Israeli military says striking Iranian region on Caspian Sea

Published March 20, 2026 Updated March 20, 2026 04:09pm

Israel’s military has said it was launching strikes in Iran’s Nur region on the shores of the Caspian Sea, as it kept up its bombing campaign after almost three weeks of war.

“The IDF has begun striking targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime,” the army said in a statement.

The fresh strikes come after Israel’s military claimed yesterday its jets had hit several Iranian naval vessels in the Caspian Sea.

 This screengrab shows Nur region (marked with red dotted lines) on the shores of Caspian Sea in northen Iran.
This screengrab shows Nur region (marked with red dotted lines) on the shores of Caspian Sea in northen Iran.

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