A hasty roundup for those not following the right Twitter/X and Telegram channels. The war is going swimmingly for US and Israel. Iranian civilians and infrastructure are being targeted by the frustrated enemy, but (1) US bases in the Persian Gulf, Jordan, and Iraq are disappearing; (2) all US (THAAD & non-THAAD) radars are gone (US & Israel are now blind); (3) interceptor stocks are dwindling: “Israel’s skies are our highway” (i.e., Iranian missiles and drones are freely passing). Israel has imposed strict censorship; and satellite companies like Planet Labs have embargoed release of images for two weeks. But China is releasing images.
Preface
I focus here only on destruction of radars. THAAD radars are integral to THAAD air defense batteries: take out the radars and the launchers are useless. Put another way, poke out the eyes and the fists are useless. Meanwhile, there is considerable action elsewhere: Hizballah is pummeling IDF; Iraqi militias and Iranian forces are bombing US bases in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan) and elsewhere. Bahrain is likely to deliver the only “regime change” the US will see, where the majority Shia population is in rebellion. CIA stations in Dubai and Riyadh are gone; US diplomats are being evacuated from KSA and Jordan. US troops and CIA officers trying to hide in hotels in Dubai, Manama, Sulaymaniya, and Erbil are being hunted. When found, Shahid-136 drones deliver room service. So much to write about!
Iran
10 March 2016: 1,300+ Iranian civilians killed and 12,000+ injured in US/ISR terror bombings. Targets include: 32 medical facilities, 12 Red Crescent buildings, 65 schools (including the school in Minab where ca. 178 students and teachers were murdered on 28 Feb 2026), one desalination plant (Qeshm Island), three oil storage depots around Tehran—environmental and health catastrophe for the ca. 15 million residents of metropolitan Tehran—three UNESCO World Heritage sites. US/ISR trying to do to Iran what they did to Gaza.
Paramedic tries to console and does not tell the boy his mum is dead
The ancient nation has unified. Millions take to the streets every night after iftar despite ongoing bombings of civilians and civilian infrastructures.
Radars
All THAAD radars in UAE, KSA, and Jordan; and FPS132 (“Desert Eye”) “over-the-horizon” radar in Qatar, were destroyed. The THAAD radar in the Negev was probably destroyed because US is relocating the sole THAAD battery in South Korea to Mideast (probably Israel). The damage as of 7 March (subject to updates, i.e., additions):
1. AN/TPY-2 Radars (THAAD)
Muwaffaq Al-Satti, Jordan: 1x Unit
Prince Sultan, Saudi Arabia: 1x Unit
al-Ruwais, UAE: 2x Units
al-Dhafra, UAE (one unit; pending confirmation)
2. AN/FPS-132 Block 5 UEWR
al-Udeid, Qatar: 1x Unit
3. AN/MPQ-65 Radar Set (PAC-3)
Ali al-Salem Air Base, Kuwait: 1x Unit
4. ECS (Patriot PAC-3):
Ali al-Salem Air Base, Kuwait: 1x Unit
5. AN/GSC-52B (SATCOM Terminals)
Bahrain: 2x Units
6. UNKNOWN RADOMES
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait: 6x Units
US 5th Fleet HQ, Bahrain: 1x Unit
Estimated Asset Losses
4x AN/TPY-2: $2,296,000,000
1x AN/FPS-132: $1,100,000,000
1x AN/MPQ-65: $150,000,000
1x Patriot ECS: $40,000,000
2x AN/GSC-52B: $40,000,000
7x Radomes/Sensors: $350,000,000
Total Loss: $3,976,000,000 ($3.976 Billion)
Images
A selection of images of damaged radars. There are so many!
Qatar
UAE
Jordan
Bahrain
Kuwait
KSA (Prince Sultan AB)
Missiles over Tel Aviv
Video of Iranian missile shower over Tel Aviv last night. As you will see, no interceptors going up (Israel and US have interceptors left but are using them sparingly). “Israel’s skies are our highway,” say the Iranians. US and Israel wanted a short war, but Iran readied for and is waging a long war.
Perspectives 