The US president said that renewed strikes were unlikely unless Tehran failed to reach a deal, as US forces struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
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forces → say → Hormuz
Iran said Washington must end sanctions and the blockade before any talks, while Rubio reported no progress.
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Rubio → say → progress
US President Donald Trump declared the US has won the war with Iran and that renewed fighting was "highly unlikely," as US forces struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
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forces → declare → Hormuz
“We won in Iran,” Trump said on Sunday.
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Trump → win → Sunday
“It’s just a matter of closing it out now.”
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It → ’ → it
Trump also said that Iran was collapsing financially and militarily, adding that the US had three aircraft carriers in the region and had identified infrastructure targets including power plants and bridges.
"They're a failing nation.
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They → say → plants
It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation," Trump claimed.
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Trump → come → inflation
"They're withering away financially.
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They → wither → ?
We've hit them militarily.
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We → hit → them
We could finish them off."
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We → finish → them
Iran's official figures put inflation at nearly 90% year-on-year in September.
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figures → put → September
The US president further warned that his final decision on possible strikes "depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement.
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they → warn → agreement
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“We have 38 bridges in our sight that we can knock down in literally one hour,” he said, adding he was reluctant to act.
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he → have → hour
“I don’t like ripping down bridges,” he said, adding that rebuilding Iran’s infrastructure could take a decade.
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rebuilding → like → decade
"I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard.
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I hit them so hard.
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You don't know how hard I hit them," he said.
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he → know → them
Trump said the US had suffered no fatalities in the war.
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“Again, we haven’t lost anybody.
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No soldiers,” he said.
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The Pentagon’s official count puts the death toll at 23 service members killed since the war began in late February.
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war → put → February
Another Qeshm strike reported
Explosions were reported in Mahshahr, Qeshm, Sirik and Bandar Abbas on Sunday evening.
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Iran’s Tasnim news agency confirmed a US projectile struck Qeshm Island, saying no other areas in Hormozgan province were hit.
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areas → confirm → province
It said sounds heard in Bandar Abbas and Sirik were related to Iranian security operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
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sounds → say → Hormuz
Earlier, Iran’s navy announced an oil tanker had struck a naval mine while crossing the strait and caught fire, saying the vessel was sailing on what it called a prohibited route.
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it → announce → what
Iran labels ships transiting the strait's southern route under US naval guidance as violating its rules.
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Iran → label → rules
On Saturday, CENTCOM reported an attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Oman, saying it had repeatedly attempted to breach the US naval blockade against Iran.
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it → report → Iran
Iran’s IRGC said two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines while crossing the strait.
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tankers → say → strait
CENTCOM announced on Saturday the creation of a new task force, saying it would “support the ongoing efforts of the US government to prevent Iran from using land routes to transfer advanced weapons and other items.”
Trump subsequently said the force was operating at full capacity alongside what he described as the largest naval blockade in history.
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Iran blasts Rubio's ‘ridiculous’ comment
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran’s demands were not only unacceptable but in some cases “overblown, ridiculous and really unrealistic.”
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demands → say → cases
He said he could report no progress in talks, that steps taken so far had not been very constructive, and that US actions in the Strait of Hormuz were defensive.
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actions → say → Hormuz
"I wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough.
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we → say → breakthrough
Trump would always prefer to solve every problem diplomatically.
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Sometimes that's not possible," Rubio said.
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"But if there's a chance to do it, we will explore it.
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we → be → it
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday rejected Rubio’s characterisation, saying that "pursuing the rights and interests of the Iranian nation was not unreasonable."
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pursuing → reject → nation
He said Washington must end sanctions, the naval blockade and the war on all fronts before any negotiations could begin, and that Iran’s two-day proposal to restore security to the strait remained on the table.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Democratic victory in the US midterm elections had paused the mediation process, with intermediaries not travelling for several days while the political situation settled.
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situation → say → days
He wrote on X that the US must now choose between accepting Iran’s conditions or resuming the war, and that Tehran’s two-day proposal remained open.
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proposal → write → war
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