FDD Morning Brief FDD Morning Brief SITREP | The military partnership fueling Epic Fury
Mar 6, 2026
Jonathan Conricus, former IDF spokesperson now FDD senior fellow, offers frontline Israeli military assessments. Bradley Bowman, FDD senior director and national security analyst, examines U.S.-Israel operational coordination. They discuss Iran’s regional strike strategy, reported axis cooperation, Hezbollah’s actions and responses, and deep U.S.-Israel military integration.
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Iran Ballistic And Drone Capacity Severely Degraded
- U.S. and Israeli strikes have massively degraded Iran's strike capabilities in days.
- CENTCOM reports ballistic launches down ~90% and drones down ~83%, plus dozens of Iranian ships destroyed including a drone carrier.
Command Collapse Shown By Abandoned Launchers
- Iran is abandoning mobile launchers and losing command and control under sustained strikes.
- Satellite imagery shows apparently functional launchers left behind while B-2s strike hardened ballistic missile targets.
Iran's Attacks Are Driving Regional Alignment Against It
- Iran intended to divide the region by attacking Arab states and Israel but has instead pushed Gulf partners closer to the U.S. and Israel.
- Bradley Bowman notes 12 countries were attacked, strengthening an emerging U.S.-Israeli-Arab alignment.