Iran US War News LIVE Update: US President Donald Trump said US military operations against Iran could stop within two to three weeks, adding that Iran does not need to reach any deal to end the conflict.
Iran US War News LIVE: Here are the best updates
- Trump on Tuesday sharply criticized allies for not doing more to support the US war effort against Iran, telling them to “go get their own oil” and insisting that protecting the Strait of Hormuz was not America’s responsibility, the AP reported.
- The White House said Trump would give a prime-time speech Wednesday night to update the public on the Iran war, the AP reported.
- France and Italy backed down against some US-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as Trump criticized NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in the months-long war in Iran and highlighted divisions.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards struck on Tuesday with a new threat against US companies in the region since Wednesday. It lists 18 firms including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla and Boeing to target from 20:00 Tehran time (1630 GMT).
- Iran’s control of the strait, a key waterway connecting the Persian Gulf and responsible for transporting about one-fifth of the world’s oil in peacetime, has pushed global oil prices higher. Brent crude, the global benchmark, as Brent crude futures ended down 3.2 percent at $103.97 a barrel.
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