Iran Expanded Target List (Feb 2026)

[Correcaminos]

I will need to wait for the steam beta I guess as this uses DB515

Scenario with DB_514

Thanks Blu3es, I'll take a look.

[Nikel]

Ian Ellis map.

https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2027 ... 84/photo/1






DefenceGeek map.




Thenewarea51 audios.

The B-2s are on their way back to Whiteman AFB as PETRO41 flight. They checked in earlier this morning with SEVILLE CONTROL over the Straight of Gibraltar just like Op Midnight Hammer. I love how the Spanish controller say’s to them, “Adios”

https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/2028102298572902415

SNOOP 01 (U-2 spy plane) just called NICOSIA ATC descending out of FL600 aka 60,000 feet for recovery back into RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.

https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/20278 ... 79/video/1



The aviationist.

Nice image shared by CENTCOM of an F-35C launching during the first wave of airstrikes on Iran.

A couple of things worth noting:

1) the discoloration is a visible sign of oxidation of iron-based particles in the jet’s RAM coating. It does not affect the aircraft’s LO (Low Observability).
2) it’s an F-35C belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps (VMFA-314). Many people believe the USMC only flies the B variant, but the Corps also operates the C model.

https://x.com/TheAviationist/status/202 ... 23/photo/1






HI Sutton edited pic. Easy targets.


https://www.hisutton.com/Iranian-Navy-In-Port.html








IDF video.


https://x.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/2028063010263089429



WarMapper







ISW interactive map.


https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/08 ... f13bd31324

[Correcaminos]

Iran's Pearl Harbor. Iran's Southern Fleet has been effectively neutralized as a cohesive fighting force. By waiting for these high-value units to assemble and dock for rearming, this was a "shooting the turkey" maneuver that has decapitated Iran's naval projection. With the very likely destruction of the Makran, the Kilo submarine, and the Moudge-class frigates at their moorings (the Jamarai has been sunk, as I've seen images after the impact), Iran has lost its ability to contest the Strait of Hormuz or conduct operations on the high seas. The surface fleets of the IRIN and IRGCN are currently out of service. Have you seen more images after this attack? Do you have any reliable information?

[Nikel]

CENTCOM








But no idea if Bandar Abass based ships were already targeted.



Bur Koronak Naval Base was.

[Correcaminos]

The photo you posted earlier of Bandar Abbas was taken by the Sentinel on February 26th/27th, and the attack was on the morning of the 28th. You can be sure they were there. Furthermore, the USA has declared the sinking of 9 ships, several of them large. I'm betting that almost the entire main fleet has been lost.

[Nikel]

Also.

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2028510305920143434



DefenceGeek map.






CENTCOM video.

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2028523298531815920

[Nikel]

https://www.twz.com/air/israeli-air-for ... f-a-crewed






Confirmed, by an American sub.

Secretary Hegseth: A U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian Navy ship in international waters with a torpedo, the first torpedo kill since World War II.

U.S. Navy Submarine Torpedoes Iranian Frigate In Indian Ocean

https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-s ... dian-ocean









Hegseth, Caine Give Remarks In Wake Of Iran Strikes

https://youtu.be/-PR0ooMO2D0?t=978





The beautiful corvette also hit.


https://www.twz.com/news-features/one-o ... -epic-fury







https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Shah ... ad_Shirazi



CSIS. Missiles of Iran

https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/







Damien Symon map.

[Nikel]

Russia/China


https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/06/poli ... -targeting

IRGC Navy's IRIS Shahid Bagheri drone carrier or rather its wreckage covered in smoke following American strikes.

https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/2029890706492313984







Iranian BM cluster munitions.

French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle eastbound in poor visibility, passing through the Strait of Gibraltar today.

She has been re-tasked from planned North Atlantic deployment to Eastern Mediterranean.

B1-Bs landing in the UK

https://x.com/DefenceGeek/status/2029980465843589189



Precision strikes on runways.

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2029857342406209989



https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2029859419249369111




The normal stuff in a carrier


https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2029728636215906580

The USS Gerald R. Ford has transited the Suez Canal on Thursday and is now operating in the Red Sea per images posted to DVIDS.

[Nikel]

CENTCOM, the first 7 days.

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2030032198603039061







H I Sutton.

Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two

https://bsky.app/profile/covertshores.b ... g76lnpxc24



Intelschizo.

IRIS Lavan (514) a Hengam class landing ship is now the second Iranian ship to seek shelter in Neutral countries over the past 48 hours This ship in particular is one of Iran's 2022 Drone Carrier Division with demonstrated use and operation of launching OWA-UAVS such as the

With this ship currently docked in Kochi for "engine problems" it is currently within striking range of Diego Garcia if it is carrying Shahed-136 or the Arash-2. It is likely the ship is capable of carrying up to 50 drones.

DefenceGeek

Yesterday, a total of 4x B-1B "Lancer" bombers departed the USA heading towards Europe. 1 airframe, which used the callsign "PIKE72" (86-0120 #AE6BFA) went to RAF Fairford, while the other 3 aircraft (seemingly also using "PIKE72" as one of their callsigns, along with "PIKE73" and "PIKE74") continued to Iran to hit targets.

These 3 bombers have arrived into RAF Fairford a short while ago having completed their bombing mission, and will likely fly all of their future missions from the UK. As I'm unsure what tankers supported this operation this time, I have included all the major tanker bases in the EUCOM/CENTCOM area on this map.

[gregb41352]

"Secretary Hegseth: A U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian Navy ship in international waters with a torpedo, the first torpedo kill since World War II."

I don't know if it's been pointed out already but this is un-true. The British used a torpedo to sink the Argentinian cruiser "General Belgrano" during the Falklands conflict. I won't comment on the veracity of anything else that comes out of hegseth's mouth.

EDIT: Just spotted the thread above about this. Always read the previous posts.

[Nikel]

Their navy not a factor. Pick your adjective. It is no more. In fact, yesterday in the uh Indian Ocean, and we'll play it on the screen there, an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II.

This is the transcription from the youtube video.

In the context, I think he was referring to an American enemy and by an American sub and torpedo.


H I Sutton.

Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two

https://bsky.app/profile/covertshores.b ... g76lnpxc24

[Nikel]

Scenario material.


https://www.twz.com/nuclear/special-ope ... -necessity








Department of War graphic after 10 days.






Fantastic Ian Ellis maps updated.

https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2031 ... 28/photo/1

https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2030 ... 29/photo/1









Osinttechnical

Sailors onboard a passing ship in the northern Arabian Sea have a barbecue while watching the USS Abraham Lincoln as she launches and recovers Iran strike packages.

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2030917509256241646



What happens at the end of the video is called "bolter", not "touch and go", according to the link below.


https://airlive.net/military/2026/03/09 ... abian-sea/






"Tophatter"






DefenceGeek

RAF Fairford - USAF Bombers ORBAT (10/03/2026 UPDATE)
...
B-1B 85-0064 #AE6BD3 (DY) "Eliminator"
B-1B 85-0088 #AE6BE1 (DY) (No nickname identified)
B-1B 86-0107 #AE6BEF (WA) "Dragon Slayer"
B-1B 86-0140 #AE6C0B (DY) "Last Lance"
B-1B 86-0120 #AE6BFA (EL) "Whiskey Pete"
B-1B 86-0121 #AE6BFB (EL) "Symphony of Destruction"
B-1B 86-0139 #AE6C0A (EL) "Drifter"
B-1B 86-0108 #AE6BF0 (EL) "Alien with an Attitude"
B-52H 60-0023 #AE587C (MT) "Bomber Barons"
B-52H 60-0060 #AE5895 (MT) "Iron Butterfly"
B-52H 60-0007 #AE5871 (MT) "Guardians of the Upper Realm"
B-1B 86-0138 #AE6C09 (EL) "Seek and Destroy"
B-1B 85-0072 #AE6BD6 (EL) "Polarized"
B-1B 86-0102 #AE6BEB (EL) "Bad Moon Rising"
B-1B 86-0129 #AE6C02 (EL) "The Black Widow"

TOTAL: 15 bombers (12x B-1B "Lancer", 3x B-52H "Stratofortress")

Notably, the 12 B-1s represent around 27% of the current active Lancer bomber fleet!

https://x.com/DefenceGeek/status/2031406790169026925



Chris Schmitz video.

IRGC Closes Strait of Hormuz in 2026! | Can the US Navy Break the Blockade? Command Simulation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syDYVuW_n8s

[Nikel]

Iranian F-14 Tomcats Meet Their Doom In Israeli Airstrikes

https://www.twz.com/air/iranian-f-14-to ... airstrikes

[Correcaminos]

The Last Tomcat

[Nikel]

US Apache pilots explain how helicopters are shooting down Iranian drones

https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics ... ts-drones/






Damien Symon.

At least 18 vessels have been targeted in retaliation for U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran, as the maritime security environment continues to deteriorate across the region here is a map showing the ships that have been affected

The damaged tail of the surviving USAF KC-135 tanker.


https://www.twz.com/air/kc-135-tanker-c ... ury-sortie

[Nikel]

Marine Expeditionary Unit Deploying To The Middle East

https://www.twz.com/news-features/marin ... ast-report






MT Anderson sat pic.






chris papakofopoulos

Current European Navy deployments on missions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Middel East.

https://x.com/christosKoffas/status/203 ... 33/photo/1

[Knightpawn]

You may compare it with the last version of Ian Ellis map.

https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2023 ... 88/photo/1

And the Iranians oob and targets?

Am i wrong that SSGN 729 Georgia is not in the DB3K?

[Nikel]

The class is, with several entries along the years.

Is one of the 4 Ohio SSBNs transformed into SSGNs.

OSSGN.png (54.35 KiB) Viewed 347 times

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-clas ... onversions

[Nikel]

Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base With Ballistic Missiles

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-u ... wRTauDYHOt


OSINTdefender

According to the Wall Street Journal, citing multiple U.S. officials, Iran has targeted the joint U.S.-UK base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean with two intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM). According to the report, one missile failed in flight whilst the other was engaged by a U.S. destroyer utilizing an SM-3 interceptor, but a successful interception was not confirmed. None of the missiles hit the base. This is notable as Iranian long-range precision fires have not previously been publicly assessed as having the range to hit such a target as Diego Garcia, as the base is some 4,000 kilometers from Iran proper.

If it was the Kh-4, then the range is beyond what was known.

https://github.com/PygmalionOfCyprus/cm ... ssues/6980



CMO pic by C Schmitz.






MT Anderson

USS Boxer departed San Diego, 18 March





https://www.twz.com/news-features/uss-b ... iddle-east



Another Epic Fury map

https://www.google.com/maps/d/view?mid= ... 834555&z=6




NYT video map of energy facilities hit.


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... =url-share

[Nikel]

The security at RAF Fairford is top-notch

Apparently nothing was learnt from Ukrainian Operation Spiderweb.


Pic by Paul Nicholls.

Footage of an exoatmospheric (space) interception of an Iranian ballistic missile over Israel this evening.

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2035762512147128344