ZeroFox Intelligence Flash Report - SITREP #25 - Military Strikes on Iran

ZeroFox Intelligence Flash Report - SITREP #25 - Military Strikes on Iran - March 18, 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

Operation Epic Fury and Iranian targeting intensified in the last 48 hours, with Iranian attacks on energy infrastructure around the Gulf notably increasing. Israeli strikes reportedly killed Iran's security chief and the head of its Basij militia in what are among the most high-profile killings of Iranian officials since the conflict began.
Iran is allowing some passage through the Strait of Hormuz (SoH), while U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to secure the SoH and threatened to expand strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island to target its oil infrastructure. Despite both sides escalating, the Trump administration continues to maintain its commitment to a shorter war.
The range of potential outcomes is broad, including the United States and Israel ending Operation Epic Fury while the SoH remains closed and the Iranian political-military establishment becoming more entrenched than before the war began.