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US threatens most intense Iran strikes

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that “today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran.”

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)

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In today’s edition:

  • Oil prices, stocks recover somewhat after Trump says war could end soon
  • Iran threatens to target Trump as Israel pummels regime targets
  • Australia grants Iranian women soccer players asylum
  • Syria's Sharaa says Hezbollah fired artillery at territory, takes aim at Iran
  • US designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization

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