ZeroFox Intelligence Flash Report - SITREP #22 - Military Strikes on Iran

ZeroFox Intelligence Flash Report - SITREP #22 - Military Strikes on Iran - March 13, 2026

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In this Flash report, ZeroFox researchers report on the latest developments from U.S. and Israeli combat operations against Iran and how Iran is responding.

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Key Findings

On March 12, 2026, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced that vessels must coordinate with the Iranian Navy before transiting the Strait of Hormuz (SoH)—suggesting that, while Iran is unlikely to lay active naval mines in the SoH, it likely wants to maintain an effective closure of the Strait to force concessions from the United States and Israel.
Israel continues to conduct strikes in Lebanon, targeting Iranian-backed Shia militia Lebanese Hezbollah—including targets associated with the unit responsible for finance—while Hezbollah is increasingly relying on drones for its claimed attacks against military bases and towns in northern Israel.
Despite U.S.-Israeli targeting of Iran’s internal security apparatus, and comments from both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting a popular uprising and imminent collapse of the Iranian government, the clerical regime of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei very likely remains intact, unified, and functioning.