‘Perturbed’ with Netanyahu, Trump says he wants to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
Trump said that he was "perturbed" at Netanyahu's military escalation in Lebanon.
Trump said that he was "perturbed" at Netanyahu's military escalation in Lebanon.
Facing Congress for the first time since the conflict began, Rubio defended the administration's handling of the crisis, arguing that Iran's military capabilities have been "significantly degraded" and suggesting that Tehran is now more open to negotiations over its nuclear program.
Ghalibaf asserted that Tehran doesn't trust 'enemy promises' and only objective results matter for the Islamic Republic.
Asian markets also traded lower on Thursday as renewed geopolitical tensions following fresh US military action against Iran.
Trump also repeated his disputed claim that Iran's navy and air force are gone already.
Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in India, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, said that Pakistan's mediation claims are aimed at influencing global oil prices.
Trump, however, also threatened to "blow everything up" and "take over the oil" if Iran doesn’t agree to the peace deal quickly.
The rescue mission, carried out deep inside the Iranian territory amid the ongoing conflict, invovled locating the downed aircraft crew member and extract him safely under highly risky conditions.
The 10-day deadline set by Trump for Iran to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz ends on April 6.
While Tehran claims two US fighter jets were shot down, a US official confirmed that one jet has indeed been shot down over Iran.
