Donald Trump was asked at a press conference Monday if his war on Iran was winding down or ramping up. His response: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The US president\u2019s comments came as diplomatic negotiations aimed at halting the war in the Middle East appeared to be faltering.<\/p>\n
At the start of the press conference, Trump said Iran<\/a> could be \u201ctaken out in one night, and that might be tomorrow night\u201d. He also reiterated a deadline of 8pm ET on Tuesday for the regime to reopen the strait of Hormuz or face a barrage of strikes on energy facilities and bridges.<\/p>\n Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon secretary who flanked Trump at the press conference alongside Gen Daniel Caine, the joints chiefs of staff chair, said that under the president\u2019s direction \u201ctoday will be the largest volume of strikes since day one of this operation\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cTomorrow, even more than today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Trump claims, without proof, Iranians welcome US strikes on infrastructure<\/p>\n Donald Trump on Monday claimed that Iranian civilians welcomed US strikes on Iran\u2019s infrastructure, saying they were \u201cwilling to suffer\u201d the loss of power and basic services to achieve freedom from the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n US lower court judges are challenging Trump\u2019s \u2018war on the rule of law\u2019, experts say<\/p>\n District court judges have been increasingly issuing strong rulings challenging the legality of many of Trump\u2019s policies and power grabs, blocking key ones at least temporarily, and sparking angry responses from the president, former judges and prosecutors say.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report<\/p>\n Trump<\/a> threatened to jail a journalist \u2013 or journalists \u2013 who reported that a second US airman was missing after being shot down by Iran<\/a> on Friday in an effort to identify their source. The badly injured airman hid in a mountain crevice to avoid capture before being rescued by a US recovery team that received heavy fire.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump endorses ex-Fox News host Steve Hilton in California governor\u2019s race<\/p>\n Donald Trump has endorsed Steve Hilton, a Republican former Fox News host, in the California governor\u2019s race, a move that could dash Republican hopes of locking Democrats out of the November runoff.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Jamie Dimon says US should strengthen allies economically, in veiled criticism of Trump<\/p>\n The head of the US\u2019s largest bank has pressed the White House to strengthen Washington\u2019s allies economically in order to \u201cavoid truly adverse consequences\u201d, in the latest installment of an increasingly testy relationship with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran<\/p>\n Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain<\/a> in his latest disparaging remarks about the UK prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israel attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump\u2019s continued annoyance at Starmer\u2019s skepticism about the aims and legality of the conflict, a view that has not shifted despite the US president\u2019s jibes.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n What else happened today:<\/p>\n