US-Israel Strikes on Iran: Intensifying Conflict

0:00On March 8, the U.S. and Israel are deep into the second week of their military campaign against Iran. President Trump claims the strikes have decimated the Iranian regime and demands an unconditional surrender. He spoke aboard Air Force One after honoring six American service members killed early in the conflict at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Strikes continue pounding Tehran, where Israeli forces hit fuel storage sites, sending massive smoke plumes over the city. From Beirut and Israeli attack on a hotel apartment killed at least four people in injured ten, targeting commanders from Iran's revolutionary guards. Quads force. Trump has not ruled out sending U.S. ground troops. China's foreign minister Wang Yi strongly condemned the war, saying it should never have happened and warning against the return to law of the jungle. Tactics. Iran remains defined, with a revolutionary guards official claiming they can sustain the fight for at least another six months. Tehran has apologized to neighbors for prior attacks, but vows retaliation if struck from

1:03their soil. Neighboring countries face spillover, as the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar report intercepting Iranian missiles and drones. Kuwait lost two border guards and saw a drone hit its airport fuel tanks, prompting oil production cuts. Israel renewed assaults in southern Lebanon, while air raid sirens blared across Israel from incoming Iranian missiles, all intercepted without casualties. Trump warned of harder hits on Iran and criticized the UK for slow support, though he says they no longer need it. Reports suggest U.S. and Israeli talks on special forces to secure Iran's uranium stockpile as the conflict drags on with no end in sight.