Iran war Updates Sunday March 15

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- Emirates airlines: All flights to and from Dubai have been temporarily suspended.

Please do not go to the airport. Emirates will share updates when available. We would like to thank our customers for their understanding and patience. The safety of our passengers and crew is our highest priority and will not be compromised.

 -Trump: Israel helps secure the Strait of Hormuz

- Update  All clear it landed in open areas.

IDF says it had detected a ballistic missile launch from Iran.Sirens subsequently sound in southern Israel, including Beersheva. Meanwhile, incoming rocket sirens sound in several Lebanon border towns in the north amid Hezbollah attacks.

Trump: "Is there another leader in Israel who could do what Netanyahu has done? No, I really don’t think so. You wouldn’t even have Israel right now if he weren’t the prime minister." 

 I'm all for Bibi." (CH14)

- Trump: "The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they “win” are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets. The Radical Leftwing Press knows this full well, but continues to go forward with false stories and LIES"

- Trump: "The prices are gonna come tumbling down as soon as it's over — and it's gonna be over pretty quickly."

- Flight Update Dansdeals: El Al confirms to DansDeals that starting tomorrow, they can fly all inbound and outbound US flights at full capacity. They are still limited by the number of flights allowed per hour, but they are now rebooking eligible passengers with cancelled flights to fill flights to capacity instead of the 100 passenger cap. Flights to Europe will be allowed with up to 170 passengers.

Only Israeli airlines (Air Haifa, Arkia, El Al, and Israir) are currently allowed to operate Tel Aviv flights.

Update, 3/15 at 3:15pm: Israeli media is reporting that a tentative deal will allow all flights from Israel to the US to operate at full capacity starting tomorrow! Flights to Europe will be allowed to carry up to 170 passengers. Dans Deals

- President Trump is on the verge of announcing a coalition of countries to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. WSJ

- IDF says Israel hit more than 200 targets in western and central Iran in past day

-fragment of an Iranian missile struck a residential building used by the US consul in Yerushalayim, although the US State Department says there were no injuries to US personnel.

A State Department 

 - Israir is revising its route: announcing the closure of sales for the original flight schedule for regular flights planned prior to the war up to and including April 12, 2026. Special flights operated in accordance with the framework set by the Ministry of Transport, Airports Authority, and Civil Aviation Authority will proceed as planned. The flights are available on the Israir website.

- Ambassador Mike Huckabee Sud his wife is volunteering at Ben Gurion Airport helping Americans Citizens fly back home.

- When asked about rumors that he’s dead, PM Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a smirk, “I’m dying for coffee… you want to count my fingers?” after online photos showed he had 6 fingers.

The IDF sums up two weeks of war in Iran:

-Thousands of regime forces killed and tens of thousands wounded, alongside a drop in morale and refusals to follow orders.  

-The Iranian regime has lost its missile production capability thanks to significant strikes. About 70% of Iran’s missile launchers have been put out of use.  

-The IDF views Operation “Roaring Lion” as far more significant than “Rising Lion”: “The operation is meant to remove the Iranian existential threat in the ‘foreseeable future,’ including Iran’s nuclear program.”

-IDF intelligence reveals brother of terrorist behind US attack on Michigan Synagogue  was a Hezbollah  terrotist. Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations within a specialized branch of the Badr Unit. The unit is responsible for launching hundreds of rockets toward Israeli civilians throughout the war. His brother, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, carried out the terror attack in Michigan this past Thursday. Ibrahim was eliminated in an IAF strike on a Hezbollah military structure last week.

 IDF spokesperson told CNN that Israel plans to continue the campaign against Iran for at least another three weeks, with "thousands of targets" remaining to be struck.  Israel is prepared, in coordination with the US, with action plans at least until Pesach, in about three weeks, and even beyond that.

- Fragmens fall over Central Israel  with several impact sites in Ramat Gan, Petach Tikva. One moderate injury in Bnei Brak 2 lightly injured.

Scene in Bnei Brak

Scene in Bnei Brak

- Iran targets Israel with 7 ballistic missile salvos since midniight as Hezbollah fires rockets, drones

-  An Iranian missile fragment hit the residence building of the US Consul in Israel

- A missile from Iran hit Tel Aviv, 3 people were lightly injured it fell very close to pedestrians.

-  Revolutionary Guards: For the first time in an operation, we launched a Sejjil missile at Israel

- After reports that  Israeli former strategic minister and advisor to PM Netanyahu  Ron Dermer visited Saudi Arabia last week to discuss  talks with Lebanon 

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar denies reports that Israel and Lebanon are set to hold direct talks in the coming days amid fighting with Hezbollah, speaking to foreign media at the site of an Iranian missile impact in the northern town of Zarzir.