Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israel reports Iranian missile attacks after Trump’s speech
Why it matters: Oil prices spiked after Trump's speech, with no solution offered for the Strait of Hormuz closure.
- Israel's military reported responding to waves of Iranian missile fire, including attacks after President Trump's address.
- U.S. President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. was nearing victory in Iran, vowing two to three more weeks of "extremely hard" strikes, despite criticism from Marjorie Taylor Greene who heard only "war war war" and Mark Warner who slammed Trump's NATO threat.
- Iran's military vowed "crushing" attacks against the U.S. and Israel in response to Trump's threats to bomb the country into the "Stone Ages," while Tehran also denied Trump's claim that Iran's President had asked for a ceasefire, calling it "false, baseless."
- Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at northern Israel, targeting troops and a village.
- Oil prices spiked after Trump's reiteration of further U.S. strikes, with no solution offered for the Strait of Hormuz closure that has crippled global markets.
- The U.K. can lead the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Keir Starmer, as transatlantic ties fray.
Israel's air defenses intercepted Iranian missile attacks following a defiant speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, who vowed two to three more weeks of "extremely hard" strikes against Iran, while Iran's military pledged "crushing" retaliation against the U.S. and Israel. This escalation comes as Hezbollah launched its own attacks on northern Israel and oil prices spiked due to the ongoing conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
