{"id":259873,"date":"2026-08-22T06:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/259873\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T06:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:56:12","slug":"iran-us-war-latest-trump-says-tehran-not-ready-to-make-right-deal-after-threatening-economic-d-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/259873\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran not ready to make \u2018right deal\u2019 after threatening \u2018Economic D-Day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Israel faces backlash over building of gallows site for hanging Palestinians<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s far-right national security minister is facing a major backlash over the construction of a gallows site to execute Palestinians sentenced to death at a prison in Israel.<\/p>\n

Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video online showing the construction of the facility in an unidentified location, which will include viewing booths for the family members of victims to witness executions.<\/p>\n

It follows the passage of a highly controversial \u201cDeath Penalty for Terrorists Law\u201d earlier this year that made death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in \u200bmilitary courts of deadly attacks.<\/p>\n

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 07:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>US energy secretary says ‘oil flowing through Hormuz’<\/p>\n

US energy secretary Chris Wright has claimed that the US military has helped transit more than 15 million barrels of oil out of Hormuz on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“Combined with pipelines, the total oil leaving the region was close to 20 million barrels,” he said on X.<\/p>\n

He added: “Make no mistake, thanks to the US Navy, oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. The seven-day average of oil leaving the Strait is over 8 million barrels a day.” <\/p>\n

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 07:09<\/p>\n

<\/a>Donald Trump declares Strait of Hormuz an ‘American territory’<\/p>\n

US president Donald Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz as an “American territory” and said Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n

Trump told reporters last night: \u201cWe cannot let them have a nuclear weapon; we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, or you will see some very bad things.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to make a deal so badly, we don\u2019t even know if we want [a deal] because I view the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now, it\u2019s an American territory,\u201d Trump added. <\/p>\n

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 07:08<\/p>\n

<\/a>The maps and charts that debunk Trump\u2019s claim the route has reopened<\/p>\n

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> has plunged to single digits as US-Iran peace talks have ground to a complete halt.<\/p>\n

Only seven commodity vessels passed through the waterway on Thursday, some of the lowest numbers seen in weeks, according to Kpler data. Four ships entered the Gulf while only three exited.<\/p>\n

This number was down from 14 on Wednesday. No supertankers or liquefied natural gas carriers were recorded passing through the vital chokepoint through which one-fifth of the world\u2019s energy passes.<\/p>\n

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 06:40<\/p>\n

<\/a>Iran ‘not ready to make right deal’, says Trump<\/p>\n

US president Donald Trump, who has warned of economic consequences \u200bagainst any \u2060country that provides “any type of lifeline to Iran,” said \u200cthat Washington was observing “what happens” in the conflict.<\/p>\n

“They would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal, in my opinion,” Trump said of Iran.<\/p>\n

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 06:17<\/p>\n

<\/a>Iran says Trump’s sanctions ‘assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty’<\/p>\n

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said this morning that the imminent US announcement of new economic sanctions on Iran was an “assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent member state of the United Nations”.<\/p>\n

“Such secondary sanctions \u2060find no foundation in international law,” he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

US president Donald Trump, who has warned of economic consequences \u200bagainst any \u2060country that provides “any type of lifeline to Iran,” said \u200cyesterday that Washington was observing “what happens” in the conflict. <\/p>\n

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar22 August 2026 05:48<\/p>\n

<\/a>Recap: Iranian president calls for end to conflict<\/p>\n

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the conflict with the US, telling the country\u2019s doctors at a meeting: “It is better that we bring the war to an end now as we are in a position of power and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said: “The whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasises that America has attacked our schools, hospitals and infrastructure in violation of all regulations and is hated around the world.”<\/p>\n

His remarks come after the US promised \u201cthe toughest sanctions in history\u201d for Iran after failed attempts to negotiate an end to the war. <\/p>\n

Tehran accused US president Donald Trump of threatening “economic terrorism” after Trump promised to wage “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,\u201d suggesting he may extend sanctions to allies that have helped mediate peace \u200ctalks.<\/p>\n

\"IrainainIrainain president Masoud Pezeshkian called for an end to the conflict (Iranian Presidential Office\/AFP )<\/p>\n

Nicole Wootton-Cane22 August 2026 05:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>In pictures: Diesel prices rise in US amid Iran war \"DieselDiesel prices over $7 a gallon are displayed on a pump at a gas station (Getty)\"AccordingAccording to data from AAA, diesel prices in California have risen 30 cents in the last month (Getty)<\/p>\n

Nicole Wootton-Cane22 August 2026 04:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Recap: Iran threatens to attack US targets in Europe if Trump escalates war, says report<\/p>\n

Iran is considering launching attacks on US military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump escalates the conflict, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Sources close to Iran\u2019s government told the Financial Times that potential targets included a British air base in Cyprus that was targeted by a drone in March.<\/p>\n

Other countries in southeastern Europe such as Bulgaria, which approved US access to its Bezmer air base for refuelling last month, were also weighed up as a potential target for strikes.<\/p>\n

It follows warnings that Tehran is considering switching to a \u201cfully offensive\u201d strategy, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday.<\/p>\n

Nicole Wootton-Cane22 August 2026 03:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Trump cannot let Iran make him \u2018look like a loser,\u2019 says former Fox News personalityTrump cannot let Iran make him \u2018look like a loser,\u2019 says former Fox News personality<\/p>\n

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