According to a report by Punch on Saturday, March 7, 2026, Israel has intensified its military offensive against Iran, launching thousands of strikes since the conflict began about a week ago. The Israeli military said about 3,400 strikes have been carried out on Iranian territory during the ongoing war involving Israel and the United States. Military spokesperson Effie Defrin said the operation has involved the use of roughly 7,500 munitions against various targets across Iran.
Israeli forces also confirmed the start of a new phase of attacks focused on the capital, Tehran. Defrin said the military had begun a fresh wave of bombardments in the city as the campaign expands. Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it retaliated by launching missile strikes at the U.S. Juffair base in Bahrain, alleging the facility had earlier been used in an attack on an Iranian desalination plant on Qeshm Island. The Guards stated, “this American base was immediately struck by precision-guided solid-fuel and liquid-fuel missiles.”See_More…