Threats come every few days….
The War KEEPS on…..
Iran’s leaders seem UNAFRAID of the American President and even the Israeli’s….
This while the price of Oil/Gas (and other Stuff) keeps Rising and Worrying Trump and Everybody Else ….
Trump approval numbers ARE Also dropping every day the War lasts….
ISW…Iran Update Evening Special Report: March 22, 2026
- US President Donald Trump threatened on March 21 to “obliterate” Iranian power plants if Iran does not “fully open” the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Iran has threatened to attack regional energy infrastructure if the United States attacks power plants in Iran. ISW-CTP has recorded several Iranian attacks on regional energy infrastructure since the war began on February 28, but the new threats could entail an expansion of such attacks.
- IRGC Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Karami visited unspecified IRGC Ground Forces units in western and northwestern Iran on March 22. The visit of the IRGC Ground Forces commander to units in northwestern provinces along Iran’s border is notable given the combined force’s efforts to degrade internal security institutions in Iran’s western border region and reports about possible armed Kurdish mobilization along the Iran-Iraq border.
- The combined force continued to conduct airstrikes targeting Iranian missile production and storage facilities. The combined force targeted sites that produce short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, including the Fath-360 with a maximum range of 120 kilometers (km), Fateh-110 with a maximum range of 300km, the Zolfaghar with a maximum range of 700km, and the medium-range Haj Qasem ballistic missile with a maximum range of 1,400 km. Iran notably has supplied Russia with Fath-360s for Russia’s offensive campaign in Ukraine.
- The IRGC has reportedly restructured Hezbollah under a more decentralized command model following Israeli operations that degraded the group’s leadership in 2024. This decentralized structure aimed to improve operational security and reduce vulnerability to Israeli intelligence penetration.
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President Trump warned Iran it will face “total decimation” in the very near future on Sunday, News Israel reports.
Said Trump: “You’re gonna find out soon. It’s gonna be very good. Total decimation of Iran. It’s gonna work out very good.”
He added: “They’ve been very bad for 47 years. Now they’re getting their comeuppance.“
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New York Times: “Iranian officials responded defiantly on Sunday to President Trump’s threat to escalate attacks, warning that Iran would retaliate in kind if the United States or its allies widened their strikes against the country’s critical infrastructure.”
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Washington Post: “Iran’s leaders see their ability to control the strait and withstand the U.S. and Israeli onslaught as a short-term victory, the Arab official and European diplomats said. But as the war expands, with Iran’s critical infrastructure increasingly threatened, the country’s leadership is also deeply concerned about their ability to recover in the long term, they said.”
Said one European diplomat: “As long as the regime is there, they can create terror in the region, they terrorize international markets with the oil and gas prices. Yes, that’s what winning is for them. They don’t feel any pressure to negotiate.”
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The Economist: “Mr Trump’s defenders insist that his rhetorical gymnastics are part of the plan: the president is keeping his options open, and keeping Iran on its toes. To almost everyone else it is clear that America entered this war with a flawed strategy, starting with its failure to anticipate that Iran would close the strait.”
“With the fighting entering a fourth week, Mr Trump has four options for how to proceed. He can talk, leave, continue or escalate. If he has not yet chosen one, it is because none of them are good.”
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Wall Street Journal: “The average gallon of diesel crossed $5.20 nationwide on Saturday, up around 40% from a month ago, according to the AAA. Eight of the 10 states where diesel prices have shot up most compared with a month ago are in the Southeast…”
“Higher diesel prices for a sustained period would, however, ripple throughout the broader supply chain and could lead companies to eventually increase the price of consumer goods.”
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The Economist: “Even if Iran accedes to Donald Trump’s threat on March 21st to unblock the strait within 48 hours or face strikes on its power plants — a big ‘if’ — global oil and gas markets would remain undersupplied for months, hurting the world economy.”
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“Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party!”
— President Trump, on Truth Social.
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