{"id":2576908,"date":"2026-03-06T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-its-transitioning-to-the-next-phase-of-the-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:46:46","slug":"israel-says-its-transitioning-to-the-next-phase-of-the-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-its-transitioning-to-the-next-phase-of-the-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Says It&#8217;s &#8216;Transitioning to the Next Phase&#8217; of the Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-says-its-transitioning-to-the-next-phase-of-the-iran-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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\u2019s military infrastructure, Israeli officials said the campaign would intensify, focusing on the regime\u2019s 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\u2019s leadership and armed forces. Reports also claimed the underground bunker of Iran\u2019s former supreme leader was destroyed, and that U.S. forces are targeting buried missile sites and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/living-through-a-socialist-collapse-an-insiders-account-of-venezuelas-demise\/\" title=\"Living Through A Socialist Collapse: An Insider\u2019s Account Of Venezuela\u2019s Demise\">storage facilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After initial attacks that have devastated Iran&rsquo;s military infrastructure, Israel plans to ramp up its strikes, according to the Israel Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are now transitioning to the next phase of the campaign, in which we will intensify strikes against the regime&rsquo;s foundations and military capabilities,&rdquo; IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Thursday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-889006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said that in the first 24 hours of the joint American-Israeli attacks, the Israeli Air Force had &ldquo;paved the way to Tehran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The underground bunker of Iran&rsquo;s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was destroyed by the Israeli Air Force this morning, the military says.<\/p>\n<p>Some 50 IAF fighter jets dropped around 100 bombs on the site, which the IDF says was located under Iran&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-israel-has-reportedly-attacked-tehran-mehrabad-airport-as-operation-epic-fury-continues\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... Has Reportedly Attacked Tehran Mehrabad Airport as &#039;Operation Epic Fury&#039; Continues\">leadership complex&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lGTR2l0SYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/lGTR2l0SYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/2029878280984186917?\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; 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Zamir said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Had we waited any longer, Iran would have entered a zone of immunity, and the danger would have increased,&rdquo; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Zamir also said the initial attacks &ldquo;created air superiority and suppressed the ballistic missile array,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/us-israel-say-iran-missile-fire-down-most-launchers-taken-out-as-offensive-ramps-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said the United States and Israel are &ldquo;fighting out of d interests and values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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&rsquo;s missile productions facilities are also being targeted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/israel-attack-irans-underground-missile-sites-second-phase-war-sources-say-2026-03-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >underground missile storage facilities<\/a> in Iran will also be subject to attack.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. forces aren&rsquo;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. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyA4fniZck\">pic.twitter.com\/WyA4fniZck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2029725370371424476?\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Secretary&nbsp;of War Pete Hegseth said there will be no stopping.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran is hoping that we cannot sustain this, which is a really bad miscalculation,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;Our munitions are full up, and our will is ironclad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He predicted that the U.S. presence above Tehran was &ldquo;about to surge dramatically.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s more fighter squadrons, it&rsquo;s more capabilities, it&rsquo;s more defensive capabilities,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;And it&rsquo;s more bomber pulses more frequently.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said they are moving to the next phase to intensify strikes against the regime\u2019s foundations and military capabilities, noting that the first 24 hours of joint American-Israeli attacks helped \u201cpave the way to Tehran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The IDF claimed it destroyed the underground bunker of Iran\u2019s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. About 50 Israeli jets dropped roughly 100 bombs on a site described as located beneath Iran\u2019s leadership complex.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Zamir warned that there could be further surprise moves and suggested that waiting longer would have allowed Iran to enter a zone of immunity and raise danger. He added that the initial attacks created air superiority and degraded the ballistic missile array, and that the United States and Israel are acting from shared interests and values. He said the synchronized effort aims to strip the regime of its military capabilities and leave it strategically isolated and weakened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper said Iranian missile and drone attacks have declined significantly since the war began\u2014missile attacks down about 90% and drone attacks down about 83%. He reported that late on Thursday American B-2 bombers dropped numerous 2,000-pound bombs on buried missile-launch sites and that Iran\u2019s missile production facilities are being targeted. Reuters noted that underground missile storage facilities in Iran would also be attacked. Cooper said the U.S. has attacked at least 30 Iranian ships, including a drone carrier described as the size of a World War II aircraft carrier. CENTCOM also tweeted that a drone carrier was on fire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asserted there would be no stopping the campaign, saying Iran overestimated the resilience of the effort. 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