Overview
- Trump, in a Monday post on Truth Social, warned he would destroy Iran’s power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island facilities if no quick deal is reached and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened at once.
- In a Financial Times interview published Monday, he said he is weighing seizing Kharg Island and “taking Iran’s oil,” set an April 6 deadline for a deal, and has sent additional Marines and airborne units to the region.
- Trump said Tehran has accepted most of 15 U.S. conditions for ending the war, while Pakistani officials confirmed they are passing U.S. terms to Iran and mediating indirect talks.
- Yemen’s Houthi movement launched its first missiles toward Israel on Saturday, adding risk to the Bab al‑Mandeb shipping lane even as Iran has already constrained traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Kharg Island is Iran’s main oil export hub, so any strike or seizure there would cut Tehran’s revenue and could further lift prices after Brent crude climbed above $116 a barrel.