Massive airstrikes hit Tehran with explosions last night as Donald Trump promised the world the war would end 'very soon' and claimed the US has 'already won'. Mr Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin for an hour yesterday about the conflict in a conversation that was described as 'frank and businesslike' by Moscow. When asked again about the end of the war, Mr Trump said it will end 'soon' but not this week. When asked about the Strait last night, Mr Trump responded that he is 'thinking about taking it over' as oil tankers remain stuck in the Persian Gulf. And when quizzed about Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Mr Trump told the New York Post: 'I have no message for him.

Source: Daily Mail March 10, 2026 09:12 UTC