Day 21 — Nowruz Under Fire: IDF Strikes Tehran on Persian New Year; Iran's 66th Wave (True Promise 4); Qatar Halts All LNG Output; Brent Hits $115

Day 21 of Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion — coinciding with Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday morning local time as Iranians marked Nowruz, with the IDF writing on social media that it had 'begun a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran.' The attacks came a day after Israel pledged to refrain from more strikes on South Pars gas field. Iran responded with Operation True Promise 4's 66th wave, deploying five super-heavy and multi-warhead missiles targeting Tel Aviv and US military bases in the region. UAE reported 7 Iranian ballistic missiles and 15 drones intercepted in a single barrage. In a major secondary escalation, Qatar was forced to halt all gas production after Iranian counterattacks on energy infrastructure — Qatar is one of the world's biggest LNG producers, and the shutdown disrupts global supplies and fertilizer production. Brent crude hit $115/bbl Thursday morning before retreating on Asian market open Friday. The Pentagon submitted a $200 billion supplemental war funding request to the White House — described by Trump as 'a small price to pay.' The UAE announced it has disrupted a Hezbollah-Iran terrorist network arrested for money laundering and financing terrorism under fictitious commercial cover. Europe and Japan issued a joint statement prepared to join 'appropriate efforts' for safe Hormuz passage (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Japan). Iran rejected all ceasefire talks: FM Araghchi stated 'the United States started it and is responsible for all the consequences.' IDF claims 70%+ of Iran's missile launchers and 85%+ of detection and defense capabilities neutralized. CENTCOM: 7,000+ total targets struck since Feb 28. Iran's missile launch rate has fallen 90%+ from Day 1 peak (~350/day → ~25/day).