Iran-US war latest: Trump claims conflict will be over soon but US hasn’t ‘won enough’ yet

The latest war between Iran and the United States: Trump threatens a strong escalation after Iran “starts placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz” The US-Israel war against Iran has caused turmoil in oil markets, in part due to the closure of a key shipping route. - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a military response “at a level never seen before” after the US military said it destroyed more than a dozen Iranian mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said on Tuesday it had eliminated 16 Iranian mine vessels in the key sea route, through which about a fifth of the world's crude oil passes. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the consequences for Iran will be “at a level never seen before” if action is not taken to remove the mines. "If for some reason mines are laid and not immediately removed, the military consequences for Iran will be at a level never seen before," he wrote. “If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction!” It comes amid market turmoil, with oil prices rising over the weekend and hitting a high of $115 a barrel on Monday. Prices subsequently fell after Trump said the war would end “very soon.” Zelensky says Ukraine has sent delegation to Gulf region amid Iran attacks Leavitt responds to a journalist who asks if Trump “made up” the justification for the attack on Iran Karoline Leavitt responded to a White House correspondent who asked whether Donald Trump was "making up" claims that Iran was about to attack US targets to justify his decision to launch attacks. The president claimed Monday that Iran would have attacked the United States "within a week" if he had not ordered strikes. "Within a week, they were going to attack us 100 percent. They were ready," Trump said. CBS News' Nancy Cordes asked the White House Press Secretary on Tuesday (March 10): "There are no American or Israeli leaders who are making those same claims. So are you making this up to justify your decision to go to war?" prompting Mrs. Leavitt to respond: "The president is not making anything up, Nancy." Leavitt responds to a journalist who asks if Trump “made up” the justification for the attack on Iran Australia grants asylum to two more of the Iranian women's football team Australia said two more players from the Iranian women's soccer team have been granted humanitarian visas, after five players were granted asylum on Tuesday on safety grounds upon their return home for not singing the national anthem. A player and a member of the team's support staff decided to stay in Australia after applying for asylum, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told reporters. Russian consulate in Isfahan suffered damage earlier this week, Moscow says Russia's consulate in the Iranian city of Isfahan was damaged by a bombing earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. An attack on a diplomatic representation is a "flagrant violation" of international conventions and all parties must respect the "inviolability of diplomatic sites," he said. "On March 8, in the Iranian city of Isfahan, as a result of an attack on the administration of the governor of the province of the same name located nearby, the Russian consulate was damaged," Zakharova said in a statement on the ministry's website. "The windows of the office building and residential apartments were broken and several employees were thrown by the blast wave. Fortunately, there were no casualties or serious injuries." President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin leader has called for a cessation of all hostilities. Even Joe Rogan is against Trump's attacks on Iran: "It seems crazy" Israeli PM refuses to say when war could start