President Trump's comments came shortly after he said that the U.S. military had conducted "one of the most power bombing raids" on a vital Iranian oil hub.

The US says it's "dealing with" the strait's closure which is driving up gas prices - but details are unclear. Read latest updates

President Trump told a reporter during a press conference Monday on Iran that the school bombed near Tehran on the first day of the war is still under investigation.

Countries are pushing the president to stick to deals made last year, and some are bristling at U.S. allegations of unfair trade practices.

The West Asia war intensifies as US strikes Iranian targets on Kharg Island, blasts rock Tehran, casualties rise in Iran and Lebanon, and Gulf states issue evacuation warnings amid ongoing missile and

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President Trump threatened to “wipe out” oil infrastructure on Kharg Island if Iranian forces continued to block the critical conduit for fuel. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was hit for the second time since the war started.

Trump, on late Friday, said that American forces had “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports.

Trump already endorsed the Republican running in the coming special election, even though his home is not in the district and he is registered to vote at a motel a half hour away.