Israel struck Iranian navy boats in the Red Sea for the first time.

According to a report on March 18th from the New York Times, Israeli media reported on March 18th that the Israeli Air Force carried out its first strike against Iranian naval vessels in the Red Sea. The report stated that Israeli N12 news website quoted security sources as saying that the northern Iranian port city of Enzeli was subjected to a "rare attack". The Israeli news website "New Message" and Israel's public broadcasting company Channel 11 also reported on the action against the Iranian navy. The N12 news website also mentioned in the report that the Israeli military's operations were carried out under the leadership of the United States, and the destruction of the Iranian navy is one of America's war objectives.