Trump Escalates Threats to Iran Energy, Water
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Good morning. Trump ramps up threats targeting Iran’s energy and water sectors. Vale pivots to India as China’s shine fades. And OpenAI’s super-app ambitions for ChatGPT run into growing complaints. Listen to the day’s top stories.
Donald Trump threatened further escalation of attacks on Iran, including critical civilian energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened soon. The president also said the US is in “serious” talks with what he called a new regime to end military operations. Iran’s parliament approved a bill to impose transit fees on the strait, Fars reported. Tehran is pushing Yemen’s Houthis to prepare for renewed attacks on Red Sea shipping should the war intensify, European officials said.