{"id":23629,"date":"2026-07-24T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-warns-of-massive-attack-on-iran-australians-urged-to-rethink-travel-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:40:17","slug":"trump-warns-of-massive-attack-on-iran-australians-urged-to-rethink-travel-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-warns-of-massive-attack-on-iran-australians-urged-to-rethink-travel-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns of \u2018massive attack\u2019 on Iran, Australians urged to rethink travel plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\" readability=\"6.2931034482759\">\n<div readability=\"8.3908045977011\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\">Updated <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-07-24T18:48:25+10:00\">July 24, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 6:48pm<\/time>,<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"wbr-separator\" class=\"sc-a243f860-1 jIzAbi\"><\/span><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\">first published <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-07-24T06:38:41+10:00\">July 24, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 6:38am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.647540983607\">\n<p><strong>Washington: <\/strong>US President Donald Trump has warned he&rsquo;s considering a &ldquo;massive attack&rdquo; on Iran to force the regime to negotiate a peace deal, as oil surged above $US100 a barrel after Iranian-backed militants fired at Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told US news site <em>Axios<\/em> he was &ldquo;close to making a decision&rdquo; on combat operations that would be &ldquo;bigger than ever before&rdquo;. The president stressed he was yet to make up his mind but said the military was prepared to execute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.241%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.241%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.241%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.241%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump threatened to inflict &ldquo;major military punishment&rdquo; on Iran and its surrogates.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.241,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.241%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.241%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a651294c196e5be0b0e4b7db8c6127bc1325fb37 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US President Donald Trump threatened to inflict &ldquo;major military punishment&rdquo; on Iran and its surrogates.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Alex Brandon<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran was not ready to make a deal and &ldquo;they haven&rsquo;t received enough pain yet&rdquo;, he was reported as saying.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported earlier this week that the US was beefing up troops, medics and weaponry in the Middle East to give Trump greater military options as he considered expanding the conflict, citing flight-tracking data and US officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27.437618147448\">\n<p>The president&rsquo;s remarks came as the price of Brent crude jumped more than 8 per cent to trade above $US100 a barrel for the first time since May amid widespread fears that Houthi attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would disrupt shipping in another crucial waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned in a Truth Social post that if the Iran-backed militants in Yemen fired on another ship, he would inflict &ldquo;major military punishment&rdquo; on Iran and the Houthis themselves &ndash; &ldquo;who I am very disappointed with in that they have, until now, acted very professionally and smart&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks since the effective collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, the US launched its 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iran &ldquo;to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>A short time later, Iranian state media reported explosions along the Strait of Hormuz in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, where two people were reportedly injured, as well as to the north-west near Andimeshk, Omidiyeh and Firuzabad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>UN Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres this week warned the Middle East was &ldquo;teetering on the edge of the unimaginable&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The region is being pulled into an ever-widening circle of confrontation. One crisis feeds another. One escalation triggers the next,&rdquo; he told a Security Council meeting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.35%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.35%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.35%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.35%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea is another crucial global shipping passage.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.35,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.35%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.35%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3d8fb38879cb3419ad14d58a06f0b26b0bdad40c2297d3393ba40b4c787b5a61 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea is another crucial global shipping passage.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Graphic: Nathan Perri<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Australian government on Friday night raised the travel advice for Bahrain and Kuwait to Level 4 &ldquo;do not travel&rdquo; due to the deteriorating security situation across the Middle East, bringing them into line with Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The situation in the Middle East remains unpredictable. Military strikes are intensifying in a number of locations in the region. There is a risk of further escalation,&rdquo; said a joint statement from Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Matt&#8239;Thistlethwaite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"25.971518987342\">\n<p>&ldquo;Australians in &lsquo;do not travel&rsquo; countries should consider leaving if safe to do so and while commercial flights remain available.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Travel advice for the remaining countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Jordan, is at Level 3 &ldquo;reconsider your need to travel&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5313597591570496%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5313597591570496%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5313597591570496%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5313597591570496%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Glencore last year admitted to conspiring to manipulate oil-price benchmarks.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.5313597591570496,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5313597591570496%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5313597591570496%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a68aa0d2f4e7b00d35c9f8c6a8f44229400b362 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Earlier, Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf seized on the rapidly rising oil price to declare victory. &ldquo;They wanted to punish Iran. Punished themselves with triple-digit oil instead,&rdquo; he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Brew, an Iran and oil analyst at the Eurasia Group consultancy, said some cargo vessels in the Red Sea were turning around and heading north. At least one large tanker offloaded some of its load to cross the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24.475059382423\">\n<p>It was &ldquo;a reminder that the Houthis can &lsquo;disrupt&rsquo; crude flows, but they can&rsquo;t stop them, Hormuz-style, from reaching their destination&rdquo;, Brew said on X.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An image released by US Central Command shows service members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer supporting flight operations from the Arabian Sea.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.8825,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_95\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4cbf52eb9bc92e2e77954f0765fef7872e08fa67 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives again passed a resolution calling on the president to stop the war against Iran unless it was specifically authorised by Congress, after four Republicans crossed the floor. The resolution carries no practical effect, and it stalled in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats used the rising price of oil to sharpen their attacks on Trump ahead of the summer congressional recess.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people are against this war,&rdquo; said Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democrats in the Senate, adding that it had &ldquo;no direction or purpose&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.053120849934\">\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re definitely against paying over four bucks for a gallon of gas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at an event spruiking data centres, Trump defended the ongoing war, noting it was far shorter and less deadly than US campaigns in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.739%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.739%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.739%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.739%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, on top of fresh attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, has raised concerns of a spike in oil prices.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.739,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.739%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.739%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e9373429512fdf85e5efbebd38761eddf870cb11 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, on top of fresh attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, has raised concerns of a spike in oil prices.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to get it over with, and we want to do it right, but we have to do what we came to do,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also attempted to impose a caveat on a deal signed with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that provides US companies access to the kingdom&rsquo;s civilian nuclear energy program &ndash; a controversial move worth billions of dollars for those American firms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"25.067484662577\">\n<p>In a Truth Social post, the president said the deal was conditional on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, an initiative from Trump&rsquo;s first term by which Arab nations normalise their relations with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Riyadh has long insisted that it must see meaningful progress towards a two-state solution for Palestine before it would consider joining the Accords.<\/p>\n<p>The deal announced on Wednesday made no mention of Saudi Arabian policy on Israel changing, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt provided no further information at a briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they don&rsquo;t join the Abraham Accords, the deal is off,&rdquo; 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