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