US EditionAttacks Persist Across the Mideast as Trump Threatens Escalation
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran's new president requested a ceasefire, conditioning U.S. acceptance on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz or facing bombing back to the "Stone Ages."
- Amid ongoing military strikes, Iran has tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began in February, sending global oil prices surging more than 40% as tensions escalate.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected the claim in an interview aired late Tuesday, calling Trump's comments "false and baseless" and signaling Tehran's willingness to continue fighting.
- Thousands of additional U.S. troops are deploying to the Middle East, with approximately 1,500 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division arriving as the administration manages potential escalation.
- The White House said earlier this week it was "figuring out exactly who's in charge," while Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted "some fractures going on… internally" within Iranian leadership.
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Attacks persist in Iran and across the Mideast as Trump threatens escalation - Boston News, Weather, Sports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran kept up its attacks on Persian Gulf neighbors on Wednesday as airstrikes pounded Tehran, while U.S. President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it. Trump struck a hard line Wednesday in a Truth Social post, demanding that Iran stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway vital to global oil supplies — or the U.S. would bomb the…
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