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IRAN INCREASES DRONE ATTACKS 20%, INCREASES MISSILES 100%
IRAN PROMISES 20% DRONE SURGE, 100% MISSILE INCREASE AFTER US-ISRAEL STRIKES
THE ESCALATION IN THE ONGOING US-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT REACHED A CRITICAL NEW PHASE ON MARCH 8, 2026, AS IRANIAN STATE-AFFILIATED FARS NEWS REPORTED THAT THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) AEROSPACE FORCE PLANS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INTENSIFY ITS OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS STARTING TONIGHT IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO RECENT US AND ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES TARGETING IRANIAN OIL DEPOTS IN AND AROUND TEHRAN, AS WELL AS A DESALINATION PLANT ON QESHM ISLAND. ACCORDING TO AN INFORMED OFFICIAL CITED BY FARS, THE IRGC WILL RAMP UP DRONE OPERATIONS BY UP TO 20% WHILE DOUBLING THE DEPLOYMENT OF ULTRA-HEAVY AND STRATEGIC MISSILES—A 100% INCREASE—AIMED AT COUNTERING WHAT TEHRAN DESCRIBES AS THE “SAVAGERY” OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THE WHITE HOUSE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AMID WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF MASSIVE FIRES AND BLACK SMOKE ENGULFING PARTS OF THE IRANIAN CAPITAL FOLLOWING STRIKES ON FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES, FURTHER HEIGHTENING REGIONAL TENSIONS AS BOTH SIDES EXPAND ATTACKS TO INCLUDE CRITICAL ENERGY AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH RECIPROCAL STRIKES ALREADY DAMAGING A BAHRAINI DESALINATION PLANT IN RETALIATION.
