
Iran Announces Continuous Strikes Strategy Against US and Israel Targeting Military, Strategic Facilities
Key Takeaways
- Iran declares continuous strikes against the U.S. and Israel.
- Strikes specifically target military and strategic facilities in both countries.
- Announcement followed the shelling of Iran's Central Bank.
Doctrine shift announced
Iran’s military command publicly announced a formal shift from a reactive retaliation model to a doctrine of sustained operations described as “continuous strikes,” saying Tehran will abandon ad-hoc responses in favor of a persistent campaign against U.S. and Israeli military and strategic facilities.
“ByJason Hall March 11, 2026 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it had launched its "most intense and heaviest operation" since theUnited States and Israel's 'Operation Epic Fury'overnight in a statement to Iranian state media viaABC News”
The change was outlined on state television by a representative of the central headquarters of the armed forces, using the term «Khatam al-Anbiya» to describe the command structure and specifying a move away from isolated reprisals toward ongoing operations.

Sources indicate this doctrinal change frames future operations as sequential attacks rather than one-off responses.
IRGC objectives stated
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reinforced the new posture with stark rhetoric, framing the campaign as aimed at forcing what it called the enemy’s “complete capitulation” and saying the fight will persist until the adversary’s influence is eliminated.
IRGC spokespeople told state media that operations will continue until Iran achieves what the organization described as full surrender or the removal of foreign influence, language echoed across reporting on the announcements.

Operations and weapons used
Iranian statements and state media described concrete operations consistent with the shift: the IRGC said it launched what it called its “most intense and heaviest operation,” including an estimated three hours of missile launches and the firing of medium-range ballistic missiles such as the Khorramshahr.
“Iran Announces Strategy of Continuous Strikes Against US and Israel Iran declares a shift to continuous strikes against the US and Israel, targeting military and strategic facilities after the shelling of its Central Bank”
Reporting noted sequential missile and strike activity aimed at military and strategic targets, underlining that the change in doctrine is accompanied by escalatory kinetic actions.
Triggering incident
Iranian officials and multiple reports tied the shift and the recent operations to a specific escalation trigger: the shelling of Iran’s Central Bank during the night of March 11.
Coverage across outlets framed the new continuous-strike doctrine as in part a response to that incident, with the IRGC and Tehran signaling preparedness to carry out extended retaliation tied to that event.

Responses and detections
Israeli military accounts reported detecting launches from Iran and taking action to intercept or destroy incoming missiles, with the Israel Defense Forces publicly confirming detection of launches toward Israel and saying it was working to neutralize them.
“Iran Announces Strategy of Continuous Strikes Against US and Israel Iran declares a shift to continuous strikes against the US and Israel, targeting military and strategic facilities after the shelling of its Central Bank”
Iranian sources and state media meanwhile framed those launches as part of an ongoing campaign against U.S. and Israeli military and strategic infrastructure, stressing continuation until stated aims are met.

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