World News Tonight with David Muir Full Episode: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Mar 11, 2026 Ian Pannell, ABC News chief foreign correspondent reporting from the region. He details intense U.S. air strikes on Iranian targets and frontline military activity. He also covers casualty reports among U.S. service members and reopened investigations at Epstein’s New Mexico ranch. Short, sharp reporting from the field on high-stakes international and investigative developments.
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Strait Of Hormuz Is A Strategic Pressure Point
- The U.S. is preparing options to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, highlighting the strategic priority of safeguarding a route that carries 20% of the world's oil.
- Officials publicly decline to detail options but signal willingness to act decisively to prevent mining of the strait.
Rising U.S. Casualties Make War Personal
- The conflict's human cost is mounting with 140 U.S. service members wounded and at least seven killed, changing the political and public calculus at home.
- Survivor accounts, like Sgt. Corey Hicks describing a drone striking a bunker, make the abstract casualty numbers painfully concrete.
Survivor Account From Inside The Bunker
- Minnesota Sergeant First Class Corey Hicks recounts hearing a buzzing drone nose through the bunker before it exploded, giving a vivid firsthand account of the attack that killed colleagues.
- He names Master Sergeant Nicole Amour, who died five feet from him, underscoring personal loss amid battlefield chaos.