It’s Thursday, March 12, and the thirteenth day of Operation Roaring Lion. Here are the latest developments while you were asleep:
Hezbollah refuses to go quietly into the night. Last night the terror group launched its largest barrage since the November 2024 ceasefire, sending 200 missiles toward Israel—80 of which never made it across the border. The attack was less an act of aggression than a statement: a declaration that Hezbollah intends to fight to the end.
Operation Roaring Lion has now officially surpassed Rising Lion in both length and destruction. With four times the firepower Israel and the United States have struck more than eight times as many targets in the same twelve-day period. I’m not sure about dogs, but i think this confirms a lion’s roar is worse than its rise.
Iranian opposition sources report that Israeli and American drones flew over Tehran last night, striking checkpoints set up by Basij personnel and killing ten member in the process. The checkpoints were recently established to control the population and suppress the possibility of protests. According to one state media outlet, “the enemy is trying to open a new internal front.” They are likely correct.
The intelligence branch of the IRGC reportedly threatened members of the Assembly of Experts—the body responsible for selecting the Supreme Leader—as well as their family members, in order to force them to choose Mojtaba Khamenei as the next leader. Today marks the third day since the election of the IRGC’s candidate and there has still been no contact.
This morning, satellite imagery revealed three large craters at an Iranian nuclear site, following strikes that most likely occurred on March 9–10. The facility, used for experiments related to nuclear weapons development, had recently been reinforced with a layer of concrete and earth. That did not appear to be enough to stop a Massive Ordnance Penetrator, likely dropped by American B-2 bombers, though that remains unconfirmed. If anyone was wondering what became of the remains of Iran’s nuclear program, this may serve as an answer.
Now, on to the details.


