Iran war briefing: Tehran ‘really wants to make a deal’, says Trump amid fresh strikes
Trump says U.S. left Iran’s military ‘alone’
US President Donald Trump stated that Iran is keen to reach a beneficial deal with the United States and its allies.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it targeted a US air base, claiming it was used in a prior US attack on a telecoms tower on Sirik Island.
This Iranian action followed US “self-defence strikes” on Iranian radar and drone control sites over the weekend, in response to what the US called “aggressive” actions from Tehran.
US Central Command reported that Iran had shot down a US MQ-1 drone operating in international waters.
Meanwhile, oil prices jumped more than 2 per cent as negotiations continued. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 2.4 per cent to $93.33 a barrel early Monday – up from around $70 a barrel before the war began.
