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- President Donald Trump says the US will “leave” Iran in “two to three weeks” when they are certain the regime cannot build a nuclear weapon “for years”
- Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump says Iran is “begging to make a deal” but whether it happens or not is “irrelevant” to America’s timetable
- Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran had the “necessary will” to end the war provided its enemies guaranteed it would not flare up again
- Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said at least seven people had been killed by Israeli strikes as the IDF says it struck a Hezbollah commander and another senior figure in two attacks across Beirut
- Trump has also lashed out at the UK and other countries, telling them to “go get your own oil” from the Strait of Hormuz, as “the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us”
- No-one is yet ready to challenge Iran’s chokehold over the Strait – not even US warships have done this, writes our diplomatic correspondent
- Trump is set to give an “important update on Iran” in a national address scheduled for Wednesday night
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