'Most Intense Day' of War, Long TSA Lines & Kids' Reading Scores - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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The news to know for Wednesday, March 11, 2026!
We'll tell you about what the Pentagon called the "most intense" day of the war with Iran, and the new threat Iranian leaders are making toward President Trump.
Also, where the latest round of severe storms caused damage in the U.S., and new advice for anyone headed to the airport anytime soon.
Plus, why young kids might be struggling with reading, how a growing number of Americans are embracing a new kind of work schedule, and which celebrities are on the Forbes billionaires list for the first time.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, March 11th. We'll tell you about what the Pentagon called the most |
| 0:04.4 | intense day of the war with Iran, and the new threat Iranian leaders are making toward |
| 0:08.7 | President Trump. Also, where the latest round of severe storms caused damage in the U.S., |
| 0:13.5 | and new advice for anyone headed to the airport anytime soon. Plus, why young kids might |
| 0:18.3 | be struggling with reading, how a growing number of Americans are |
| 0:21.4 | embracing a new kind of work schedule, and which celebrities are on the Forbes' billionaires |
| 0:26.2 | list for the first time. |
| 0:27.9 | Those stories and even more news coming up. |
| 0:31.7 | Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. |
| 0:36.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:37.0 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:38.6 | Let's do this. The U.S. military said yesterday was going to bring the most intense wave of |
| 0:46.3 | attacks against Iran since the start of the war. And with that, Iran took some hard hits. |
| 0:51.5 | Iranians have described bombs seeming to come from every direction |
| 0:54.4 | without let up. The American military also said it attacked 16 Iranian ships that were laying |
| 0:59.5 | mines near the Strait of Hermuz, which is a key gateway for global oil shipping. Remember yesterday, |
| 1:05.7 | we told you President Trump threatened to hit Iran even harder if it tried to cut off the flow |
| 1:09.6 | of oil through the strait. |
| 1:11.3 | Well, one Iranian leader responded to Trump's threat with his own, saying, quote, |
| 1:15.7 | take care of yourself so that you are not eliminated. Meanwhile, there's a lot more getting in the way of |
| 1:21.0 | the flow of oil, even beyond the Strait of Hormuz. For example, Israel strikes on oil depots in Iran |
| 1:27.0 | over the weekend, and Iran strikes against other countries in the region. |
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