America and Israel's war with Iran has entered crossed the three-week mark on Saturday, as it entered into its 22nd day.
US President Donald Trump mulled "winding down" the war, while ruling out a ceasefire. He told reporters from outside the White House that US is getting very close to its military objectives and may consider winding down the Iran war, though, without a ceasefire.
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Iran War Live Updates: Warning Sirens Sound In Northern Israel
Local Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 says air raid sirens have been triggered in Misgav Am in the country.
Incoming missile and drone attacks from Iran and Hezbollah have repeatedly triggered warnings across Israel over recent days.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Open To Dialogue, Not Ceasefire With Iran
While talking to reporters outside the White House, Donald Trump addressed the Iran war and said, "We can have dialogue, but I don't want to do a ceasefire. You don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side... we're not looking to do that."
Iran War Live Updates: US Troops To Be Deployed In Iran, Says Report
Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations to deploy ground forces into Iran, as per a CBS report.
The planning includes conversations about how the US would handle the detention of Iranian soldiers if there were American troops in the country, CBS cited two of the officials as saying.
The US military is also preparing to deploy some 2,500 Marines and warships to the region, Reuters news agency reported.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Said Other Nations Should Guard Hormuz, Not US
Trump addressed the strait, a critical waterway that carries roughly a fifth of global oil and natural gas flows and has been all but closed since hostilities began. Trump has been pressuring allies to help the US secure the strait militarily but indicated Friday that he will leave that effort to other nations.
“The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not!” Trump said. “If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn't be necessary once Iran's threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them.”
Iran War Live Updates: Southern Beirut Suburbs Hit By Two Israeli Air Strikes After 48-Hour Lull
According to reports Israel launched two separate strikes on the southern suburbs in Beirut.
Iran War Live Updates: US Eases Sanctions On Iranian Oil At Sea
The US Treasury on Friday temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded onto vessels, in Washington's latest step to stem a supply crisis over the Middle East war.
The authorization allows for the delivery and sale of Iranian crude oil and other petroleum products loaded onto ships before March 20, and will last through April 19, the Treasury said in a statement.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says May 'Wind Down' Iran War
President Donald Trump has said he is considering "winding down" the Iran war because the US was "getting very close" to meeting its military objectives.
He also said the Strait of Hormuz would have to be guarded by other nations who use it, stating that the US wasn't one of them.
Energy prices have soared since Iran effectively closed the shipping route after the conflict began last month. Iran's new supreme leader, meanwhile, said the country had dealt "a dizzying blow" to the enemy.