📝Iranian War📝
main events by the end of April 2

The second month of war in the Middle East begins with the same logic as the previous weeks: talks about negotiations are again replaced by threats, the coalition continues strikes on Iran, and Tehran responds across multiple directions simultaneously.

➡️In Iran, coalition strikes hit Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran, Karaj and the Isfahan region, where secondary explosions continued for more than a day after impacts on a missile facility. Americans are paying increasing attention to Qeshm Island, which increasingly fits the logic of preparation for a possible landing and an attempt to unblock the Strait of Hormuz.

➡️Meanwhile, Tehran made clear that it is not ready for ultimatum rhetoric from Washington. After new threats from Donald Trump, Iranian military command representative Ebrahim Zolfagari stated that the war will continue, and real weapons reserves, air defense systems and production capacities are hidden deeper than the US and Israel believe.

➡️Against this backdrop, Iranians continue to expand their target set. After strikes on Batelco in Bahrain, Tehran is increasingly clearly designating targets for further strikes on the infrastructure of major Western IT companies in the region.

➡️In southern Lebanon, Israelis continue their offensive, but without rapid pace. Over the course of a day, Aynata and Kabriyah came under IDF control, and by evening — partially Beit Lif and Rashaf. Meanwhile, further advances continue to be held back by drone and ATGM strikes, and Hezbollah itself increasingly relies not so much on equipment as on striking Israeli infantry.

➡️In Iraq, pro-Iranian groups again struck the Victoria base and Al-Harir airbase, as well as facilities in Erbil, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah. In response, Americans limited themselves to airstrikes on Al-Hashd al-Shaabi positions in Anbar, and against this backdrop it becomes increasingly clear that the escalation pace from the "resistance" side is growing faster than the scale of US retaliatory actions.

➡️In the Persian Gulf countries, the most indicative again was the attack on Bahrain: Mina Salman base, Manama districts and industrial facilities on Muharraq came under fire. Here Iranians increasingly use the religious factor, counting on destabilizing the situation in a country where a significant portion of the population sympathizes with the "axis of resistance."

➡️In parallel, the struggle for control over energy logistics continues. In Iraq, they announced oil supplies by tanker trucks through Syria, but the stated volumes look incommensurate with what previously passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

➡️New states from Asia are being added to the list of countries whose vessels can count on passage through the strait, however, decisions continue to be made selectively and manually.

➡️Meanwhile, in Moscow they discussed oil, food and energy issues with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, trying to maintain the stability of ties against the backdrop of the regional crisis.

➡️On the periphery of the conflict, their own stories continue. In the UAE, another hearing took place in the case of Issam al-Buwaidi — former leader of Jaish al-Islam, whose presence in an Emirati prison has long been inconvenient for both local authorities and the Syrian side.

📎High-resolution maps:

🔸Instability hotspots (ru (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402202720-79543cf8.jpg); en (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402202643-4e7a430d.jpg))

🔸Strikes on Iran (ru (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402202204-8340ce98.jpg); en (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402202210-096c6f46.jpg))

🔸Strikes on Lebanon (ru (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402202428-730b5ac1.jpg); en (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402202956-e5a7016c.jpg))

🔸Strikes on Iraq (ru (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402192959-b99e1381.jpg); en (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402193228-0887a1b3.jpg))

🔸Strikes on Bahrain (ru (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402192957-5017afdf.jpg); en (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2026/04/02/20260402192958-5cbf8be4.jpg))