Live Updates: Israel, US intensify campaign against Iran | The Jerusalem PostMojataba Khamenei poised to succeed slain father as supreme leader • Iranian regime struggling to organize military campaign, US-Israeli officials tell ‘Post’Israeli fighter jets on the way to strike Iran on March 4, 2026.Israeli fighter jets on the way to strike Iran on March 4, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

March 4, 9:03 PM

Iranian regime struggling to organize military campaign, US-Israeli officials tell ‘Post’US and Israeli strikes have severely disrupted Iran’s military leadership, with missile launches dropping and the regime scrambling to select Khamenei’s replacement.ByAMICHAI STEINEnlargeAn Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 8:22 PM

Qatar ‘categorically rejects’ Iranian claims that Doha was not targeted by missilesQatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that “evidence on the ground” disproved the Iranian claim and decried the strikes as a “flagrant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty.ByGOLDIE KATZEnlargeQatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on September 9, 2025. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on September 9, 2025. (photo credit: KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 8:22 PM

Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general saysCENTCOM strikes over 2,000 Iranian targets, reducing missile and drone attacks by over 80%, as part of Operation Epic Fury’s ongoing offensive.ByJAMES GENNEnlargeChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 8:21 PM

Kuwaiti civilians rush to help US pilot after friendly-fire downs three F-15 fighter jets“Are you fine? Do you need anything? You are safe. Thank you for helping us,” one man can be heard saying in the video of the incident.ByCORINNE BAUMEnlargeBoeing's F-15 jet.Boeing’s F-15 jet.(photo credit: BOEING)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 7:13 PM

US launches Precision Strike Missile for first time ever in combat situation during Iran operationAdditionally, CENTCOM announced that over 20 Iranian navy vessels have been struck or sunk as part of Operation Epic Fury, including a Soleimani-class vessel.ByJAMES GENNEnlargeAn F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026.An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026.(photo credit: US Navy via CENTCOM Photos)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 6:39 PM

Iranian president says Islamic regime left with no choice but to defend itselfByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

March 4, 6:32 PM

Iranian government making case for demise with indiscriminate attacks, EU’s Kallas saysByREUTERS

March 4, 6:29 PM

Israel expands Lebanon strikes, warns Naim Qassem as Hezbollah retaliation grows – analysisExpanded Israeli strikes and troop deployments in southern Lebanon intensify the spillover from the US-Israel campaign against Iran and pressure Beirut to curb attacks from its territory.ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINEEnlargeSmoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026.Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 5:26 PM

Italy weighs deploying missile defense system to Gulf amid Iran attacksWhile a final decision had not yet been made, Italy would probably send one of its SAMP/T batteries that can intercept ballistic missiles.ByREUTERSEnlargeAnti-Iranian regime protesters hold Iranian flag before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a gathering in support of the US and Israel attack of Iran and the killing of the Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Turin on March 3, 2026. Anti-Iranian regime protesters hold Iranian flag before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a gathering in support of the US and Israel attack of Iran and the killing of the Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Turin on March 3, 2026. (photo credit: MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >

March 4, 5:21 PM

China to send envoy to Middle East for mediation, foreign minister saysByREUTERSLoad More