Day Four Of US And Israeli Strikes On Iran’s Regime: Regional Conflict Widens As Airstrikes Intensify – OpEd
The military conflict between Iran’s regime, the United States, and Israel entered its fourth day on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Following the unprecedented strikes that destroyed the compound of the regime’s Supreme Leader and confirmed his death alongside top military commanders, the regional war has intensified.
The third day of the conflict saw the US and Israel pounding regime targets across multiple provinces, while the Iranian regime expanded its retaliatory strikes across the Persian Gulf, drawing defensive responses from neighboring Arab states and friendly fire incidents involving US jets.
On day four, Israel and the US launched a fresh wave of extensive airstrikes targeting the regime’s military, industrial, and nuclear infrastructure, while the regime has continued its attacks on neighboring countries and US diplomatic and military sites.
Roundup: Key highlights of today’s events
Extensive airstrikes on regime targets: US and Israeli forces struck ballistic missile production sites, the Assembly of Experts building, state broadcasting headquarters, and an optics weapons facility in Isfahan.
Nuclear facility damaged: The IAEA confirmed recent damage to entrance buildings at the regime’s Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant.
Regime commanders killed: Israeli strikes targeted senior IRGC Quds Force commander Davoud Alizadeh in Tehran, while attacks in Isfahan and Kerman killed multiple IRGC officers.
Attacks on US sites: The regime launched drone and missile attacks on the US embassy in Riyadh, the US embassy in Kuwait, and a US air base in Bahrain.
Gulf energy infrastructure targeted: Drone attacks sparked fires at the UAE’s Fujairah port and Oman’s commercial port of Duqm.
Massive interceptions: The UAE and Bahrain reported intercepting hundreds of the regime’s missiles and drones since the........
