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'3200 American Casualties': Iran's Bombshell Claim As IRGC Unleashes Larijani Revenge Fury
Times Of India
Mar 17, 2026 #Iran #USWar #Casualties

Iranian media has made a dramatic claim that the United States has suffered over 3,200 casualties in the early phase of the war, triggering global shock and skepticism. The figures, attributed to Iranian state-linked sources, allege massive losses in personnel and military assets during ongoing strikes. However, US officials have strongly disputed such claims, with significantly lower confirmed casualty numbers reported so far. Watch



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In a startling claim emerging from Iranian state-linked sources, a senior intelligence official has revealed what is being described as massive American losses in just the first week of the ongoing war. According to the official speaking to Press TV, the United States has suffered over __ casualties, including at least __ personnel killed and more than ___ wounded since February __th.

The assessment reportedly based on extra regional intelligence inputs, also points to severe material damage inflicted during Iran's retaliatory strikes across the region. Among the most significant losses, the report claims that US missile launch platforms and Patriot air defense systems have been destroyed in Iranian attacks. In addition, at least __ aircraft and __ helicopters are said to have been wiped out, marking one of the most substantial equipment losses in recent US military engagements.

The intelligence report further alleges that nearly __% of US weapon stockpiles deployed in the region have been
obliterated, raising serious concerns over operational readiness. It also highlights what it calls a critical depletion of air defense capabilities for both the United States and Israel, describing the situation as extremely serious.

While Washington and Tel Aviv have not officially confirmed these figures, the claims come amid reports of sustained
Iranian strikes under Operation True Promise intensifying the narrative of a widening and costly conflict, weeks into Operation Epic Fury, with Terhan still fighting. The official explanations have shifted so many timesthat even Washington's allies have stopped keeping count. From calling strike preemptive to destroy Iran's nuclear program, to ending Ali Khamanei's regime, every explanation has been offered. Each has been quietly supplemented or replaced by another.

But if one tracks the full arc of Trump's foreign policy, from the strike on Venezuela in January to the assault on Iran in February, a different explanation is gaining ground. One that is less about Terhan and more about Beijing.

China is the world's largest crude oil importer, purchasing roughly __ million barrels per day. Iranian oil accounted for % % of China's seaborn energy imports last year.
Venezuelan oil accounted for a further %.
Together, China was sourcing nearly a fifth of its oil from precisely the two countries the Trump administration has
now moved against militarily in the space of less than months. Seen from the exporter side, the dependency ran
even deeper. Venezuela reportedly directed /of its oil exports to China. Iran sent as much as % of its
exports Beijing's way. China was, in practical terms, the financial lifeline keeping both regimes afloat. Washington
has now struck both. The energy disruption is accompanied by a financial one. Both Venezuela and Iran had moved
to trade oil in Chinese yuan rather than US dollars, a direct challenge to the dollar's status as the world's dominant
reserve currency and a practical advancement of China's long-term goal of yuan internationalization.
With Venezuela's Maduro government gone and Iran's economy under sustained bombardment, the yuan trade in oil from
both countries has effectively collapsed. The blow to Beijing's slow motion campaign to reduce dollar
dependence in global energy markets is not incidental. Analysts argue it was part of the calculation.
The second dimension of the containment argument is military rather than economic and it may ultimately prove the most consequential.
Chinese manufactured radar and missile defense systems deployed by both Venezuela and Iran have performed poorly
against American strikes. China's HQB missile defense system, marketed as among the world's best, has now failed
in three consecutive realworld tests against India during Operation Synindur in May in Venezuelan air defenses
during the US operation in January, and against the strikes that killed Supreme Leader Kamei and dozens of senior Iranian military officials in February.
The JYradar, which China claims can detect and track F-and F-stealth aircraft at ranges of to km,
reportedly failed to detect a single aircraft from the strong strike package that penetrated Venezuelan
airspace during the operation against Maduro. In Iran, its performance against American stealth platforms has been equally underwhelming. For Beijing,
which has positioned its arms exports as a credible alternative to Western defense systems and has supplied Chinaade equipment to dozens of
countries across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, the reputational damage is significant. Two of its most prominent
export customers have now been comprehensively defeated by the systems those weapons were supposed to stop.
The third dimension is geopolitical and the losses here are measured in decades of patient state craft, not just
dollars. China had an all-weather strategic partnership with Venezuela underpinned by an estimated $billion
in loans and investments structured as debt for oil arrangements. With the Maduro government removed, those arrangements have effectively vanished.
In Iran, the exposure is still larger.
The two countries signed a -year, $billion comprehensive strategic partnership in covering investment
in energy, infrastructure, and banking in exchange for discounted oil. China has been building railway lines connecting Thrron to Hamadan, Sanangees,
and Kosravi. It is constructing ports,
airports, and navigation systems. It has a reported $billion project upgrading the Abodon refinery. Iran was
also a vital node in China's Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing's grand infrastructure and investment framework
for projecting influence across Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.
In China scored what was widely described as a geopolitical master stroke by brokering the Saudi Iran
raprom, positioning Beijing as a constructive power broker in the Middle East. In direct contrast to Washington's
military footprint, that diplomatic achievement now sits in a significantly more complicated position as Iranian
strikes rain down on Saudi refineries and Gulf states find themselves on the receiving end of Iranian retaliation for hosting American forces.

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Iran just struck US-aircraft carrier rushing to Greece after Israel hits gas fields in Tehran - OPTM
OPTM
Mar 18, 2026



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Welcome back. I want to start today by painting a picture for you because what we are seeing unfold in the waters of
the Red Sea and across West Asia is nothing short of a tectonic shift in global power. For decades, the United
States has projected an image of invincibility symbolized by its $billion ton nuclearpowered super
carriers. These floating cities are supposed to be untouchable. A major new question is now driving global attention
across the Gulf and beyond. Did Iran really hit the US Gerald Rthe United States Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier?
Norfick-based aircraft carrier will leave the Red Sea to undergo repairs at the US Navy base on Cree.
They are the centerpiece of American military might. But today, that myth lies smoldering in the waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia. According to
harrowing new reports emerging from both informal channels and corroborated by sailors on the ground, leaked information that the Pentagon is
desperately trying to suppress. The USS Gerald R. Ford has been hit. And not just a minor scrape. We are getting reports that during the latest wave of
Iranian retaliation, the Ford was pummeled by a combination of loitering drones and anti-ship ballistic missiles.
Now, official US Central Command will tell you there was a minor fire in a laundry room, that two sailors suffered
non-life-threatening injuries, and that the ship remains fully operational. But let me be very clear with you that is a
sanitized damage control fairy tale designed for Wall Street and Main Street. The truth which we have pieced together from Iranian news sources like
Press TV, Thrron Times, and even whispers from European maritime security sources is that the fire raged for over
hours. hours. This wasn't a laundry fire. This was a catastrophic event. The internal compartments, the
lobby areas, the passageways where sailors eat and sleep were engulfed. We are hearing reports that the damage to
the interior birthing areas where over troops are stationed is extensive.
The Pentagon can spin this however they want, but you cannot have carbon monoxide poisoning affecting dozens of sailors, as has been confirmed, without major structural and internal damage.
Before we go any further, I need you to do something for me. The corporate media is not going to show you these images.
They are not going to tell you that American hijgemony is bleeding out in the Red Sea. So, I need you to hit that like button right now. Share this video
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This is Honest Journalism, and we rely on you to keep the lights on. Now, let's get into the meat of this because the situation is far direer for Washington
than they want you to believe. Let's talk about what really happened today.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the pride of the US Navy, was operating in the Red Sea,
approximately km off the coast of Jedha. It had just transited the Sewish Canal days earlier, sent there to menace
Iran as part of this disastrous Operation Epic Fury, or Lion's Roar. The Iranian military, watching their every
move, had already issued warnings. They had already drawn a line in the sand.
And when that line was crossed, they didn't send a strongly worded letter.
They sent drones and missiles that actually know how to find their target.
According to details emerging from the New York Times, reluctantly and buried deep in their reports and confirmed by
International Wire Services, the crew of the Ford was helpless for more than hours. Imagine that. Imagine being trapped on a ship, a metal box in the
middle of the ocean with fires raging uncontrollably. The official story claims the fire started in a laundry
room. Really? A laundry rooms? That is the best they could come up with. It's insulting to the intelligence of the
American people. What actually happened is that the ship's support facilities and likely the flight deck or hanger bays were compromised by Iranian
munitions. The Ford is a first-in-class vessel. It has all sorts of teething problems. We'll get to that in a minute.
But it doesn't just spontaneously combust for a day and a half. The Iranian military has confirmed that they consider any logistical or service
center supporting that carrier a legitimate target and they acted on it.
The fact that the fire took hours to contain tells us that the internal damage was severe. It tells us that the water manes were probably ruptured, that
minutes, secondthe electrical systems were fried, that the advanced dualband radar they boast about might have gone dark. Two sailors
injured. Try dozens treated for smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. That's what happens when you have a fire in a sealed environment. The
Pentagon relies on the fact that most people don't understand naval architecture. But we do. When a ship this advanced is dead in the water for
hours due to fire, it is not fully operational. It is a wounded beast limping to port. And you know what makes
this even more poetic? This ship, the USS Gerald R. Ford was a disaster before it ever even saw a shot fired in anger.
This is the ship that was supposed to revolutionize naval warfare. It cost taxpayers a fortune, billions over
budget. It had issues with its electromagnetic aircraft launch system or emails. It had issues with its
advanced arresting gear. It spent years in port being fixed because it was too high tech to actually function. It has spent its entire career breaking down.
So when Trump and Netanyahu decided to ramp up the pressure on Iran, they sent a ship that was already plagued with mechanical problems into the most dangerous maritime environment on Earth.
They sent it to the Red Sea, where the Yemen army has proven they can hit anything they want, whenever they want.
This wasn't just arrogance. It was strategic malpractice. And behind the scenes, we are hearing about a rising
disaection among US generals. They know this war is faltering. They know that the Iranian resistance is stronger than
anything they anticipated. They told their political masters that they could degrade Iran's military in a few weeks.
Instead, Iran has degraded the US Navy's reputation in a few hours. The American generals are looking at their losses.
We're talking about destroyed radar systems worth over a billion dollars at Aludade air base in Qatar, bases in
Kuwait and the UAE in flames and now a crippled carrier. And they are asking what is the endgame? There is no
endgame. There is only the realization that the era of the United States walting into the Middle East and dictating terms is over. They thought
they could assassinate political leaders, a cowardly tactic they have used repeatedly, and that the Iranian people would crumble. They thought
killing a commander here or there would break the will of the resistance. But they forgot that you cannot kill an idea. They have achieved no meaningful
change inside Iran. None. The legitimate government in Thran remains steadfast while the US and its allies are burning
through billions of dollars with nothing to show for it but burned ships and dead soldiers. Let's talk about the elephant in the room or rather the waterway that the United States can no longer control.
The straight of Hormuz.
This is the jugular of the global oil economy. A fifth of the world's oil passes through this narrow channel. And
for decades, the US Navy has patrolled it, threatened countries around it, and acted like the global policeman. But
look at the state of play today. Just last week, US energy secretary Chris Wright had to admit on live television that the straight of Hormuz is not safe.
He said it explicitly. No. No, it is not. Do you understand the magnitude of that admission? The most powerful navy
in the history of the world is admitting they cannot secure a vital waterway. Why? Because Iran controls the terrain.
They control the coastal missiles, the fast attack craft, and the anti-ship ballistic missiles that can turn a super
carrier into a floating bonfire. We have reports, and I want you to really let this sink in, that the US carriers, both
the Ford and the Abraham Lincoln, have pulled back. We are talking about a strategic retreat of nearly to /km. They have fled the Gulf of Omen.
They have scured back toward the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. They are hiding. They are keeping their distance because they know that if they
get too close, the Iranian military will send them to the bottom of the sea.
Donald Trump, sitting on a golf course in Florida, had the audacity to say that other nations need to step up and protect the straight. He said countries
that rely on the oil should send their own warships. That is a white flag disguised as a policy statement. That is
the United States asking China asking Europe to clean up the mess they created because their own fleet is too afraid to
go in. France has already said none. And even Trump himself in a rare moment of delusional clarity admitted that Iran is
a powerful country. He sees the resistance. He sees the destruction of American bases and for once the bravado
is gone, replaced by the quiet panic of an empire in decline. And then there is Netanyahu. If the Pentagon is lying,
Netanyahu is the man screaming, "The sky is green while the sky is on fire." He stands in front of cameras paring the
same tired lines about existential threats and imminent victory. But victory over whom? His war machine has achieved nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Israel has been hit with over ballistic missiles since this round of escalation began. Harets, an Israeli
newspaper, is reporting shortages of interceptor missiles. The vaunted Iron Dome, the David Sling, they are being
overwhelmed. And while Netanyahu babbles about Iran, the Lebanese resistance is firing rockets into his northern
settlements. His ports are being threatened. His economy is cratering.
And his people are running for bomb shelters. He continues to rely on the special relationship with Washington.
But Washington can't even protect its own aircraft carrier. How is it going to protect Tel Aviv? The American Empire is
a paper tiger and Netanyahu is the village idiot trying to hide behind its crumbling walls. The Iranian strategy of
unity of the arenas is working perfectly. They have the US Navy running scared in the south. They have the
Lebanese resistance pressuring the north. And they have the Syrian front active. Subscribe and stay tuned. We
will be following this story every step of the way. And remember, don't believe the lies, believe the resistance. I'll
see you in the next

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JUST IN: Hezbollah just set Israel's secret bunker filled with officials on fire – OPTM
OPTM
Mar 18, 2026

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UNPRECEDENTED! ‘ll US Bases Under Attack From Iran? IRGC’s Huge Claims Amid Revenge Strikes
Times Of India
Mar 18, 2026 #IranIsraelWar #IRGC #USBases

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared a major escalation in its conflict with the United States and Israel, claiming it has targeted every US base across the region. The IRGC says drone and missile strikes hit multiple locations, including bases in Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Bahrain. Iran also claims to have struck key Israeli cities such as Tel Aviv, Haifa, Acre, and Beersheba using advanced missiles and drone swarms. Among the weapons used were Qadr, Emad, Kheibar Shekan, and Haj Qassem missiles, some capable of carrying multiple warheads to overwhelm air defence systems. Watch

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BREAKING: Ben Gurion Airport ‘BOMBED’, Iranian Missiles ‘OBLITERATE’ Three Israeli Aircraft | Watch
Times Of India
Mar 18, 2026 #IsraelUnderAttack #IranStrike #BreakingNews

A major escalation has unfolded as Iran launches a massive new wave of missile strikes targeting Israel. Reports indicate that Ben Gurion Airport, one of the country’s most critical aviation hubs, may have been hit, with possible damage to aircraft and operational areas. Visuals circulating online show fires burning in multiple locations following the barrage. The strikes are part of what Iran’s Revolutionary Guard describes as its latest retaliatory operation, involving advanced missile systems and precision drones.

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ON CAM: Iran Punches Hole In U.S. Missile Shield; IRGC 'BLOWS UP' Military Radar In DIRECT HIT
Times Of India
Mar 18, 2026 #iranmissiles #irandrones #irandroneattack

Iran has reportedly launched a series of drone strikes targeting U.S. military assets in the Middle East, destroying the American AN/FPS-117 radar near Al Qaisum airport in Saudi Arabia, a system valued at around $20 million with a range of 460 kilometres. The strikes are said to be part of a broader strategy to weaken U.S. and allied surveillance capabilities in the region. Additional claims suggest multiple high-value radar systems across Qatar, Jordan, and the UAE have also been destroyed. In response, the U.S. has increased aerial surveillance using E-3 Sentry systems and redeployed air assets, including THAAD systems, to the region.

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Arab Leaders Behind Murder Of Khamenei’s Close Aide? Shocking Secrets Emerge After Israeli Strikes
Hindustan Times
Mar 18, 2026 #AliLarijani #IranPolitics #IsraelStrike

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security chief and “de facto ruler” after Khamenei’s death, was killed in an Israeli strike just days after he publicly blasted Gulf governments for calling Tehran an “enemy” and failing to aid Iran. As Hormuz stays blockaded, speculation in Tehran is exploding over whether angry Arab leaders quietly nudged Trump and Israel to take him out while preaching peace in public.



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Regional speculation is now swirling over whether powerful Arab leaders may have played a hidden role behind Ali Larajani's sudden assassination.
secondsQuestions are being raised over whether Ali Kune's close aid was eliminated only after influential Arab officials held a secret highstakes call with Donald
secondsTrump. Some observers suggest Larajani may have been singled out by Arab regimes precisely because he had publicly accused Iran's neighbors of betrayal, turning him into a marked man.
secondsIn the midst of Iran's dramatic blockade of the Straight of Hormuz, there are growing suspicions that Arab states encouraged the US and Israel to take out what many saw as Iran's real ruler,
secondshoping to weaken Tyrron from within. All this is fueling a sense in Thyron that Iran has been betrayed, that while Arab governments speak of peace and regional
secondsstability in public, they quietly call for tougher war moves and covert strikes in private.
secondsIran has been left deeply shaken after the assassination of its powerful security chief Ali larjani on March th. A killing that has sent shock
secondswaves through the country's already fragile political establishment.
minute, secondsLarajani is now the highest ranking Iranian official to be killed since the death of the Supreme Leader on February th, marking one of the most
minute, secondssignificant blows to Thran's leadership in this war. After Ali Kam's death,
minute, secondsIsraeli officials and analysts had even referred to his close aid Ali larjani as the de facto ruler of Iran, underscoring just how much influence he wielded
minute, secondsbehind the scenes. In the days before his assassination, Ali Larajani had publicly accused several Gulf nations of abandoning Iran during the war, accusing
minute, secondsfellow Muslim countries of failing to stand by Thrron in its moment of crisis.
minute, secondsLarajani had even singled out the United Arab Emirates, condemning Abu Dhabi for describing Thrron as an enemy after Iran's attacks on Emirati targets and
minute, secondswarning that Iran would keep striking any state that lets its soil be used against it.
minute, secondsBefore his assassination, Ali Larajani had said, quote, "No Islamic government stood alongside the people of Iran
minute, secondsexcept in rare cases and limited to political positions. Is the position of some Islamic governments not in contradiction with the words of the
minutes, secondsprophet of Islam who said whoever hears the cry for help of a Muslim and does not respond is not a Muslim. So what
minutes, secondskind of Islam is this? Is Iran expected to sit idly by while American bases in your countries are used to attack it?
minutes, secondsThese are weak excuses.
minutes, secondsArab states surrounding the Persian Gulf are now reportedly urging the United States behind the scenes to step up its military campaign against Iran, calling
minutes, secondsfor an even more aggressive push as the war drags on. According to these accounts, several Arab leaders are privately telling Washington to finish
minutes, secondsthe job against Thrron even as Iran continues to strike back and widen the battlefield across the region. These secret Arab appeals to the US were first
minutes, secondsreported by an international news agency and later highlighted by Iran focused media on March th, exposing a stark contrast with public calls for
minutes, secondsdeescalation. Behind their public rhetoric, Arab governments are said to fear that even after the current war ends, Iran could still threaten the
minutes, secondsregion's vital oil lifeline and energy corridors, keeping them perpetually vulnerable. At the same time, sources suggest that Washington is pressing Gulf
minutes, secondsnations to take a more visible role in the conflict, urging them to formally join or support the ongoing war effort against Iran. Observers say President
minutes, secondsTrump appears keen to showcase broad regional backing, using Arab support to bolster the political legitimacy of the war, both at home in the United States and on the global stage.
minutes, secondsThe chairman of the Saudibbased Gulf Research Center said, quote, "There is a wide feeling across the Gulf that Iran has crossed every red line with every
minutes, secondsGulf country. At first, we defended them and opposed the war, but once they began directing strikes at us, they became an
minutes, secondsenemy. There is no other way to classify them." unquote.
minutes, secondsMeanwhile, the US SenCom commander declared that Operation Epic Fury had successfully decimated large portions of Iran's military capacity, even as
minutesindependent reports suggest heavy American losses in the process. We continue to remain centered on our military objectives. These are well-
minutes, secondsdefinfined and include eliminating Iran's ballistic missiles, drones, and naval threats. To date, our Air Force,
minutes, secondsNavy, and Marine Corps aviators have collectively flown more than combat flights, demonstrating the unmatched capability of America's joint
minutes, secondsforce as we maintained air superiority over Arai skies. And to the entire Operation Epicury team, keep pushing,
minutes, secondsremain steady, fight to win. Thanks so much, and God speed.
minutes, secondsUS and Israeli forces launched a joint war against Iran on February th in a dramatic operation that culminated in the killing of Iran Supreme Leader and triggered a massive regional backlash.
minutes, secondsSince that moment, Iran has been hitting back hard, targeting Israel, US military bases and embassies, as well as Washington's Arab allies across the
minutes, secondsMiddle East in a widening campaign of retaliation. Thrron's forces have struck airports, ports, vital oil facilities,
minutes, secondsand major commercial hubs across the Gulf, aiming to disrupt economic activity and send a clear signal about the cost of war. Iran has also moved to
minutes, secondsblockade the straight of Hormuz, a choke point that handles around /if of global energy trade, pushing the world's oil lifeline into unprecedented danger.
minutes, secondsThese attacks have only reinforced deep-seated Arab fears that Iran can hold regional and global energy flows hostage whenever tensions flare, leaving
minutes, secondstheir economies and security at constant risk.
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