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US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Trump says 'deal' with Iran not what he wants as US weighs fresh 'massive bombing'

A renewed US offensive could target Iranian energy, infrastructure and nuclear facilities, while the escalation may also affect the upcoming US midterm elections, Axios reports.

People walk past a billboard about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, on 16 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

US, Iran set to hold separate talks with mediators on Monday or Tuesday: Official

US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan chat outside the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., US, 25 September 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives - and little sign of progress

The laser weapon system (LaWS) is tested aboard the USS Ponce amphibious transport dock during an operational demonstration while deployed in the Gulf in this November 15, 2014 U.S. Navy handout photo provided December 11, 2014. REUTERS/John Williams/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters.

US laser weapons deployed in Hormuz, used against drones along southern border

A sign reading “Greenland is not for sale!” in Nuuk, Greenland, on 22 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Greenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shaky

Members of Iranian militia forces (Basij) attend a military march in Tehran, Iran, 18 September, 2026.

Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends a press conference in Moscow on 26 November 2025. Photo: Reuters

Russia says there is still time to stop an arms race in space after US orbital weapons admission

A US Navy sailor runs across the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, 11 September 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a US naval blockade against Iran and providing cover for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters

Iran war cost hits $38b, forecast to rise $3b a month: CBO

A logo of the World Food Program is seen at their headquarters in Rome, Italy, 9 October, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli/ File photo

UN accepts Trump nominee to head World Food Programme

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on 9 September 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Trump says US winning Iran war, claims control of Hormuz Strait

Four-year-old Pablo, son of Ecuadorean migrant Salome Villena, walks through the kitchen at the El Buen Samaritano shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Photo: Reuters

Mexican border shelters empty as Trump crackdown deters migrants heading north

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev walks with US special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff upon their arrival at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, 5 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukraine

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 6 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

US offers to lift Iran sanctions in return for reopening Hormuz: Report