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Trump Says Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei Is Seriously Wounded, Not Dead, as Strait of Hormuz Reopens to Traffic
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "very seriously wounded" on the left side of his body but not dead, telling both conservative radio host Glenn Beck and Al Jazeera that Iranian officials may be concealing Khamenei's true condition. Trump simultaneously declared the Strait of Hormuz functional, citing 22 ships and 10 million barrels of oil passing through the waterway the prior day as evidence that his campaign of economic and military pressure is working, adding that prices, including beef, are starting to fall. In a separate interview with Al Jazeera, Trump said economic warfare and military strikes on Iran are "both effective." Iranian President Pezeshkian pushed back, vowing Iranians would not back down.
Iran separately announced it has restarted talks with neighboring Oman to manage arrangements at the Strait of Hormuz as it faces intensifying US economic pressure. Oil prices fell on news of the potential Iran-Oman deal.
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- FirstSquawkTRUMP: IRAN'S AYATOLLAH WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
- DeItaone*TRUMP: A LOT OF OIL IS POURING OUT OF HORMUZ *TRUMP: STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ IS FUNCTIONING *TRUMP: 10M BARRELS OF OIL LEFT HORMUZ YESTERDAY
- Zerohedge*TRUMP SUGGESTS 22 SHIPS PASSED THROUGH HORMUZ LAST NIGHT *TRUMP: 10 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL LEFT HORMUZ YESTERDAY *TRUMP: BEEF PRICES ARE STARTING TO COME DOWN
- MarketRebelsTRUMP TRUMP SPEAKS ON THE GLENN BECK PROGRAM
- AJENewsBREAKING: Trump says he thinks Iran's supreme leader is 'seriously wounded', but not dead LIVE updates:
- JenniferJJacobsScoop via @CBSNews : Trump hasn't settled on a replacement for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, whose last day is Friday, sources told @weijia and me. Responsibilities for White House press briefings will rotate for now, with top admin officials heading to the podium, not members of the White House press and communications staff. Susie Wiles has been looking at potential replacements for Leavitt but no frontrunners yet. Scott Jennings’ name had been floated, but he was unlikely to be the final choice. Leavitt's entire team will stay on and will report to Steven Cheung. Her executive assistant, Kieghan Nangle, is moving over to become a press wrangler. Leavitt will return to MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, and will continue to be a top outside adviser to the president. She has told people she will be involved in more activities that haven't yet been announced. @PressSec @SusieWiles47 @StevenCheung47 @kieghannangle @ScottJenningsKY
- Unusual_WhalesTrump: The strait of Hormuz is functioning... prices are coming down.
- ReutersIran says it's restarted talks with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from US President Trump. More on the Reuters World News podcast
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