Iran war: Tehran vows 'crushing' response after Trump speech
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“Donald Trump says the US will hit Iran 'extremely hard over the next two to three weeks'”
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“He says America's core objectives in Iran war are 'nearing completion'”
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“Trump made the remarks during his first prime-time address to the nation since the start of the war”
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“Oil prices surge and stocks in Asia plummet after Trump's speech”
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“Iran warns of 'crushing attacks' on the US and Israel in response to Trump's threats”
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“The UK is hosting a virtual meeting with over 30 countries to discuss ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz”
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“China: 'Illegal military operation' to blame for Strait of Hormuz blockade”
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“Beijing called for an 'immediate' end to hostilities”
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“China's Foreign Ministry said that a diplomatic resolution should be back on the table”
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“Iran has vowed to carry out 'crushing' attacks on the US and Israel”
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“Trump said Iran was 'essentially decimated' by US actions”
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“Israel said it came under missile fire from Iran”
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“United Arab Emirates said its air defences were again responding to missile and drone 'threats'”
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“The United Kingdom is set to gather some 35 countries”
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“UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said... Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper would chair the conference”
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“The Strait of Hormuz... about a fifth of the world's crude oil passes”
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“The halt in traffic... sent oil and petroleum prices soaring”
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“Starmer said resuming shipping 'will not be easy'...”
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“Oil prices again surged, while stock markets in Asia dropped”
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“Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz... severely disrupted global energy markets”
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“Trump said Iran was to blame for a rise in oil prices”
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“The US president repeated his assertion that the conflict was nearing its end”
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“Trump’s speech also failed to ease global market concerns”
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“Brent crude... rose 5% to $106.22... US crude increased 4.2%”
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“Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock market fell 1.4%... Kospi slid 3.4%... Hang Seng fell 0.8%”
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“US stock futures sank 1% and European futures fell over 1.5%”
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“Trump repeated his claim that the conflict was nearing its end”
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“Trump said the country's 'navy is gone, their air force is in ruins'”
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“Trump said the country's leaders 'are now dead'”
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“Trump said 'discussions were ongoing'”
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“Trump said 'we're going to finish the job, and we're going to finish it very fast'”
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“He went on to repeat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim that family members of US soldiers... called on the President to 'finish the job'”
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“Trump mentioned the situation in the Strait of Hormuz... has seen oil prices surge to over $100 a barrel”
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“Trump downplayed the situation, saying the US imports 'almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any in the future'”
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“Trump claimed, 'We don't need it. We haven't needed it, and we don’t need it. We've beaten and completely decimated Iran'”
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