Iran Claims US Drone Seized in Hormuz, Donald Trump Rejects Tehran Plan, Hints at New Strikes

US-Iran War Live News Updates: US President Donald Trump expressed confidence in an interview with Fox News that the war with Iran will be won "very soon", while warning that fresh strikes at the Islamic Republic ahead of America's midterm elections are "possible". "I think what's going to happen is we're going to win this war very soon, and as soon as we win it, the oil will go down, way down to what it was before the war," Trump said. Meanwhile, the standoff between Washington and Tehran deepened over the weekend, with both sides trading sharp rhetoric even as backchannel diplomacy pushed forward. Iran signaled it has no intention of backing down from its demands to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, while the US dismissed Tehran's claims of a captured American underwater drone as posturing born of desperation.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in