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Iran live updates: Russia told Trump it isn't sharing US asset intelligence with Iran

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes. His son Mojtaba Khameneiwas chosenon Sunday to succeed him.

Iran is responding to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

(Read previous Iran live updates here.)

Watch special coverage onNightline, "War with Iran," each night on ABC and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

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Mar 10, 1:17 PMRussia told Trump it isn't sharing US military asset intelligence with Iran, Witkoff says

Russian officials denied in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Monday that they are sharing intelligence on U.S. military assets with Iran, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said."We can take them at their word," Witkoff said Tuesday in an interview with CNBC. "That's a better question for the intel people, but let's hope that they're not sharing."Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday for about an hour. Witkoff also indicated during the interview that Trump is still open to dialogue with Iran."I think the president is always willing to talk, but the question is whether it would be productive or not," Witkoff said. "Do they actually want to make have a diplomatic solution here? And so far the evidence suggests no."

Mar 10, 12:05 PMHistoric Iranian landmarks damaged amid ongoing war

A number of historical sites and monuments across Iran are damaged as the war continues, the Iran's Cultural Heritage Ministry said Tuesday.ABC News has verified photos showing damage to historical sites in Isfahan and Tehran.

@Iran_Gov/X - PHOTO: Damage is seen at the Chehel Sotoun Palace a UNESCO-listed heritage site with significant cultural and historical importance in Isfahan Province, Iran.

Several buildings are damaged in Isfahan, a city in central Iran known as the "cultural capital" of the country, home to many historical sites and monuments. Among them are Chehel Sotoun and Ali Qapu, which are UNESCO-listed palaces with significant cultural and historical importance as well as being popular tourist destinations, according to photos verified by ABC News.

Tehran's Golestan Palace, also a UNESCO-listed landmark, has been damaged. Pictures show considerable damage to the palace's famous Mirror Hall and the Berelian Hall, according to photos verified by ABC News.

@Iran_Gov/X - PHOTO: Damage is seen at the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO-listed landmark in Tehran.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei urged an international response to the attacks, writing that "the aggressors' brutal crimes threaten the shared heritage of humankind," in a post on X on Wednesday.Iran's Ministry of Cultural Heritage listed other sites including Isfahan's Imam Mosque and the historic valleys of Khorramabad as locations exposed to potential damage.-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian,Maryam Moqaddam, Camilla Alcini, Helena Skinner and Zoe Magee

Mar 10, 11:49 AMOver 40,000 Americans have returned from Middle East, State Department says

The State Department says it is now aware of more than 40,000 American citizens who have returned to the U.S. since Feb. 28 and that its 24/7 task force has helped more than 27,000 Americans abroad.The department's figure on charter flights stands at "over two dozen," which have "safely evacuated thousands." It says these operations are continuing for the time being even though demand is lessening and flights are operating at a 40% capacity.

Mar 10, 11:35 AMBritish Airways cancels many Middle East flights this month

British Airways announced on Tuesday that it is canceling all of its flights to and from Amman, Jordan; Doha, Qatar; Dubai, UAE; Tel Aviv and Bahrain until later this month.The airline cited "continuing uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East and airspace instability."The airline also canceled all of its flights to Abu Dhabi until later this year.

Mar 10, 10:30 AM43% of Americans disapprove of the U.S. strikes on Iran, 29% approve, new polling says

A new Ipsos poll found that 43% of Americans disapprove of the U.S. strikes on Iran, while 29% approve of them. Another 26% are unsure.The polling, which ran from March 6 to 9, found that 64% say that President Donald Trump has not explained the objectives of the war clearly.As a result of the U.S. military action in Iran, 67% think gas prices will get worse over the next year, including 85% of Democrats, 73% of independents and 44% of Republicans, the polling found. Nearly half of the respondents think the conflict will have a mostly negative impact on their own personal financial situation.Americans are also more likely to think U.S. military involvement in Iran will go on for an "extended period of time," 60%, rather than "end pretty quickly in a matter of weeks," 36%.

Mar 10, 9:16 AM9 drone strikes reported in UAE

Nine Iranian drones were able to make it through air defenses in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the UAE Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.Twenty-six drones and eight ballistic missiles were intercepted on Tuesday, according to the ministry.

Mar 10, 8:31 AMIran not 'more formidable' than US expected, Caine says

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday that while Iran was "adapting" during the conflict, Tehran's military was not "more formidable" than the U.S. had expected.

Mark Schiefelbein/AP - PHOTO: Pete Hegseth,Dan Caine

"I mean, I think they're fighting and I respect that, but I don't think they're more formidable than what we thought," he said.

Mar 10, 8:19 AMIran campaign not 'endless nation building,' Hegseth says

The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran are not part of an "endless nation-building" effort, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday."This is not 2003. This is not endless nation building under those types of quagmires we saw under Bush or Obama," Hegseth said during a Pentagon press briefing. "It's not even close. Our generation of soldier will not let that happen again."

Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters - PHOTO: A man walks next to a poster of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026.

Hegseth added that President Donald Trump would not allow such open-ended conflict, saying he "very clearly ran against those kinds of never-ending nebulously scoped missions. Those days are dead."

Mar 10, 8:10 AMTuesday to mark 'most intense' US strikes in Iran, Hegseth says

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that U.S. strikes on Tehran would continue to amplify, meaning Tuesday's aerial strikes would mark "the most intense" of the 10-day conflict.

Iranian Red Crescent Society via Reuters - PHOTO: Rescuers work in the rubble of residential buildings after air strikes, in the Resalat neighborhood, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released March 9, 2026.

"Iran stands alone and they are badly losing on day 10 of Operation Epic Fury," Hegseth said. "We are winning with an overwhelming and unrelenting focus on our objectives, which are the same as the day I gave my first briefing here on Operation Epic Fury."

Mar 10, 7:50 AMIran's top security official responds to Trump: 'Beware lest you be the ones to vanish'

Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday in a post on social media that Iranians don't fear "hollow threats," a response to an earlier social media post from U.S. President Donald Trump.

AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: A man rides a motorcycle past a banner displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026.

"The Ashura-loving Iranian people do not fear your hollow threats; for those greater than you have failed to erase it… So beware lest you be the ones to vanish," Larijani said.Trump had earlier said the U.S. would amplify its strikes on Iran if the country moved to further restrict traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

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Caitlin Clark excited for return to court with Team USA

Caitlin Clark called it a "really cool opportunity" as she prepares to make her Team USA debut at the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Puerto Rico.

The five games between March 11-17 will also mark Clark's first competitive basketball games in nearly eight months. That's when her second WNBA season was cut short by a series of quad, groin and ankle injuries.

Clark took part in her first USA Basketball senior national training camp in December and said that she was 100%, but she acknowledged that this week brings different feelings.

"I don't want to call it nerves, but excitement to play," Clark said after practice Monday, per ESPN. "This is a really cool opportunity. If you don't feel that way, then you probably don't care enough. Certainly, that's how I feel about it for myself.

Clark, 24, is expected to make her Team USA debut on Wednesday against Senegal. The qualifiers are a prelude to the FIBA World Cup in September, with Team USA one of five that have already qualified for the tournament in Berlin.

"This is a different stage," she said. "You're not going to come out here and be the star player. That's not how it's going to be for USA Basketball."

After not missing a game during her rookie season in the WNBA, Clark averaged 16.5 points and 8.8 assists while appearing in only 13 contests last year.

"I feel like I've put myself in the best possible shape I could be in at this point," Clark said. "The first game is the hardest, but once you get in kind of a flow of things, you figure things out."

Team USA is chock full of WNBA stars, with 2025 No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and Kiki Iriafen also set to make their senior national team debuts.

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Caitlin Clark excited for return to court with Team USA

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Canadian police investigate reports of gunfire at US consulate in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police are investigating reports that the United States consulate in downtown Toronto was hit by gunfire early on Tuesday morning.

Toronto police investigate the scene after the U.S. consulate was hit by gunfire in Toronto on Tuesday March 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Police vehicles are parked by the U.S. consulate after it was hit by gunfire in Toronto on Tuesday March 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn /The Canadian Press via AP)

Forensic Toronto police officer photographs bullet impact marks at the front U.S. consulate in Toronto on Tuesday March 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

A bullet mark is shown in the door at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Tuesday March 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada US Consulate Gunfire

No injuries have been reported.

Toronto police said they responded to reports at around 5:30 a.m. that someone shot a gun at the U.S. consulate.

In a post on social media, police said they were at the scene near University Avenue and Queen Street West.

"Evidence of a firearm discharge has been located," police said in the post.

No suspect information has been released.

The reported shooting comes after two Toronto-area synagogues were struck by gunfire last weekend.

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Canadian police investigate reports of gunfire at US consulate in Toronto

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5 Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia allowed to stay

Five members of the Iranian national women's soccer team who sought asylum in Australia a week after refusing to sing Iran's national anthem before a match will be allowed to stay in the country, according to an Australian official.

"Last night I was able to tell five women from the Iranian Women's Soccer team that they are welcome to stay in Australia, to be safe and have a home here," Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Monday on X.

Burke posted images of him signing a piece of paper alongside the Iranian athletes.

The Department of Home Affairs did not immediately respond to a CBS News request to confirm that the five had applied for or been granted asylum.

The soccer players had been staying in a safe location after fleeing their hotel, Iranian opposition figure and exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday.

It was unclear where the players would go next following Burke's announcement.

Trump praises Australian prime minister after initial criticism

In a Monday post on Truth Social,President Trump wrote, "I just spoke to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of Australia, concerning the Iranian National Women's Soccer Team. He's on it! Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way. Some, however, feel they must go back because they are worried about the safety of their families, including threats to those family members if they don't return."

He added that Albanese "is doing a very good job having to do with this rather delicate situation. God bless Australia!"

Before Burke's announcement, Mr. Trump had criticized Australia and accused the country of "making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman's Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed."

In an earlierTruth Social poston Monday morning, he called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to grant them asylum, adding, "The U.S. will take them if you won't."

Why did Iranian soccer players seek asylum in Australia?

Before their first game of the tournament in Australia, against South Korea on March 2, the players declined to sing or salute their country's national anthem, prompting calls for harsh punishment from conservatives back inside Iran. The Islamic Republic's state television network branded them "traitors" and accused them of "the pinnacle of dishonor."

In their two subsequent matches, the team sang and saluted their anthem. Alireza Mohebbi, a correspondent in Australia for the opposition Iran International news network, told Australian networkABCthe players would not have done so by choice.

"It's completely obvious that the Islamic Republic's regime, and the security team which is with the players in Australia, forced them to sing the anthem," he said. "In the first match with South Korea, they didn't do it, but now with all the pressure and media spreading the news around the world, it's completely obvious the regime pushed them not just to sing the anthem but to do the military salute. There is no doubt."

Islamic Republic of Iran players line up for national anthems prior to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 match between Iran and Australia Matildas, at Gold Coast Stadium, March 5, 2026, in Gold Coast, Australia. / Credit: Albert Perez/Getty

Australian authorities were urged to help the women following their exit from the Asian Cup on Sunday, over fears of what might happen to them if they fly back home as scheduled amid the ongoingU.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

The office of Pahlavi, whose father, the Western-backed Shah, was ousted during the Islamic Revolution in 1979, said onsocial mediathat the "courageous athletes" announced that "they have joined Iran's national Lion and Sun Revolution" — a reference to the pre-Islamic Revolution flag of Iran — and naming them in the post.

After the game that sealed the team's exit from the tournament on Sunday, Iranian fans, many carrying the flag of Iran's pre-Islamic Republic monarchy, surrounded the team's bus as it left the Gold Coast stadium, chanting "let them go" and banging on the side of the vehicle, according toThe Guardian.

After 15 minutes blocking the bus, local police intervened to corral the crowd of 200 or so people so the bus could depart.

Others banners seen among the protesters read: "Stay Safe in Australia. Talk to Police" and "If your home is not safe — mine is."

Some of the players inside the vehicle smiled and waved, others filmed — but at least one closed the curtains as the bus began the 15-minute drive back to their hotel.

The five Iranian players made a break from the rest of their team and its handlers in the Gold Coast area, sources in the Iranian-Australian community told the Morning Herald, adding that the women were "receiving support."

"We all have very reasonable and serious concerns for their safety," Craig Foster, a former captain of the Australian men's soccer team and a human rights advocate, told CBS News partner networkBBC News.

"When any team participates in a Fifa-regulated tournament, whether Asian Football Confederation or any other confederation, they must have the right to safety and external support to express any concerns they have around their safety now or in future."

Members of the Iranian women's soccer team are seen on their room balconies at the Royal Pines Resort on Australia's Gold Coast, March 9, 2026. / Credit: Patrick HAMILTON/AFP/Getty

A group of Iranian community and civil society groups had contacted Burke outlining their "grave concerns" for the players.

"They've been held hostage by the Iranian team management in their hotel and they've been denied the opportunity to speak to external community members, friends, family or any support networks, be that lawyers or anyone else," Foster, who helped the Afghan women's team flee the Taliban in 2021, told the BBC. "Some may have concerns, others may not — but what we know is most of them have families back home, some of them have children back home, and even if offered the right to remain in Australia, if they feel unsafe, many of them may not accept that opportunity."

"What's most important is that that offer is made," he added.

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Brazil's Haddad says Durigan likely to replace him as finance minister

SAO PAULO, March 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance ‌Minister Fernando Haddad ‌said on Tuesday that his deputy, Dario Durigan, is likely to succeed him once he ‌leaves ⁠the post, but stressed that a ⁠formal announcement was up to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

"Dario ‌has a very good relationship with the president, one of great trust... He is ‌a great public administrator," said Haddad, who had ‌previously announced he would step down ahead of Brazil's general elections ‌in October.

(Reporting by Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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SAO PAULO, March 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance ‌Minister Fernando Haddad ‌said on Tuesday that his deputy, Dario D...

US seeks comment on Zoox petition to deploy robotaxis without steering wheels

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety ‌Administration said Tuesday it ‌is seeking public comments on Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built, steering-wheel-free robotaxis.

Zoox filed a petition ‌in August ⁠seeking approval with the auto safety agency saying ⁠they would provide at least an equivalent level of safety to human-driven vehicles.

"This marks a ‌major milestone towards providing the American AV industry with a streamlined pathway to scaled commercial deployment of novel AV ‌fleets," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a forum Tuesday, ‌adding he has approved NHTSA's next round of proposed updates to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety ‌Standards to account for vehicles without human drivers.

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WNBA CBA deadline passes without new deal: Here's what we know

Many deadlines related toWNBA collective bargaining agreementhave come and gone as negotiations between the league and players' union have stretched across months, but none are more important than Tuesday.

The league said Tuesday, March 10, is the date a term sheet for a new CBA must be completed in order to avoid a delay in the start of the 2026 season, which is scheduled to tip off May 8. There's been movement from both sides as the deadline approached as the WNBA and WNBPA swapped counterproposals over the weekend. But, as of Tuesday morning, there is no deal.

Will there be a 2026 season? Will the players go on strike? What's next for the WNBA? Here's everything you need to know as the latest CBA deadline has passed without a new deal:

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Game 2: The Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson (22) shoots the ball against the Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas.

Game 2: The Phoenix Mercury's Kahleah Copper (2) drives the ball past Las Vegas Aces guards Jackie Young (0) and Dana Evans (11).

Game 2: Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) drives the ball against Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally.

Game 2: Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) shoots a layup against Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22).

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