US President Trump’s war escalation warning pushes Asian stocks down aand oil prices sharply higher

US President Trump’s war escalation warning pushes Asian stocks down aand oil prices sharply higher

rump again urged US allies to “build up some delayed courage” and take the lead in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting Washington may end the US-Israeli war with Iran without reopening the crucial global energy waterway, whose prolonged closure has fuelled a global energy shock and sent oil and gas prices sharply higher.

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Dust has hardly settled as Trump warns he’d consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan

Dust has hardly settled as Trump warns he’d consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan

Trump also said that in recent days he had been working on the possible removal of sanctions on Iran to give it a chance for a speedy recovery. He said he had now abandoned that effort.

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While US spies’ verdict is Iran ‘is not building a nuclear weapon’ Trump dismisses it, tells Tehran to ‘surrender unconditionally’

While US spies’ verdict is Iran ‘is not building a nuclear weapon’ Trump dismisses it, tells Tehran to ‘surrender unconditionally’

President Donald Trump dismissed the assessment of US spy agencies during an overnight flight back to Washington as he cut short his trip to the Group of Seven summit to focus on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

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Israel’s blistering attack on Iran nuclear sites and killed top military commanders, scientist’s sets stage for Middle East war

Israel’s blistering attack on Iran nuclear sites and killed top military commanders, scientist’s sets stage for Middle East war

Iran quickly retaliated by sending a swarm of drones at Israel and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of “severe punishment.” Iran had been censured by the UN’s atomic watchdog a day earlier for not complying with obligations meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

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