Iran warns ‘not one litre’ of oil will be allowed to leave the Middle East and unleashes deadly strike on Bahrain – as Trump threatens Tehran with ‘fire and fury’ if blockade continues

Following its deadly airstrike on Bahrain, Iran warned that it would not allow ‘a liter of oil’ to be shipped from the Middle East if the US and Israel’s attacks continue.

US President Donald Trump last night threatened Tehran with ‘death, fire and fury’ if the regime continues to block oil exports.

The increased rhetoric has done little to quell the sharp decline in crude oil prices and the rise in global stocks; This came after Trump expressed confidence in a quick end to hostilities even after Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader in a signal of defiance.

Trump said Monday that the United States had inflicted significant damage on Iran’s military and predicted the conflict would end well before the initial four-week time frame he set, but he did not define what victory would look like.

Israel says its war aim is to overthrow Iran’s religious system of government. U.S. officials mostly say Washington’s goal is to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities and nuclear program, but Trump has said the war can only end with a compliant Iranian government.

At least 1,332 Iranian civilians have been killed and thousands more injured since the United States and Israel launched air and missile strikes on Iran in late February.

A woman was killed last night in an Iranian attack on Bahrain as Tehran attacked its Gulf neighbors.

A 29-year-old person died and eight people were injured in the attack that hit a residential building in the country’s capital, Manama.

Bahrain described the attack as a ‘sinful Iranian attack’.

A portrait of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stands in front of a destroyed building that houses a branch of Al-Qard Al-Hasan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, and was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Lebanon, a southern suburb of Beirut, Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Trump warned that US attacks could escalate sharply if Iran tries to disrupt tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which supplies one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.

“We’re going to hit them so hard that neither they nor anyone else will be able to help save this part of the world,” Trump said at a news conference Monday.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would not allow oil to exit the region if attacks from the United States and Israel continue.

Describing Trump’s comments as “nonsense,” a spokesman said, “We are the ones who will determine the end of the war,” according to state media.

In a later Truth Social post, Trump repeated his warning.

“If Iran does anything to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, it will be hit 20 TIMES harder than it has already been hit by the United States,” he said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Iran is unlikely to continue negotiations with the United States, citing what he described as a “bitter experience” in past talks.

‘After three rounds of negotiations, the American team participating in the negotiations themselves said that we had made great progress. They still decided to attack us. So I don’t think talking to Americans will be on our agenda anymore,” he said in an interview with PBS.

He added: ‘We are prepared to continue attacking them with our missiles as and when necessary.’

The war has already effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, leaving tankers unable to sail for more than a week and forcing producers to stop pumping as storage facilities fill up.

Firefighters extinguish flames after an Iranian shell hit an industrial area in Ma’ameer, Bahrain, on March 9, 2026.

Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment on Monday appeared to dash hopes for a quick end to the war, sending oil markets soaring and stock markets plunging; then swung in the other direction when Trump predicted a quick end to the war and there were reports of a possible easing of sanctions on Russian energy.

Following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said the United States would waive oil-related sanctions against “some countries” to ease the oil shortage.

This could mean further easing of sanctions on Russian oil, which could complicate efforts to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources. Other options include releasing oil from strategic reserves or restricting U.S. exports, the sources said.

Brent crude oil futures fell more than 10% on Tuesday after rising as much as 29% on Monday, reaching the highest level since 2022. Global stock markets also recovered.

The price of gasoline has particular political resonance in the United States, where voters have cited rising costs as a top concern ahead of November midterm elections in which Trump’s Republicans will try to retain control of Congress.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday found that 67 percent of Americans expect gas prices to rise in the coming months and only 29 percent approve of war.

‘They’re terrible,’ one Los Angeles driver said of current gas prices. ‘They’re too expensive, they’re too high, they’re too high, you know. Sometimes you have to choose between gas and other things you really need.’

Tehran was engulfed in black smoke after an oil refinery was hit, amid increasing attacks on Iran’s domestic energy resources. World Health Organization chief Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that the fire risked contaminating food, water and air.

Smoke rises after the strike at Bapco Oil Refinery on March 6, 2026

Türkiye said NATO air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired from Iran that entered Turkish airspace; This is the second such incident of the war. Iran did not immediately comment on the report.

The Israeli army announced that it launched new attacks in central Iran and hit Beirut, the capital of Lebanon; Here, Israel expanded its attacks after Iran-backed Hezbollah militia opened fire on the border.

Five Iranian women’s football team players have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia after they sought asylum out of fear of persecution in their home country.

Canberra has also pledged to send military surveillance planes to the Middle East and missiles to the United Arab Emirates to help them defend against attacks from Iran.