Alex Christoforou
March 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Aircraft downed. France/Italy beg Iran open Hormuz. PickAxe Mountain operation. Bessent oil panic
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Key Takeaways
- 1This Friday the 13th brings breaking news that paints a troubling picture for the Trump administration's Middle East operations.
- 2The Pentagon claims they have destroyed all ballistic missile production in Iran and that Iran is only using missiles from existing inventory, unab...
- 3Perhaps most significantly, the Financial Times reports that France and Italy have entered negotiations with Iran to ensure safe passage through th...
- 4Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that Poland has no intention of joining attacks on Iran because "we have plenty to deal with here ...
- 5The situation became more complex after seven French soldiers were injured and one died from a strike on a base in Iraq.
Overview
This Friday the 13th brings breaking news that paints a troubling picture for the Trump administration's Middle East operations. Israeli and Western estimates suggest that despite a week of intense airstrikes, the number of Iranian missile launchers has remained largely unchanged due to the difficulty of locating small mobile targets without full aerial support. This contradicts the Trump administration's narrative about destroying all of the launchers, with videos circulating showing fake decoy weapons and inflatable launchers that CENTCOM believed they had successfully targeted.
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