Middle East crisis live: Trump claims war will end in ‘two or three weeks’; Rubio says US should ‘re-examine’ Nato relationship

US president says responsibility for reopening strait of Hormuz rests on countries relying on it; secretary of state says Washington must review whether Nato alliance is still serving the US well ‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war Israel’s military said early on Wednesday it had carried out a “wide-scale wave of strikes” on Tehran. Separately, it said an Israeli military drone had been downed by a surface-to-air missile during operational activity i
In his letter to the American people, Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian laid out the longstanding, historical grievances behind Tehran’s distrust of Washington
Israel hits Iran with waves of attacks and says it killed top Hezbollah commander
Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on southern Israel this morning, saying it was a joint operation with Iran and Hezbollah.
In a statement, the Houthi movement said it carried out its third missile attack in the conflict “in conjunction with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon”.
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- Middle East crisis live: Trump claims war will end in ‘two or three weeks’; Rubio says US should ‘re-examine’ Nato relationshipGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Rebecca Ratcliffe (earlier) · Apr 1, 2026, 6:39 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Trump claims war will end in ‘two or three weeks’; Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on IsraelGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Rebecca Ratcliffe (earlier) · Apr 1, 2026, 7:17 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Trump says war will end in ‘two or three weeks’; Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on IsraelGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Rebecca Ratcliffe (earlier) · Apr 1, 2026, 8:53 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will end in ‘two or three weeks’ and says he is ‘strongly considering’ pulling out of Nato
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