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Donald Trump said he did not want a ceasefire with Iran.

Quote, you don't do a ceasefire when you are literally obliterating the other side, he added.

Mr. Trump said NATO allies lacked courage to help America reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier, Britain gave America access to its bases to launch air strikes on Iranian sites

that were being used to attack ships in the strait.

America is reportedly sending at least

2,200 more Marines to the Middle East. The price of Brent Crude, the global oil benchmark,

reached $112 a barrel as fears of a global energy shortage grew. Reports that Iraq declared force

majeure on ships from its foreign

operated oil fields, implying that it cannot fulfill its contractual obligations contributed to the

rise. As did mounting speculation of an American operation on Karg Island, the site of Iran's

main oil terminal. Meanwhile, American stocks fell,

the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ closed 1.5% and 2% lower, respectively. The International Energy

Agency, an intergovernmental organization, recommended that people work from home as an emergency response

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