On March 10, 2026, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared it the "most intense day of strikes inside Iran" since the war began. While Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei launched his first missile with "At Your Service, Sayyid Mojtaba" written on the casing, the Strait of Hormuz collapsed to 97% closure, and a deleted U.S. Navy tweet caused a $10 per barrel oil swing in minutes.

This episode walks through five developments from Day 10: the expanded targeting of Iranian nuclear and command sites, Mojtaba's consolidation of IRGC loyalty, the near-total shutdown of Hormuz shipping, the oil market chaos driven by social media and policy signals, and the fractures emerging among U.S. allies as Germany publicly broke from American strategy.

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