Israel launches more missiles at Iran and Lebanon, where the Israeli military says it's targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the south of Beirut. Iran says it has conducted a bar

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic,

Meanwhile the US says its Navy has successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping route crucial to global energy supplies.

President Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end "very soon."

President Trump said Monday that he would ramp up attacks on Iran if the country holds up oil flow in the Strait of Hormuz. “If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz,

Israel launches more missiles at Iran and Lebanon, where the Israeli military says it's targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the south of Beirut In the US, Central Command says US forces have "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying ships,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (March 9) said the U.S. will "not allow a terrorist regime to hold the world hostage and attempt to stop the globe's oil supply," warning of military strikes against Iran if it attempts to disrupt global energy shipments or block key maritime routes.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for about an hour on Monday, discussing the wars in Iran and in Ukraine, according to a Kremlin readout of the call. The Russian President said he raised several proposals for achieving a quick settlement to the Iran war,