IRAN CRİSİS UPDATE Iran Update Morning Special Report: March 5, 2026, 08:00 AM ET

 

     IRAN CRİSİS UPDATE

Iran Update Morning Special Report: March 5, 2026, 08:00 AM ET

The United States and Israel are conducting a  campaign to topple the Islamic Republic of Iran.  AEI's Critical Threats Project (CTP) and the  Institute for the Study of War (ISW) are covering  the developing situation and will publish  additional updates and maps throughout the  conflict. Read the latest from CTP and ISW below.

The combined force has continued to degrade Iran’s ballistic missile and drone capabilities in order to disrupt Iran’s ability to launch retaliatory attacks against Israel and US forces. The decrease in retaliatory Iranian drone and missile attacks strongly suggests that the US-Israeli effort to destroy Iran’s ballistic missile and drone capabilities has had considerable success. The combined force has continued to target Iran’s internal security and government institutions. The strikes were concentrated in Tehran and northwestern Iran. The regime has historically been concerned about anti-regime activity in northwestern Iran. Iran launched attacks targeting Turkey and Azerbaijan on March 4 and 5. These attacks mark the 10th and 11th country to come under Iranian fire. Hezbollah claimed that the group conducted 7 attacks targeting IDF position and forces in northern Israel and southern Lebanon since CTP-ISW's last data cutoff at 4:00 PM ET on March 4. Hezbollah claimed on March 4 that its fighters engaged Israeli ground forces in Dhayra, Tyre District, and Khiam, Marjaayoun. These mark the first direct engagements between Hezbollah and the IDF since the Fall 2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

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The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. This update covers political, military, and economic events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. It also provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. The American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats Project and the Institute for the Study of War will provide regular updates, including daily updates, as the crisis warrants.   Not subscribed to Iran Updates? Click here to receive regular email updates.