Trump says he is considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, but deal could be made ‘very quickly’
- Donald Trump says he could “take the oil in Iran” and possibly seize its major fuel hub of Kharg Island
- His comments come as US officials say troops are preparing for possible ground operations – but Trump adds that a peace deal could be reached “fairly quickly”
- Here’s why Kharg Island is so important – and here’s what Trump said about the island in 1988
- Overnight, the US president says the US hit “many long sought-after targets” in Iran on Sunday – while Israel says it’s carrying out new attacks on Tehran
- Earlier, Iran’s parliament speaker said forces were “waiting” for American ground troops so they could “rain fire upon them”
- Meanwhile, the price of oil rises to more than $115, and there’s another warning that food prices will rise as fertiliser gets harder to export
- In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to meet business leaders in Downing Street to discuss the impact of the war
