Trump says he does not know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted a fifth of global crude oil supplies, according to officials tracking the economic impact of the ongoing conflict.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House he does not know if Iran will "give up yet" in its war against the U.S., though he insisted the regime is "doing very poorly."
- The seven-month conflict, which began February 28, has triggered a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and severe sanctions, causing Iran's currency to hit new lows with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar.
- While the administration announced Tuesday that 10 entities face sanctions for weapons procurement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed indirect negotiations facilitated by Qatari mediators are focused solely on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump separately described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as "a friend of mine" who will be "fine" as long as he is "around," asserting North Korea possesses a "pretty large" nuclear arsenal while Iran cannot develop one.
- Rising oil prices from the blockade have become a major issue for the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections, as experts note the distinct U.S. posture toward Iran versus North Korea reflects North Korea's existing nuclear capabilities.
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US president Donald Trump has attracted criticism online, after indicating that he is fine with North Korea having nuclear weapons, despite that being the issue at the heart of his war on Iran. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, the 80-year-old Republican said: 'As long as I’m around, he’s going to be fine.'
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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has removed iron from North Korea’s nuclear program and stressed that the leader of the Asian country, Kim Jong Un, is “his friend,” before ensuring that the situation “will be fine” as long as he occupies the White House, in the face of tensions on the Korean peninsula and Seoul’s denunciations of Pyongyang’s arms development. “He’s my friend, Kim Jong Un, he’s my friend. He likes Trump, and he …
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