
Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened
US President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his threat to hit Iran's critical infrastructure hard if the country's government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline. Trump punctuated his threat with profanity in a social media post Sunday, saying that Tuesday will be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.” He also offered details of the rescue of a “seriously wounded and really brave” US service member he identified as a “respected colonel” who w
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Oil prices open higher as US-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt supply - Reuters
Oil prices open higher as US-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt supply Reuters
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The majority of the papers lead with Donald Trump's latest threat to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Read full article →Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday
President Trump taunted Iran on social media, while strikes continued in Iran, Israel, Lebanon and some Gulf states.
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Oil Gains as Middle East War Escalates With Trump’s Iran Threats Bloomberg.com
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Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike ‘Every Power Plant,’ in WSJ Interview WSJ
Read full article →Why is Donald Trump so mean?
By shamelessly flouting democratic norms and flaunting his amorality, brutality and bad faith, the American president restores pride to his humiliated electoral base, unsettles his opponents, and subverts the rules of the political game.
Read full article →Trump news at a glance: president accused of ‘threatening possible war crimes’ in Iran post
Chuck Schumer accuses president of ‘ranting like unhinged madman’ in threat to obliterate Iran’s power plants and bridges. Key US politics stories from 5 April Donald Trump has faced sharp criticism after threatening to wipe out Iran’s power plants and bridges in an expletive-riddled social media post on Sunday. The US president told Iran: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell.” He separately suggested there was a “good chance” of an agreement to end the fi...
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Read full article →Iran war live: Tehran rejects Trump’s Tuesday deadline on Strait of Hormuz
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Sen. Warnock compares Christian leaders backing Trump to those who justified slavery, saying their faith-based support for the president is misguided.
Read full article →Japan's Nikkei 225 set to fall as Trump’s Iran deadline pushes oil higher in holiday-thinned Asia
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Read full article →Seoul shares open higher despite Trump's renewed threats on Iran
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By The Korea Herald
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Read full article →Crude prices jump sharply: WTI at $114, Brent at $111 on renewed geopolitical risk, supply concerns - Gulf News
Crude prices jump sharply: WTI at $114, Brent at $111 on renewed geopolitical risk, supply concerns Gulf News
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President Donald Trump had a very untraditional Easter Sunday ... skipping church and hitting the greens at Trump National Golf Club instead ... all while online rumors about his health were swirling. The 79-year-old was spotted arriving back at…
By TMZ Staff
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Read full article →Iran strikes hit energy infrastructure across Gulf States - Jordan Times
Iran strikes hit energy infrastructure across Gulf States Jordan Times
Read full article →Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran demanding Strait of Hormuz be opened - the-star.co.ke
Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran demanding Strait of Hormuz be opened the-star.co.ke
Read full article →Oil facilities, ministries complex, power and desalination plants hit - Kuwait Times
Oil facilities, ministries complex, power and desalination plants hit Kuwait Times
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