Day 12 of whatever the hell this is . . .

By Gold & Geopolitics - March 12, 2026

Twelve days ago, Iran fired in response to being bombed. They fired again in response to the next bombing. And the one after that. The principle: You bomb us, we bomb you. Always escalating, yes, but still inside a framework. Reciprocal. Proportional. A war with rules.

That ended today.

The IRGC announced that Tehran’s policy of “reciprocal hits” is over. From now on? Continuous strikes. Not in response to anything. Not after a trigger. Continuously. The framework isn’t suspended. It’s been dissolved.

Col. Ali Razmjou, speaking for Khatam al-Anbiya – the joint command running all of Iran’s armed forces – issued three declarations that should raise every US commander’s hackles:

“We will never allow even a single liter of oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for the benefit of America, the Zionists, or their partners”

“Any vessel or oil shipment […] will be a legitimate target for us”

“You should prepare for $200 per barrel”

That’s it. That’s the new doctrine.

Wave 37 launched in the opening minutes of March 11 under the name “Laylat al-Qadr” – the Night of Power in Islamic tradition, the night the Quran was first revealed. The targets: a US base in Erbil, the 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and Beer Yakov southeast of Tel Aviv. Kheibar Shekan, Ghadr multi-warheads, Khorramshahr. The IRGC said it would last at least three hours. Geroman, tracking in real time, noted what I’ve been watching for days: no interceptions reported.

Iran also confirmed that the Sejjil now sits in its active combat inventory. It’s Iran’s longest-range solid-fuel ballistic missile, and the “solid fuel” distinction is more important than it sounds. Liquid-fuelled missiles require a fuelling window before launch – a window where satellites spot the preparation, where intercept options exist, where someone can theoretically make a phone call. The Sejjil has no fuelling window. It rolls out pre-loaded. It fires. Range: 2,000 to 2,500 kilometres, covering every US base in the region and extending into southern Europe’s southern tier. Speed: Mach 17 at terminal phase. The intercept window at that velocity is measured in seconds.

The missile is named after the stones from Surah Al-Fil – the ones God rained down to annihilate the army that marched war elephants toward Mecca. Iran’s engineers spent fifteen years building it and went quiet on the programme for a decade while it matured. They held it back until now.

The sensor holes that have been accumulating since day one aren’t shrinking. They’re getting bigger.

Running casualty total . . .

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