IsReal News Midday Brief | March 15, 2026: IDF Rules Out Regime-Change Goal, Hezbollah Escalates, Gulf Drone Attacks

Headlines:

• IDF says its objective is not to topple Iran’s regime but to remove what it calls an existential threat
• Israeli military reports more than 2,000 targets struck across Iran, including over 700 missile launchers
• Israel says Mojtaba Khamenei’s status remains unclear; Iran says he is in good health and directing events
• Israeli officials deny reports of interceptor shortages and say planning assumes a prolonged conflict
• Hezbollah intensifies rocket fire on northern Israel, including barrages toward Kiryat Shmona and Meron
• Iranian missile fire wounds civilians in central Israel
• Israeli officials tell foreign media the campaign may continue for at least three more weeks
• Reports emerge of attacks on a U.S. base in Baghdad and on militia-linked targets in Iraq
• Kuwait says drones entered its airspace, wounded soldiers, and damaged airport radar
• Iran says it remains open to diplomatic efforts through regional mediators

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