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April 30, 2026 8:45 AM

US military commanders to brief Trump on new options against Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action against Iran on Thursday from the leader of the U.S. Central Command, Brad Cooper, Axios reported on Wednesday. The briefing will take place on Thursday, according to the report which cited unidentified sources. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. CENTCOM has prepared a plan for a "short and powerful" wave of strikes on Iran, likely including infrastructure targe...

April 24, 2026 2:05 AM

Trump says US will not use nuclear weapon in Iran war

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We've totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked whether he would use such a weapon. "No, I wouldn't use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody," he added. Asked how long he was willing to wait for a long-term peace deal with Iran, Trump said, "Don't rush m...

April 18, 2026 8:10 AM

US to recover uranium from Iran at a ‘leisurely pace’, says Trump

President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States. "We're going to get it together. We're going to go in with Iran, at a nice leisurely pace, and go down and start excavating with big machinery... We'll bring it back to the United States," Trump said during a phone interview. He referred to "nuclear dust" and added that it would be retrieved "very soon." Iran denied agreeing to transfer its en...

April 9, 2026 10:26 AM

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on countries supplying Iran with weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that imports from countries supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no exemptions, threatening the new duties just hours after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Tehran. After more than five weeks of air strikes against Iran's missile launchers, military installations and weapons industry, Trump returned to a favorite foreign policy pressure tool - tariffs - effectively warning China and Ru...

March 28, 2026 9:54 AM

Trump says ‘Cuba is next’ following US attacks on Venezuela, Iran

US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that Cuba could be the next target of American military action, even as he referred to recent US operations involving Venezuela and Iran. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Miami, Florida, Trump said, “Cuba is next, by the way—but pretend I didn’t say that. Please, please, please, media, disregard that statement. Thank you very much. Cuba’s next.” The remarks come after the US military raided Venezuela and forcibly ...

March 26, 2026 9:50 AM

Oil surges past $100 as Iran rules out direct talks with US amid escalating tensions

Global crude oil prices climbed sharply on Thursday after Iran signalled that it is not engaged in direct negotiations with the United States to de-escalate the ongoing conflict, dampening hopes of an immediate ceasefire. Brent crude rose 1.21 per cent to $103.46 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained 1.35 per cent to $91.54 per barrel. The spike follows comments by Abbas Araghchi, who clarified that indirect exchanges between Tehran and Washington should not be seen as forma...

March 22, 2026 7:00 PM

Iran strikes Dimona, Israel hits Tehran as Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum

Iran has launched ballistic missiles targeting the Israeli town of Dimona, home to the Negev Nuclear Research Center, as well as the nearby city of Arad, describing the strikes as a direct response to yesterday’s attack on its Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency says the research centre was not damaged and that no abnormal radiation levels have been detected. However, the impact on the ground has been significant, with more than 130 people reported injure...

March 22, 2026 9:58 AM

Trump threatens Iran with power plant strikes over Hormuz oil blockade

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a significant escalation barely a day after he talked about "winding down" the war. "If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" Trump said on social medi...

March 15, 2026 1:33 AM

Iran threatens to retaliate against region for US Kharg Island attack

Iran threatened on Saturday to escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with U.S. ties, after Washington bombed its main energy hub and U.S. President Donald Trump predicted "many countries" would send warships. As the conflict entered its third week, Iran projected defiance after U.S. forces hit military sites at Kharg Island, which handles 90% of Iranian oil exports. A drone attack had already disrupted a United Arab Emirates energy hub and the U.S. e...

March 14, 2026 2:49 PM

Trump threatens to hit Iran’s Kharg Island oil network if shipping lanes remain blocked

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that could further roil markets coping with a historic supply disruption. Trump paired his Friday ultimatum with a social media post saying the U.S. had "totally obliterated" military targets on the island, the export terminal for 90% of Iran's oil shipments, which lies about 300 miles (500 km) northwest of the strait. U.S...