
“Iran is hoping that we cannot sustain this, which is a really bad miscalculation,” Hegseth said. “Our munitions are full up, and our will is ironclad.”
He predicted that the U.S. presence above Tehran was “about to surge dramatically.”
“It’s more fighter squadrons, it’s more capabilities, it’s more defensive capabilities,” Hegseth said. “And it’s more bomber pulses more frequently.”
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