War Against Iran: The Situation Around The Strait Of Hormuz Is Escalating
9- 10.03.2026, 8:58
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(Updated) The US is ready to take drastic measures.
The U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran continues in the Middle East.
The Charter97.org website is following developments through the ninth day of the war.
09:05 New footage of U.S. strikes on military targets in Iran has emerged.
"The Iranian regime may be trying to hide its missile launchers, but U.S. forces will not stop looking for them. When we find them, we will destroy them," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
08:59 The US has hit more than 50 Iranian naval ships since the start of the military operation. This was reported by the U.S. military command in the Middle East (CENTCOM).
It is also noted that during the first 10 days of the operation, the U.S. armed forces struck 5,000 Iranian targets.
In addition, the operation involved strategic bombers, including B-2A, B-52H and B-1B strategic bombers, in addition to a large number of tactical aircraft, drones and air defense assets, which carried out powerful strikes on Iran's most protected ballistic missile storage and production facilities.
08:51 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that any European or Arab country will get free passage through the Strait of Hormuz if it expels the US and Israeli ambassadors. According to a report by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, which quoted the IRGC, the unimpeded passage will begin today, starting Tuesday, March 10. "These countries will have 'full freedom rights' to transit the strategically important waterway if they sever diplomatic relations with both Israel and the United States," The Guardian wrote, quoting the IRGC.
08:28 US President Donald Trump said he would hit Iran 20 times harder if Tehran tried to stop oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. "If Iran takes any action that stops the flow of oil in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will hit it twenty times harder than before," Trump wrote in Truth Social.
He added that on top of that, the U.S. would destroy easily accessible targets that would make Iran's recovery nearly impossible: "Death, fire and fury will rain down on it (Iran - ed.)"