Iran-US war latest: Trump latest threat is to ‘take out’ Tehran’s energy infrastructure if peace deal not reached – UK Times

We’ve heard from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, who have issued a warning against US warships attempting to impose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

Any military vessels that approach the Strait will be considered by Tehran as a ceasefire breach, and dealt with “strongly”, the group said in a statement.

The statement added that the area remains under the control and the “smart management” of the Revolutionary Guards’ Navy.

Implementing a newly announced US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will take a little while, President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo”.

The US president also told the broadcaster Fox News that Nato allies, whom he has criticised for failing to back the war he launched along with Israel on February 28, wanted to help with the operation in the strait.

There was no immediate comment from Washington’s allies.

Anyone using social media for the last six weeks will likely have seen some rather unusual clips – Lego Movie style propaganda videos about the Iran war.

Often shared by official Iranian channels, the clips troll Donald Trump, the US and Israel over the ongoing conflict with very pro-regime messages that have been viewed millions of times.

The colourful and bombastic vignettes depict outlandish, offensive and politically pointed scenarios, including a baby President Trump “playing war” on the floor of the Oval Office, or a figure of the president looking at the Epstein files by Satan.

Now one of the accounts that creates the clips, Explosive Media, has spoken out about so-called “slopaganda”.

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Israel’s war with ⁠Iran incurred 35 billion shekels ($11.52 billion) ⁠in ​budgetary expenses, ⁠with 22 ⁠billion shekels ​of ⁠that ‌going to defence, the Finance ‌Ministry said ‌on Sunday, ⁠citing a preliminary estimate.

The amount has already been added ‌to the ​2026 ‌budget, ⁠it said.

Europe has increasingly distanced itself from US-Israeli action in the Middle East.

Maira Butt looks at how Pedro Sanchez’s government led the way on the continent.

US president Donald Trump has said Washington will have to “reexamine” is relationship with Nato after his calls for assistance in Iran went unheeded.

Mr Trump has bemoaned a lack of support from the alliance during his six-week war in the Gulf.

Speaking on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with ‌Maria ​Bartiromo he said Nato “weren’t there for us” following his announcement of a naval blockade after failed peace talks.

Donald Trump has claimed the UK is sending minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz following his announcement of a US blockade.

Speaking on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with ‌Maria ​Bartiromo he said: “We have minesweepers there. Now we have highly sophisticated underwater minesweepers, which are the latest and the greatest, but we’re also bringing in more traditional minesweepers.

“And so I understand is the UK and a couple of other countries are sending mine sweepers.”

Britain previously said it was considering sending minehunting drones to the area.

Implementing ⁠a newly announced US blockade ⁠of ​the ⁠Strait ⁠of Hormuz ​will ⁠take a ‌little while, President ‌Donald Trump ‌said in ⁠an interview with Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with ‌Maria ​Bartiromo.

He added he believes the negotiations are not over, and that Tehran will come back and “give us everything we want”.