Middle East crisis live: Trump warns he may have to ‘finish job’ as US and Iran trade strikes | US-Israel war on Iran
Opening summary
US military facility targeted Iranian US officials said four attack drones were shot down; This suggests that Iran launched a retaliatory attack on an American air base in the United States. KuwaitThese are new signs that any peace deal remains elusive.
US Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones posing a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and hit the ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas, which was about to launch a fifth drone, according to officials. Iranian state broadcaster Irib reported later Thursday Revolutionary Guards He had targeted an American base in Kuwait, “which was the source of the attack.”
Kuwait’s military confirmed that its air defense systems intercepted missile and drone threats just before 6 a.m. Kuwait City.
Before, Donald Trump He rejected Iran’s report Oman would manage transportation through Strait of Hormuz as part of the agreement to end the war.
Oil prices rose, erasing most of Thursday’s decline, amid the latest test of a ceasefire as Trump warned he “might have to finish the job” and said Tehran’s forces were still “lying in wait with loaded magazines.” Brent North Sea crude, the main international benchmark, rose 1.8% to $95.95 a barrel in Thursday morning trading.
But mixed signals underlined the fragile state of the negotiations. While Iran has said a return to war is unlikely, Trump told a televised White House cabinet meeting that Tehran “badly” wants a deal but has not yet offered enough.
“They haven’t gotten there so far. We’re not happy about it, but we will be,” the US president said. “Either that or we’ll have to finish the job.”
Here are the other main developments:
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The Israeli army declared a new part of southern Lebanon a war zone and said residents should move northHe warned that he would act with “great force” against Iran-backed Hezbollah in the region. Wednesday’s statement appeared to signal further escalation of tensions after more than 120 attacks hit southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday despite a ceasefire.
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Tire, Lebanon’s largest city, was subjected to constant Israeli bombardment. according to local media. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck Hezbollah targets in the ancient coastal city in southern Lebanon, a day after issuing a warning forcing thousands of people to flee Tire and its surrounding areas. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that two people were killed in Tire in an Israeli drone strike on Thursday morning.
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Trump looks likely to issue warning to Oman – US ally and mediator in the Iran conflict – when asked about a possible short-term arrangement allowing Iran and Oman to control the Strait of Hormuz. “No, the Bosphorus will be open to everyone,” he said. “These are international waters and Oman will behave like everyone else, otherwise we will have to blow them up. They understand that, there will be no problem.”
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Trump’s “rhetoric” will not force Iran to back down on its demands to enrich uranium, establish authority over the strait and see sanctions against it lifted.Ibrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, said: Azizi said on channel X: “It is clear that Trump is oscillating between making threats and resorting to an agreement as he searches for a way out of this strategic impasse.”
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Hamas confirms that new leader of Hamas’ military wing was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. The group said in a statement on Wednesday that Mohammed Odeh was killed the previous day along with his wife and two children.
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At least seven people, including two children and a woman, were killed in Israeli attacks on the city on Wednesday evening.. According to Şifa hospital, more than 20 people, including children, were injured.
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Deepa Parent
After 88 days of a near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, pictures and poems flooded phones and social media feeds around 5pm on Tuesday, bringing the still-limited connection back to life.
But the initial reactions were not celebratory. Many new posts were filled with skepticism, concern, and anger.
Ellie*, 42, an artist from Tehran, was able to connect for the first time since February 28. “I lit a cigarette, opened SoundCloud, and listened to our favorite music,” he said. “Ali [her husband] And I held back the tears, and then I cried, and we convinced ourselves that this was a small taste of much greater freedom after the collapse of this regime… and we truly believe it.”
The partial restoration made headlines around the world, and many regime supporters applauded the government.
Maryam*, a photographer in Tehran, said it was “sickening to watch the celebrations and applause.”
“What a perfect joke,” he said. “It is truly absurd to watch the Western media celebrate the partial restoration as if it were an achievement that would applaud the regime. The Internet is our fundamental right.”
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Opening summary
US military facility targeted Iranian US officials said four attack drones were shot down; This suggests that Iran launched a retaliatory attack on an American air base in the United States. KuwaitThese are new signs that any peace deal remains elusive.
US Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones posing a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and hit the ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas, which was about to launch a fifth drone, according to officials. Iranian state broadcaster Irib reported later Thursday Revolutionary Guards He had targeted an American base in Kuwait, “which was the source of the attack.”
Kuwait’s military confirmed that its air defense systems intercepted missile and drone threats just before 6 a.m. Kuwait City.
Before, Donald Trump He rejected Iran’s report Oman would manage transportation through Strait of Hormuz as part of the agreement to end the war.
Oil prices rose, erasing most of Thursday’s decline, amid the latest test of a ceasefire as Trump warned he “might have to finish the job” and said Tehran’s forces were still “lying in wait with loaded magazines.” Brent North Sea crude, the main international benchmark, rose 1.8% to $95.95 a barrel in Thursday morning trading.
But mixed signals underlined the fragile state of the negotiations. While Iran has said a return to war is unlikely, Trump told a televised White House cabinet meeting that Tehran “badly” wants a deal but has not yet offered enough.
“They haven’t gotten there so far. We’re not happy about it, but we will be,” the US president said. “Either that or we’ll have to finish the job.”
Here are the other main developments:
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The Israeli army declared a new part of southern Lebanon a war zone and said residents should move northHe warned that he would act with “great force” against Iran-backed Hezbollah in the region. Wednesday’s statement appeared to signal further escalation of tensions after more than 120 attacks hit southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday despite a ceasefire.
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Tire, Lebanon’s largest city, was subjected to constant Israeli bombardment. according to local media. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck Hezbollah targets in the ancient coastal city in southern Lebanon, a day after issuing a warning forcing thousands of people to flee Tire and its surrounding areas. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that two people were killed in Tire in an Israeli drone strike on Thursday morning.
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Trump looks likely to issue warning to Oman – US ally and mediator in the Iran conflict – when asked about a possible short-term arrangement allowing Iran and Oman to control the Strait of Hormuz. “No, the Bosphorus will be open to everyone,” he said. “These are international waters and Oman will behave like everyone else, otherwise we will have to blow them up. They understand that, there will be no problem.”
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Trump’s “rhetoric” will not force Iran to back down on its demands to enrich uranium, establish authority over the strait and see sanctions against it lifted.Ibrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, said: Azizi said on channel X: “It is clear that Trump is oscillating between making threats and resorting to an agreement as he searches for a way out of this strategic impasse.”
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Hamas confirms that new leader of Hamas’ military wing was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. The group said in a statement on Wednesday that Mohammed Odeh was killed the previous day along with his wife and two children.
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At least seven people, including two children and a woman, were killed in Israeli attacks on the city on Wednesday evening.. According to Şifa hospital, more than 20 people, including children, were injured.
