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07:46

Good morning. We'll start the live blog today with this video from US Central Command, whichposted it on X, saying that the American military had "eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz." The post comes hours after US President Donald Trump warned Iran against mining the Strait of Hormuz,saying on Truth Socialthat any such move would trigger severe retaliation.

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00:58

We are now closing the live blog for the day. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. Central European time to cover the latest events across the Middle East.

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22:21

10.3.2026

White House Says Trump Will Determine When Iran Has Surrendered

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US President Donald Trump will determine what constitutes "unconditional surrender" by Iran in the face of US-Israeli bombardment, the White House said on March 10, amid questions about how long the war may last.

White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt's comments came on what US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned would be the "most intense day of strikes inside Iran," and in the wake of a statement by Trump that the campaign would end "very soon."

"Ultimately, the operations will end when the commander-in-chief determines the military objectives have been met, fully realized, and that Iran is in [a position of] complete and unconditional surrender whether they say it or not," Leavitt told reporters.

On March 7, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that there would be "will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!"

Trump is "not claiming that the Iranian regime is going to come out and say it themselves," Leavitt said, adding that he "will determine when Iran is in a place of unconditional surrender when they no longer pose a direct and credible threat to the United States and our allies."

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21:47

10.3.2026

After President Donald Trump remarked that US attacks on Iran may end "very soon," experts in Israel say that their government's own military campaign will likely follow Washington's lead. But as RFE/RL's Ray Furlong reports from Tel Aviv, Israel is pursuing its own security priorities with strikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, while also risking US criticism over its choice of targets.