News Roundup for March 10, 2026
Iranian Barrages Target Israel and Gulf Countries as US Warns Iran of ‘Most Intense Day of Strikes’, AP
“At the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday ‘will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran: The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes, intelligence more refined and better than ever.’ Shortly before the statement, he said ‘the last 24 hours have seen Iran fire the lowest amount of missiles they have fired yet.'”
What Is the Endgame in Iran?, Foreign Affairs
“The history of American military intervention offers a consistent lesson: wars begun without clear political objectives rarely end well. When political goals are undefined or contested, the war lacks a logical stopping point.”
Ben-Gvir Expands Gun Permits for Jerusalem Residents Amid Iran War – but Only for Jews, Haaretz
“As a result, tens of thousands of residents who have not completed military service, including residents of Haredi neighborhoods, will now be eligible for a firearm permit. Ben-Gvir urged Jerusalem residents to obtain a license. ‘It saves lives,’ he said. ‘Precisely in the shadow of war and during [the Muslim holy month of] Ramadan, Jerusalem residents have a fundamental right to protect themselves and their families.'”
Iran, Hezbollah Fire Missiles at Israel: One Killed, Six Wounded in Central Israel, Haaretz
“At a construction site in Yehud, paramedics pronounced the death of a 61-year-old Petah Tikvah resident after sustaining severe wounds from missile fragments. Another Petah Tikvah resident at the same site was seriously wounded.”
Black Rain and Health Fears After Strikes on Iran Fuel Depots, New York Times
“Jonathan Levy, chairman of the environmental health department at Boston University School of Public Health, called it a ‘flashback’ to the first Gulf War, when burning oil fields in Kuwait set off a vast array of health consequences.”
Lebanon Asks U.S. For Direct Peace Talks With Israel to End Fighting, Axios
“More than 600,000 Lebanese civilians have fled the south. Beirut’s southern suburbs, considered a Hezbollah stronghold, have been nearly emptied after the Israel Defense Forces warned of impending strikes.”
Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Are Working – Even Without the US, The Guardian
“The protest – and the response from the pro-settlement extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who himself faces sanctions from Australia, Canada and the UK – makes one thing clear: sanctions on extremist Israelis are working, and this remains true even after the Trump administration rolled back all Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers last year.”
