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Isfahan Struck, Bahrain Hit as Oil Surges
US Tomahawk Hits Minab IRGC, 175 Dead
Gulf States Quietly Embrace Israel Amid Crisis

The time is now 2:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, Israeli airstrikes hit regime targets in Isfahan as an Iranian drone attack injures dozens at Bahrain refinery, and oil prices surge past 115 dollars a barrel while former president Donald Trump defends the spike as a very small price to pay for global security. The Israel Defense Forces say it has expanded strikes against Iran’s core military and security apparatus, including ballistic missile launch sites and facilities used by the country’s internal security forces and the Basij, with reports of overnight sirens in the north and center as attacks also echo in Lebanon and elsewhere. In Bahrain, authorities report damage from an Iranian drone attack on the BAPCO refinery, with smoke rising from the site as tensions continue to intensify across the region.

In US Military Role, newly released video shows the moment a BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Cruise Attack Missile fired by the US Navy struck a facility operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the southern Iranian city of Minab on February 28, 2026. The footage also shows smoke rising from several other buildings that had been struck earlier in what observers describe as a broader operation. One of the affected sites included the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ Primary School, where upwards of 175 children were killed in what appears to have been the first day of Operation Epic Fury.

In Regional Impacts, Israel should not force Gulf’s hand on Iran - editorial argues that should Jerusalem’s Gulf partners officially join the fight, cooperation should be welcomed but pursued quietly. As Israel enters a second week of its widening conflict with Iran, Gulf states have faced Iranian missile and drone attacks on targets across the region, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, prompting discussions of possible retaliation and heightened concern about broader escalation. The reporting also notes that the United Arab Emirates has deepened its ties with Israel amid the turmoil. A Reuters factbox highlights government actions to cushion economic fallout from the war and price shocks, including South Korea capping domestic fuel prices, Japan preparing a release from its national oil reserves, and Vietnam moving to remove fuel import tariffs to secure supplies.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, an opinion piece contends that actions taken in the current crisis risk the security guarantees of the United States, describing Israel’s moves as a major misstep and urging caution in a moment of intense pressure on the alliance between Washington and Jerusalem.

In Israeli Economy and Business, comments from Donald Trump claim that oil prices will fall quickly once the Iranian nuclear threat is eliminated, calling the price spike a very small price to pay, while markets have already seen a run to about 115 dollars per barrel as the crisis persists.

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