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Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to ‘give up’; Ghalibaf mocks US strategy
Iran’s speaker ridicules Trump’s blockade, economic pressure campaign as oil prices surge and standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues.
Trump says Iran must abandon nuclear ambitions as gas prices surge in US
Published On 30 Apr 2026
- US President Donald Trump says Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports has been a success and urges Tehran to “just give up”.
- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismisses US’s economic pressure campaign as the Iranian military warns its restraint so far has been “intended to give diplomacy a chance”.