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Evening Wire: Iran Threatens California & Epstein Guard Scrutinized | 3.11.26
11 Mar 2026
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Chapter 1: What potential threat does the FBI warn California about?
The FBI warns California of a potential Iranian drone strike. The International Energy Agency is about to add the most barrels of oil it's ever released. And the former correctional officer who last saw Epstein alive is being called before the House Oversight Committee. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, March 11th, and this is Evening Wire.
The FBI has warned California law enforcement about a potential Iranian drone threat targeting the U.S. West Coast.
Chapter 2: How is the International Energy Agency addressing oil supply issues?
Wired In Live host Cabot Phillips has more.
According to an alert obtained by ABC News, Iran allegedly aspired earlier this year to launch a surprise unmanned aerial attack from a vessel positioned off the U.S. coastline, possibly in retaliation for presumed American strikes. Officials say there is no specific information on timing, targets, or method, and the report remains uncorroborated.
Separately, an Iranian-linked hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyber attack against a U.S.-based medical technology company.
Chapter 3: What details are emerging about the former Epstein guard's actions?
Federal officials have not publicly confirmed any imminent threat, but authorities remain on heightened alert.
A drone struck an American diplomat hub in Iraq on Tuesday. As of this recording, no casualties have been reported. The drone was one of six that were launched at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center. Five were shot down. A security official told the Washington Post that the drones likely came from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, which have formed a coalition to retaliate against the U.S.
and Israel.
A preliminary report from the Pentagon found that U.S. forces are likely to blame for a strike that hit an Iranian elementary school on February 28th. Reports indicate that 175 people were killed in the blast, most of them children. President Trump had initially suggested Iran was to blame for the strike, but now officials familiar with the probe say CENTCOM relied on outdated intelligence
when it approved a strike on a nearby military base. Investigators say the school had once been part of that military site, as the probe into why the site wasn't given a final check continues.
Oil prices continue to fluctuate, leading to the biggest single-day percentage drop since 2022.
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Chapter 4: What recent developments have occurred regarding Iranian drone threats?
Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the details.
Oil prices plunged to $81 per barrel on Tuesday when Secretary of Energy Chris Wright posted on X that the U.S. Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. However, the post was taken down and White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt corrected the claim the same day during a press briefing.
And I can confirm that the U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or a vessel at this time, though, of course, that's an option the president has said he will absolutely utilize if and when necessary at the appropriate time.
This sent oil prices back up to around $91 per barrel. In response, the Trump administration, via the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, is going to offer political risk insurance to tankers operating in the Gulf, which is intended to ease the yo-yo effect going forward.
In an attempt to stabilize the price of oil, the International Energy Agency is about to add 400 million barrels to the oil market. That's the largest in the agency's history. The group's 32 member countries, mostly European, will release the oil from their emergency stockpiles, aiming to stabilize the market by boosting supply. The agency hasn't specified a timeline for the release.
Meanwhile, Japan's prime minister also committed to release oil, and Germany offered to contribute as well. Oil prices fell on the announcement Wednesday before climbing again.
An illegal immigrant accused of killing his three-year-old nephew in Florida was released into the U.S. by the Biden administration, despite having previously been deported. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Taher has the story.
Honduran illegal immigrant Samuel Antonio Maldonado Erazo allegedly took the toddler to work on March 4th and ignored severe signs of distress his nephew appeared to be experiencing. The Escambia County Sheriff said the child had several broken ribs, one of which was detached from the backbone, a broken collarbone, and a transected pancreas from blunt trauma.
He also appeared to show signs of possible sexual abuse. When first responders came upon the toddler, they found he was suffering from cardiac arrest. The sheriff said, quote, life-saving measures were attempted, but unfortunately he passed.
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Chapter 5: What impact has a recent drone strike had on U.S. diplomatic missions?
and again at 5.52 a.m. before Epstein was found dead at 6.30 a.m., according to FBI records. Chase Bank also flagged numerous, quote, suspicious deposits into Noel's bank account between April of 2018 and November of 2019, which House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer explained to Fox News host Jesse Waters.
Well, the recent media reports, which you just said, is very concerning, especially the suspicious activity report on a $5,000 mysterious deposit that she had. And the reason that stands out to me, Jesse, is because very seldom are suspicious activity reports even reported for sums less than $10,000.
Noel, who was also accused of falsifying guard shift records the night before Epstein was found dead, is believed to be the last corrections officer to see Epstein alive, and she will now be asked to appear before the committee for an interview.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is being accused of squatting. Daily Wire homepage editor Jordan Schroeder has the latest.
Governor Shapiro faces a lawsuit from his next-door neighbors, who accuse him and his wife of trespassing and unlawfully occupying a portion of their property. The dispute centers on nearly 3,000 square feet of land between the two homes in Jenkins Town.
According to the lawsuit, the Shapiros sought to purchase the land to build an expanded security fence following an arson attack at the governor's official residence last year. When the families couldn't agree on a price, the neighbors say the Shapiros claimed ownership through Pennsylvania's adverse possession law.
The suit also alleges that state police were used to patrol the disputed area and prevent the neighbors from accessing it, though the governor's office denies that claim. The case is now headed to court.
CNN suffered a self-inflicted one-two punch in a single day over their ISIS bomb plot coverage. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake has the story.
Following the arrest of two ISIS-inspired teenagers from Pennsylvania who traveled to New York City with homemade explosive devices, CNN's Abby Phillip and Ana Navarro both falsely claimed on air that the attack was targeting New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani. Phillip also tried to frame the attack as anti-Muslim. Two Republicans say Muslims don't belong here.
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