Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out

Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.

By Steven Erlanger

US will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ in coming weeks, says Trump

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US crude oil hits $110 a barrel as Trump dashes Iran de-escalation hopes; ‘Effective closure’ of strait of Hormuz could cause eurozone recession – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime-time address Middle East crisis live: oil prices climb after Trump defends Iran war in address to the nation Stock markets are falling across Europe, as investors react to Donald Trump’s special address last night, in which he vowed to send Iran “back to the stone ages”. Frankfurt’s stock market has started the day with a bump; Germany’s DAX share ind...

By Graeme Wearden

Trump outlines next phase of Iran war in national address and more top headlines

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Trump asks weary public for patience over a war that will end ‘shortly’

The Strait of Hormuz, blockaded by Iran, will open ‘naturally’ when the conflict ends ‘in two or three weeks,’ predicts the US president, who threatens to ‘strike hard’ at Tehran within that timeframe

By Macarena Vidal Liy

Trump uses Iran war address to urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a bit more time

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew

Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran.

Oil prices climb to $110 per barrel after Trump’s Iran speech

Oil prices extended gains on Thursday in the wake of US President Donald Trump threatening further heavy strikes on Iran, dampening hopes of de-escalation. The post Oil prices climb to $110 per barrel after Trump’s Iran speech appeared first on Vanguard News.

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