DONALD TRUMP SAYS DECISION ON ‘MASSIVE ATTACK’ AGAINST IRAN IS CLOSE
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President’s remarks follow Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and oil prices rising past $100 a barrel again Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has said he is close to deciding whether to… Speaking to the Axios news site, the US president said: “I am considering a massive attack.
According to The Guardian, President’s remarks follow Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and oil prices rising past $100 a barrel again Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has said he is close to deciding whether to…
The available RSS description adds: Speaking to the Axios news site, the US president said: “I am considering a massive attack.
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- The Guardian: President’s remarks follow Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and oil prices rising past $100 a barrel again Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has said he is close to deciding whether to…
- The Guardian: Speaking to the Axios news site, the US president said: “I am considering a massive attack.
- NYT > World News: The price of Brent crude soared after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers.
- NYT > World News: The House cast a second vote to rein in President Trump’s war powers, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the president.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS
- PRIMARY REPORT: The Guardian (open the original report)
- JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -
- NYT > World News
STORY TIMELINE
- 23/07/2026, 17:58 PRIMARY FEED DONALD TRUMP SAYS DECISION ON ‘MASSIVE ATTACK’ AGAINST IRAN IS CLOSE (The Guardian • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 19:51 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP SAYS HE IS CLOSE TO LAUNCHING 'MASSIVE ATTACK' ON IRAN, 'BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE' (JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - • 47 mins ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 20:29 RELATED COVERAGE IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATES: RED SEA TURMOIL PUSHES OIL PAST $100 A BARREL (NYT > World News • 9 mins ago) [Story Intel]
RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE
- TRUMP VOWS TO PUNISH IRAN FOR HOUTHI ATTACKS IN RED SEA, AS OIL SURGES OVER US$100
News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago • CHINA - TRUMP SAYS HE IS CLOSE TO LAUNCHING 'MASSIVE ATTACK' ON IRAN, 'BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE'
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - • 47 mins ago • ISRAEL - IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATES: RED SEA TURMOIL PUSHES OIL PAST $100 A BARREL
NYT > World News • 9 mins ago • GLOBAL