The Latest: Israel bombs central Beirut, US airstrikes top 6,000, Iran escalates attacks
Published on: Tuesday 10 March 2026
By The Associated Press Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran’s attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. His first statement since his appointment was read on state television Thursday by a news anchor. Iranian state television offered no explanation […]