President Donald Trump has told US national security officials to prepare for a long blockade of Iran’s ports in order to compel Tehran to give up its nuclear program, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Oil prices rose Monday as talks to end the Iran war appeared to be at a standstill and the crucial Strait of Hormuz no nearer being reopened.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has called on the government of South Africa to urgently safeguard Nigerians and other black immigrants amid reports of renewed xenophobic attacks in parts of the country.

“I am sorry to say that we British, of course, made our own attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in 1814,” he said, when British soldiers torched the building.