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‘Epic Fury’ Shreds Iran & Stateside Terror Scares | 3.9.26

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Apocalyptic fires engulf Tehran as U.S. and Israel escalate strikes, while Russia may be providing Iran with sensitive intelligence.

Morning Wire's March 9, 2026 broadcast reports on Operation Epic Fury at the 10-day mark. President Trump declared the war nearly won, claiming the US and Israel had destroyed Iran's navy, air force, and most of its missile arsenal. New strikes over the weekend targeted Iranian fuel depots and energy infrastructure for the first time, producing enormous fires visible across Tehran. Anonymous US officials reported that Russia began providing the Iranian regime with sensitive intelligence on the location of American warships and aircraft — a potential major escalation, though Trump publicly dismissed the reports. Iranian President Pazeshkian made a public statement on Iranian airwaves apologizing to neighboring countries attacked by Iranian missiles and claiming Iranian armed forces had acted without commanders present — but within hours, Iranian missile attacks resumed, illustrating the chaos within Iranian military command. Iran's strategy of hitting neighboring countries to pressure Arab states into urging a ceasefire backfired, instead pushing Arab states closer to the US. Trump stated he would only stop bombing when Iran offered unconditional surrender. Iranian state media reported that senior clerics named Mujtaba Khomeini, the Ayatollah's son, as successor. A seventh US service member died from earlier combat injuries. Polling showed 47-60% of Americans disapproved of the operation. Bomb threats and incidents added domestic security concerns: a man threw explosive devices at a Kansas City-area protest shouting Allahu Akbar, resulting in six arrests; a bomb exploded outside the US Embassy in Oslo; authorities in Azerbaijan foiled an Iranian plot to attack the Israeli Embassy in Baku; and a Southwest Airlines flight was rerouted after a security threat.

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