**Livewire** Operation Epic Fury Day Ten: The Latest News From Iran and the Middle East
Kurt Zindulka and Oliver JJ Lane9 Mar 202616,335
The military operation against Iran entered its tenth day on Monday. Iran’s new Supreme Leader is settling into the role, but is reportedly already wounded. President Trump has blasted the selection as a “big mistake” and has suggested that the younger Khamenei may not be long for the role.
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**Monday’s live updates below. All updates in Eastern time**
9:00 PM: Trump threatens “death, fire and fury”
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that if the Islamist Iranian regime or its proxies attempt to slow the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will strike “TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far.”
“Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen! This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait. Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he wrote on Truth Social.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/03/09/livewire-operation-epic-fury-day-ten-the-latest-news-from-iran-and-the-middle-east/
