Iran defiant as Trump threatens to destroy oil island
Iran fired new missiles early Tuesday as it vowed defiance against US President Donald Trump, who threatened to destroy the country's oil export hub of Kharg Island along with power and desalination plants unless Tehran quickly accepts a deal to end the war.
WTI crude oil prices up following Trump ultimatum on Iran
Benchmark US oil contract WTI was up Monday after US President Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz or face decimation of its energy infrastructure and Israel warned the war would continue for several more weeks.
Trump threatens to use ICE agents for airport security control
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to provide security at airports amid a lingering budget standoff that has left regular security personnel going unpaid.
Trump rules out Iran ceasefire as more Marines head to Middle East
“I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”
US could ‘take out’ Iran’s Kharg Island any time – White House
The United States could “take out” Iran’s Kharg island whenever it wanted, the White House said Friday, after a report that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering plans to occupy or blockade the oil hub.
US approves over $16 bn in arms sales to Gulf states hit by Iran war
The United States on Thursday announced the approval of $16.46 billion in military sales to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, two Gulf states that have been hit hard by fallout from the Iran war.
