The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.
Trump and the myth of American oil independence
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Wed 17:13 - La Libre (BE)
Donald Trump plans to end the war in Iran and leave NATO
Wed 17:41 - Le Figaro
Offended by the attitude of allies in Iran, Donald Trump threatens to leave NATO
Thu 03:54 - Le Monde
Donald Trump promises to send Iran âback to the stone ageâ, without drawing a way out of the war
Thu 04:40 - La Libre (BE)
DIRECT- War in the Middle East: Trump promises to hit Iran âextremely hardâ for two or three weeks
Thu 06:06 - Le Figaro
Trump vows to send Iran back to 'Stone Age' if no deal is reached
Thu 06:21 - La Libre (BE)
âWe will take them back to the Stone Ageâ: Donald Trump tries to reassure public opinion and the markets about his âlittle tripâ to Iran
Thu 06:42 - Le Figaro
LIVE â War in the Middle East: Iran promises âcrushingâ attacks against the United States and Israel after Trumpâs threats
Thu 07:44 - Le Figaro
âItâs going to be more and more difficultâ: the boss of U stores warns about the price and availability of oil
Thu 08:21 - Le Figaro
âNothing newâ, ânon-eventâ, âcopy and pasteâ: Trumpâs speech on the war in Iran did not convince the international press
Thu 11:16 - Le Figaro
For Trump, the address to the nation was intended to âtell everyone how âgreatâ he is
Fri 10:48 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Iran announces having shot down a second American F-35 fighter, but the debris corresponds more to that of an F-15
Fri 13:47 - La Libre (BE)
Trump calls for a colossal $1.5 trillion envelope for defense: a real record
Fri 17:36 - La Libre (BE)
Iran, the United States and Israel continue the military escalation
Fri 20:06 - La Libre (BE)
Donald Trump asks for $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a high-security prison
Sat 04:00 - Le Monde
A fighter plane shot down in Iran, purges within the general staff: the American army in turmoil
Sat 07:56 - Le Figaro
LIVE - War in the Middle East: race against time between Iran and the United States to find a missing pilot
Sat 08:08 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
The worst criminals can return to the island. Trump wants millions to open Alcatraz prison
Sat 08:15 - Le Figaro
How Donald Trump's hatred of experts led to the Iran fiasco
Sat 09:16 - Le Monde
LIVE, Middle East: Israeli-US strikes target petrochemical site, nuclear plant in Iran; American pilot whose plane crashed is still wanted
Sat 09:17 - BBC Headlines
Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison
Sat 10:03 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: what we know about the American planes shot down in Iran on Friday
Sat 10:34 - Sky News (UK)
Trump wants $152m to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art ⁠prison'
Sat 11:36 - Politico EU
Trump and the myth of American oil independence
Sat 12:00 - Washington Examiner
Iran war reality check: Global markets still dictate American energy prices