{"id":321836,"date":"2026-03-04T19:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/321836\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:17:16","slug":"live-updates-israel-us-intensify-campaign-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/321836\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Israel, US intensify campaign against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Israel, US intensify campaign against Iran | The Jerusalem PostMojataba Khamenei poised to succeed slain father as supreme leader \u2022 Iranian regime struggling to organize military campaign, US-Israeli officials tell ‘Post’\"IsraeliIsraeli fighter jets on the way to strike Iran on March 4, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/p>\n

March 4, 9:03 PM<\/p>\n

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\u2019s replacement.ByAMICHAI STEIN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AnAn 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 > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 8:22 PM<\/p>\n

Qatar ‘categorically rejects’ Iranian claims that Doha was not targeted by missilesQatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that \u201cevidence on the ground\u201d disproved the Iranian claim and decried the strikes as a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of Qatar\u2019s sovereignty.ByGOLDIE KATZ<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Qatar'sQatar’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 > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 8:22 PM<\/p>\n

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\u2019s ongoing offensive.ByJAMES GENN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"ChairmanChairman 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 > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 8:21 PM<\/p>\n

Kuwaiti civilians rush to help US pilot after friendly-fire downs three F-15 fighter jets\u201cAre you fine? Do you need anything? You are safe. Thank you for helping us,\u201d one man can be heard saying in the video of the incident.ByCORINNE BAUM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Boeing'sBoeing’s F-15 jet.(photo credit: BOEING)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 7:13 PM<\/p>\n

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 GENN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AnAn 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 > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 6:39 PM<\/p>\n

Iranian president says Islamic regime left with no choice but to defend itselfByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF<\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 6:32 PM<\/p>\n

Iranian government making case for demise with indiscriminate attacks, EU’s Kallas saysByREUTERS<\/p>\n

March 4, 6:29 PM<\/p>\n

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 LINE\"Enlarge\"\"SmokeSmoke 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 > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 5:26 PM<\/p>\n

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.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"Anti-IranianAnti-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 > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 4, 5:21 PM<\/p>\n

China to send envoy to Middle East for mediation, foreign minister saysByREUTERSLoad More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Israel, US intensify campaign against Iran | The Jerusalem PostMojataba Khamenei poised to succeed slain father…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,54,16606,86,1031,85,87,6605,53065,55,46,129211,88,57,47,11982,43,157282,157283,3336,1032],"class_list":{"0":"post-321836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-drone","11":"tag-hezbollah","12":"tag-idf","13":"tag-il","14":"tag-iran","15":"tag-iraq","16":"tag-irgc","17":"tag-islamic-republic","18":"tag-israel","19":"tag-kurdistan","20":"tag-lebanon","21":"tag-live-updates","22":"tag-middle-east","23":"tag-missiles","24":"tag-news","25":"tag-operation-epic-fury","26":"tag-operation-roaring-lion","27":"tag-tehran","28":"tag-united-states"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}