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March 11, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the only way to end the ongoing US-Israel war on his country is through recognising Tehran “legitimate rights” and firm international guarantees against “future aggression.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a post on social media company X, Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that he spoke to leaders of Russia and Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I reaffirmed Iran\u2019s commitment to peace in the region. The only way to end this war\u2014ignited by the Zionist regime & US \u2014 is recognising Iran\u2019s legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm int’l guarantees against future aggression,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regional escalation has flared up since Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Iran since February 28 that has so far killed over 1,300 people, including Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and wounded over 10,000 others, according to Iranian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tehran has retaliated with fury, using drone and missile strikes on Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries that are home to US military assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has also effectively shut down the crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 20 percent of the world’s oil usually transits to world markets.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n RelatedTRT World – Trump signals possible off-ramp from Iran war, claiming ‘practically nothing left’ to target<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Damage to US bases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At least 17 US military, diplomatic and air defence sites across the Middle East have been damaged by Iranian drone and missile strikes, a New York Times analysis found on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At least 11 of the damaged sites are military bases or installations, representing nearly half of all such American facilities in the region. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Air defence systems have been among the costliest losses, with satellite imagery showing damage to a $1.1 billion early-warning radar near Umm Dahal, Qatar, designed to provide coverage across a 4,800-kilometer (3,000-mile) radius.
Iran has also struck components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, known as THAAD, according to the analysis.
A Pentagon assessment put damage to the US Navy Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, struck on February 28, at around $200 million, according to a congressional official cited by the newspaper.
Iran also targeted US diplomatic facilities, forcing temporary closures of the consulate in Dubai and embassies in Kuwait City and Riyadh. No injuries were reported in any of those strikes.
US officials told the news outlet that strikes show Iran was more prepared for the war than many in the Trump administration had anticipated.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n