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Pentagon says Tuesday will be most intense day of strikes inside Iran

Mar 10th 2026

At a Pentagon briefing on Day 10 of Operation Epic Fury, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised an intensified wave of strikes inside Iran to destroy missile capabilities, degrade its navy, and prevent nuclear weapons, while regional attacks and leadership changes fuel wider tensions.

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day of strikes inside Iran and vowed to deploy the most fighters, bombers and strikes to achieve US objectives.
  • The stated US objectives are to destroy Iran's missile stockpiles and production, degrade its navy, and permanently deny it nuclear weapons.
  • The Pentagon said Iran fired the fewest missiles it was capable of in the past 24 hours while continuing attacks on Gulf neighbors.
  • Hegseth said the US will avoid postconflict nation building and that President Trump is deciding the pace and timing of operations.
  • Abu Dhabi authorities reported a drone attack on the Ruwais refinery that ignited a fire with no injuries reported.
  • Iranian media reported Mojtaba Khamenei named supreme leader, and President Trump warned Iran against blocking oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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