Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’, vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks
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US President Donald Trump announced readiness for major military strikes against Iran while suggesting openness to diplomatic talks. Recently, US missiles targeted Iranian positions and a tanker ship was fired upon after ignoring warnings amid ongoing regional tensions.
US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal with Iran. Separately, the US military said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship after it was “repeatedly warned” and “didn’t comply” with the American blockade on Iranian ports. Two weeks after the collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, Iranian armed forces...