Iranian breaking news channels report that U.S. military leadership has declared March 13 to be the heaviest day of the ongoing bombardment campaign against Iranian targets.
As the unprecedented U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment of Iran continues, American military leadership has reportedly warned that operations will reach their peak intensity on March 13.
According to the Iranian war-tracking channel خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری, the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, identified in the Persian-language reports as General Dan Keane, issued a stark warning regarding the tempo of the strikes. The channel, which heavily covers conflict updates from a domestic Iranian perspective, quoted the general as stating: "Today for the third time I say that today will be our busiest day!"
This declaration was amplified by خبری پلاس|خبرفوری 🔖فوری, another prominent Iranian breaking news aggregator, which published a similarly dire translation of the threat. The channel quoted the U.S. commander as declaring: "For the third time today I am saying that today will be the most intense day of our attacks." The statement was further circulated by the regional news channel اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, underscoring the rapid spread of the alert among Iranian domestic audiences.
The forecasted intensification of airstrikes follows a devastating campaign that began on March 9, which has already resulted in the widespread destruction of Iranian air defenses, naval assets, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities. The escalating bombardment coincides with sweeping geopolitical turmoil in the region, including Iran's official appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the state's third Supreme Leader, the IRGC's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and global oil prices skyrocketing beyond $120 per barrel.
The Persian-language channels explicitly attribute the quote to 'General Dan Keane' (ژنرال دن کین), identifying him as either the U.S. Army Chief of Staff or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This specific name and title pairing is reported verbatim as it appeared in the source texts, preserving the Iranian channels' exact framing and potential misidentification of current U.S. military officials.