US Intensifies Strikes, Rhetoric in Iran War as Oil Rises (1)

March 13, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC

The US said it had stepped up strikes on Iran to unprecedented levels as both sides in the war threatened to escalate a conflict hitting its two-week mark that has upended energy flows and financial markets.

“They’re going to be hit. They can talk all they want but, you know, let’s see what they do,” President Donald Trump told Fox News Radio in an interview that aired Friday. “They’re going to maybe do something having to do with the straits, I don’t know, but they are being hit so hard, it’ll take them 20 years to rebuild.”

Earlier on Friday, ...

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