Good morning, everyone. I'm Kate Baldwin. It's Tuesday, March 10th. Here are the five things you need to know to start your day.

Number one, the war messaging. More strikes and an intensifying war across the Middle East region.

On day 11 now of the war with Iran, the U.S. military has now released video, it says, shows American forces destroying Iranian missile launchers.

Sentcom says they were hidden under a bridge-like overpass structure in Iran.

Crews were also seen racing through rubble in Tehran after U.S. and Israeli strikes and people were trapped inside damaged buildings. You see a video of it there.

At the same time, President Trump is laying out conflicting messages about the status of this war effort.

The president telling reporters within hours of each other that the war is both, quote,

is very complete pretty much and very ahead of schedule, but also then then later saying we have one in many ways, but not enough,

suggesting that the U.S. military operation might not be nearing an end.

Leveling also he leveled a new threat over the essential current shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz.

I will not allow a terrorist regime to hold the world hostage an attempt to stop the

globe's oil supply and if Iran does anything to do that, they'll get hit at a much, much

harder level. I will take out those targets that were easy and that I mentioned just before.

We'll take them out so quickly. they'll never be able to recover ever

oil prices at one point spiked almost $120 a barrel Sunday into Monday before settling down

but stand by for that volatility to continue as the days move on number two the team. As the war ignited in Iran, Iran's

women's national soccer team was in Australia for the Asian Cup. Now, five of them are

trying to stay there. The situation unfolded after the team stood silently for the Iranian

national anthem before a match. Hardliners back in Iran then accused the players of treason for that.

After they lost in their final match Sunday, supporters surrounded the team bus,

shouting at police to quote unquote save our girls as it pulled away,

which eventually led to the Australian Prime Minister granting five of the women humanitarian visas

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