Iran Attacks Kuwaiti Oil Tanker as Trump Expands US Threats (1)

March 31, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC

The White House threatened further escalation of its military campaign against Iran, which later attacked a Kuwaiti oil tanker near Dubai, as the war entered a fifth week with little relief for jolted global markets.

President Donald Trump said in a social media postMonday that if Tehran doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz, “we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating” electricity plants, oil facilities and “possibly” desalination infrastructure.

Trump has regularly vacillated between saying a deal with Iran is imminent and warning that he’s prepared to increase the military tempo. The threat ...

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