The Latest: Trump says Iran had a new site for developing nuclear weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump says that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons
This image taken from video provided by Iran state TV shows Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s slain supreme leader, who has been named as the Islamic Republic’s next ruler, authorities announced Monday, March 9, 2026. (Iran state TV via AP)
By The Associated Press – Associated Press
Updated 13 minutes ago
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons. Trump also told reporters at a news conference that Iran was “going to take over the Middle East” if he hadn’t acted and that he was disappointed with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s supreme leader. Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. Trump also had a call Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war and other issues. The Kremlin says the two leaders had a “frank and businesslike” conversation that lasted about an hour.
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Egypt hikes fuel prices as oil prices soar
raw pu ot eht eht .gniraos tnes secirp secirp no lio fo ni dekih leuf yb sa yadseuT elddiM tpygE tsaE %71
hcihw ,tropsnart ot eht eht eht naht esor deiler cilbup ecirp no fo fo fo erom retil si desaercni desaercni ylivaeh enilosag enilosag rof ,leseid tsoc yb yb yb dna a ehT muelorteP yrtsiniM gnidroccA enatco-59 enatco-29 .%71 %51 .%41
raw gnidart ot ot eht drocer dnuop suolupop revo no no tsom ,wol detropmi tih ylivaeh sah .drah .leuf llef rallod sdneped ,yrtnuoc ta a SU ehT ehT ehT .yadnoM naitpygE tpygE tpygE barA 25
,raw spirt gninethgit eht eht seires .srotces gnicuder saesrevo laiciffo fo fo etagitim serusaem tcapmi tnemnrevog leuf noitpmusnoc decnuonna dna ssorca a oT gnidulcni,
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard say they will determine the end of the war
lliw raw eht eht taht dias yratilimarap no fo dne denimreted yb eb yadseuT ehT yranoituloveR .narI drauG
narI“ lliw nehw raw suoirav ot eht taht tnemetats etats dias esnopser skramer dehsilbup aidem ni ni ni ”.sdne enimreted yltnerappa dna a s’pmurT nosrepsekopS iniaN yadnoM dammahoM nainarI ilA
Trump vows to hit Iran back harder if it stops oil tankers
ot eht eht tnempihs tnediserp degdelp lio fo fo ti ni fi seunitnoc kcolb evissergga tsniaga noitca .S.U ehT tiartS narI .zumroH
fI“ ,yllanoitiddA“ — — nihtiw lliw lliw lliw lliw ew yllautriv nopu ot suht yeht yeht meht eht eht eht taht taht taht naht stegrat ekat spots laicos ngier ,yarp detsop tuo no fo fo fo ton .aidem ekam ti ti elbissopmi ,epoh tih tih evah ”!neppah rof wolf ”,raf reve ylisae seod seod elbayortsed yb tliub neeb eb eb ,kcab sa gnihtyna dna dna niaga a detinU pmurT YTNEWT SEMIT tiartS setatS liO ,noitaN narI narI I ,zumroH REDRAH yruF ,eriF ,htaeD tuB aciremA
”tfig“ saw ot taerht eht dias seiler tnediserp rehto no lio ,snoitan ti sih morf esuaceb gnoma a ehT elddiM .tsaE ,anihC
Senate Democrats demand public hearings on Iran war
krow htiw raw sselnu ot gninetaerht eht eht eht cilbup sedivorp no fo edepmi sgniraeh lufdnah era noitartsinimda pmurT s’etaneS etaneS .narI starcomeD A
dluow hcihw keew raw setov etov yeht meht ralimis lareves srotanes ,noituloser deriuqer detaeper srewop yllaitnetop seceip ytrap no no no fo fo yltsom .senil noitalsigel tsal fi evah sah puorg rehtruf ecrof rof delif deliaf dluoc lanoissergnoc .esoohc skcatta lavorppa yna dna gnola a a ,narI citarcomeD tuB A
esu“ erew ew ”lausu sselnu ot ot yeht ereht taht pots dias revel si evah gniog morf yreve ssenisub sa na tnemeerga .neS .snacilbupeR weN yesreJ yroC rekooB
,raw .weiv ot ot yeht yeht eht eht eht citcat dewohs cilbup no fo seitironim eussi otni ni woh evah gnitteg ecrof ecrof etarepsed etabed evitaerc srebmahc tub htob esuaceb era era a ehT narI starcomeD ,ssergnoC
Trump claims Iran has access to Tomahawk missiles when asked about school strike
nopaew desu ot ot eht eht taht ekirts loohcs tnediserp .elpoep ,elissim ylekil gnillik ni sah ‘slrig ylsuoenorre esiurc demialc ssecca a kwahamoT ehT ,narI narI naciremA 561
dlos“ osla“ dluow hcihw desu eht eht eht eht taht taht ,ekirts emos ytilibisnopser rehto ,elissim edam si si fi sah rof esnefed esiurc ”seirtnuoc rotcartnoc yb yb deugra dna dna tpecca .S.U pmurT ”.skwahamoT ,noehtyaR narI deksA naciremA
rehtehW“ yrev ydobemos .dias ro s’ti si eh ”,cireneg esle a kwahamoT narI …
ot ot ereht eht eht taht tseggus slles no on .elissim elissim ekil sti si sah sdnah nettog ecnedive esiurc seirtnuoc dna deilla elihW noehtyaR napaJ narI ,ailartsuA
revetahw“ esuaceB“ htiw gnilliw yhw saw ot eht eht eht taht taht ,swohs ”.troper troper :deilper nosrep ylno gnikam evil wonk tsuj ”.ti ni sih eh hguone t’nod ,mialc deksa noitartsinimda dedda tuoba nehW pmurT m’I I eH
Trump says Iran would have ‘taken over’ the Middle East if he hadn’t acted
yehT“ fI“ erew erew nopu dlot ot ot yeht meht eht eht ekat ,sretroper tnediserp revo ruo noitamrofni tih tih gniog gniog .tsrif ,tsrif t’ndid eveileb ”,feileb erofeb dna seilla ,gnidda elddiM I I ”.tsaE
nopU“ desu ,sgnittes esarhp netfo lagel si noitamrofni gnidulcni ni ni ”feileb dna .stivadiffa a
yllausu eurt ot ot eht taht tnemetats .rekaeps dnahdnoces no tnaem si si si ,noitamrofni etoned snoitaralced yb tub deveileb eb desab osla a tI
saw ot ot ot ot eht gniklat regnarts gninruter detaler ,secitcarp ro on .sreywal detcidni ni ni sih ruof decaf lanimirc truoc livic segrahc ,sesac ssenisub gnieb erofeb dna osla etihW pmurT .esuoH s’eH
A deadly day in Israel, with a dozen detected missile launches from Iran
sevaw eht sseltneler fo fo erom selissim setunim yratilim thgindim dekram tsuj morf derif yrtnuoc desolc yb erofeb .skcatta ta tnemecnuonna a yadnoM s’learsI narI
semit tuohguorht eht eht sovlas stekcor noitalupop no elissim yratilim otni gnimocni morf derif yad osla ,lla detrela tuoba .yadnoM ,nonabeL s’learsI learsI .narI dekcab-narI nI hallobzeH morF 21
— — erew yaw saw owt llot ot ot ot yeht meht rieht eht eht ,sretlehs .secivres ylsuoires gnisiar fo elissim nam edam tsael dellik derujni ni ,erif ycnegreme htaed s’yrtnuoc yb skcatta ta sa dna gnidrocca enO eroM s’learsI nainarI .11
raw gniliaw ot tuohguorht eht eht eht .detrats ecnis retlehs kees noitalupop strap fo thgin slavretni ni yletaidemmi evah tnereffid yad neeb ta dna gnitrela sneriS learsI
Trump says Vance ‘maybe less enthusiastic’ about striking Iran than he is
ebyam“ teg“ ”llew .saw saw yrev ot eht taht naht dias detaler tnediserp no deton ssel seussi sih eh eh ”gniog citsaisuhtne tub dna gnola tuoba eciV ecnaV pmurT tnediserP .oN DJ ,narI 2
yllacihposolihp“ ,deton ”.em elttil si morf tnereffid tib osla a ,ecnaV pmurT
yhw eht eht deppat llits gninnur tnediserp trap desoppo fo fo yratilim ,etam ylegral kcal noitnevretni ni ni sih mih mih eh sah ngierof rof tnemelgnatne detic .ngiapmac erofeb dekcab sa sa dna .daorba elihW ecnaV ecnaV .S.U .S.U s’pmurT pmurT etaneS 4202
Trump says he’s ‘disappointed’ by Iran’s choice of a new leader
erom“ dluow dlot ot ot ot thguoht eht eht taht taht emerpus deeccus skees ”emas sretroper tnediserp kcip fo fo redael dael sih eh eh rof rehtaf yrtnuoc .egnahc sa a ehT abatjoM ienemahK s’narI
dluow“ dluow rehtehw saw ot detegrat yas dias wen lahtel redael ti ”etairporppani sih rof ,rehtaf eb eb tluassa sa a pmurT .ienemahK s’narI hallotayA ilA
skrow“ eht“ ”lanretni“ htiw ”llew gnikciffart ot siht eht eht taht gniyas dias ssecorp fo fo fo wen dekil ,redael redael ni ”aedi eh puorg morf secrof gniwollof ecaf gurd nward segrahc erutpac ,setadidnac yb na a s’aleuzeneV .S.U .S.U pmurT ,zeugirdoR salociN orudaM ycleD
lanretni“ dluow ohw saw gniyas ekil ni sih eh snoitatcepxe ”.lanrete detavele etadidnac yb dna osla a pmurT narI
Trump says war is ‘very complete’ but it’s also ‘the beginning’ of a ‘a new country’
yrev“ eW“ elihw hcihw saw saw raw dlot ot eht eht taht laicos dias retroper tnediserp no no :aidem ni sih eh evah reilrae ”,etelpmoc stnemmoc deksa tuoba a ehT nogatneP ylnO yadnoM yadnoM tsuJ ”.thgiF nugeB
s’tI“ rehtehw saw saw ot eht eht eht eht eht taht tseggus demees ,dias ro fo fo wen wen thgim ti ni degagne dne ”,yrtnuoc tnemmoc gnidliub gnidliub gninnigeb gninnigeb eb deksa dna a a a .S.U pmurT .narI
Trump says US is undertaking Iran operation ‘for the other countries in the world’
aciremA“ saw raw hguorht esoht eht eht eht eht eht s’taht taht detseggus deppihs desseforp gnizitiroirp tnediserp ycilop rehto no lio fo fo swen ,snoitan gnol sih sah rof yllaicepse tnedneped ecnerefnoc tifeneb ta na ,.S.U pmurT hguohT tiartS .zumroH ”tsriF
I“ ,dlrow er’ew siht eht eht .dias strap rehto fo ,naem ekil gnidulcni rof gniod seirtnuoc pmurT ”,anihC
Trump says Iran had a new site for developing nuclear weapons protected by ‘granite’
krow htiw .snopaew saw raw dlot eht taht taht gnitrats etis sretroper no raelcun swen wen lairetam rof rof gnipoleved yrtnuoc ecnerefnoc nageb esuaceb ta a a pmurT narI
raey saw ot eht eht etis dias ecalper wen tnaem tsal seitilicaf yb debmob .S.U pmurT
tuB“ — krow erew saw yeht taht gnitrats ,etis ,etis etis .dias detcetorp fo dnik ”,etinarg tnereffid tnereffid yb ta rehtona dna a a pmurT
yllaitnenopxe“ dluow ”,nopaew detnaw yllautriv esu ot ot ot ot taerht meht eht eht taht taht ekat tneverp tnediserp revo esiwrehto gniniatbo raelcun elissim ekam ti elbissopmi evah gniworg morf gnimialc neeb citsillab dedda elba a ehT elddiM narI narI .tsaE
Multiple strikes shake Tehran
ot naht refas dehsur .secalp erom ynam ni yvaeh draeh snoisolpxe latipac sa s’narI snezitiC 02
erew .raw eht eht sekirts ecnis sdiar no fo thgindim tseivaeh gninnigeb dnuora ria ehT narheT
nretsew saw saw senalpraw eht dnuos emos detroper daehrevo ffo fo fo .sdoohrobhgien ni ni .ruoh flah rof gniylf snoisolpxe tuc tnatsnoc .ytic srebmob saera dna na tuoba sessentiW ehT yticirtcelE
erew laicos detroper rehto no .aidem ni snoisolpxe seitic ralimiS nainarI
eht .sekirts troper no ton aidem morf did egamad seitlausac dna nainarI
After volatile swings in oil prices, Trump claims to be bringing down prices
htiw raw dlot eht eht eht taht sgniws trats gnisir tnediserp lio fo tekram ,noitalfni ni ni s’eh evah enilosag neve stsoc netaeb sa retfa .S.U ehT snacilbupeR .narI esuoH aciremA
tub“ er’ew ot taht mret dnoces dias yllaer ,melborp ”.secirp sih nwod desuac gnignirb erofeb eb ytilibadroffa a pmurT starcomeD
ot ot eht nesir secirp tsap fo lanoitan htnom ni evah ,nollag egareva gnidrocca a a saG .AAA %02 84.3$
er’eW“ yaw ot meht ,taht ,taht gniyas secirp fo .rehtruf neve ”.nwod nwod t’ndid gnignirb rehtob eb sserdda pmurT ll’yehT
State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions
rednu ot eht eraperp ton evom gnivil si gnisaercni yllacirotsih rof rof railimaf hguone ,seissabme gniod msicitirc setalusnoc .tcilfnoc semoc snezitic tub sa dna daorba ehT etatS tnemtrapeD naciremA
ot ot eht eht ffats noitailater esnopser deredro no fo laitnessenon ni ni morf seilimaf gnitalacse erutraped tnemtraped etalusnoc .skcatta dna dna ilearsI-.S.U ,yekruT ehT iduaS yadnoM nainarI aibarA ,anadA
owt eht eht eht dednepsus ,gniffats ecnis noiger snoitcuder decuder .snoitarepo ylno snaem tsegral ni ni evah evah ylluf seissabme setalusnoc nageb era dna hguohtla raW .S.U ehT tahT qarI .3002 01
— wehttaM eeL yB
▶ eht .esnopser erom sisirc tuoba etatS daeR s’tnemtrapeD
Trump says that the US would have been attacked by Iran ‘within a week’
saw ot ereht eht taht ekirts emos nosaer tnediserp slaiciffo on morf rof dessimsid msicitirc dna .S.U ehT learsI .narI citarcomeD
,lleW“ uoy erew erew keew ,su ot yeht eht .dias nosaer ”,ydaer fo gniog evig tseb kcatta .lla a nihtiW pmurT yehT ll’I .%001
lla“ ot ”.thguoht eseht taht naht troppus tnemetats dias reffo ton erom ,selissim noitamrofni dah raf did tub enoyna yna narI eH
saw dlot ot eht taht tseggus ekirts ffats etavirp gniraperp evitpme-erp slaiciffo ton hcnual ecnegilletni ni did lanoissergnoc sgnifeirb tsniaga noitartsinimda a .S.U .S.U pmurT narI ,revewoH
— ecirP ellehciM .L yB
Saudi Arabia intercepts 12 drones fired toward oil field
erew drawot eht eht taht dias revo lio thgin evissam sti ti derif .dleif senord denwod tresed habyahS iduaS retrauQ yadnoM yrtsiniM ytpmE esnefeD s’aibarA
;sevaw owt eerht eht eht eht nosrepsekops dnoces .dias ,enin s’yrtsinim ni dah dah tsrif senord senord devirra dna ehT 21
drawot eht taht yldetaeper tnecer detsop ti detpecretni ni gnidaeh sah .dleif senord syad ehT habyahS yrtsiniM esnefeD
Trump says family of soldiers killed in Middle East told him to ‘win’ in Iran
htiw tahw raw refsnart dlot rieht eht eht sreidlos sniamer detnuocer tnediserp trap gniogno fo fo fo srebmem dellik ni mih ylimaf gnirud deifingid ylfeirb sa .S.U ehT yadrutaS narI ,revoD .erawaleD
tuB“ ekaM‘ uoy uoy ”’,niw ,niw ot gniht yeht erus erus .ris .dias dias eno :em lla pmurT ekaM
a“ yrev refsnart ”.gniht ,gniht eht das s’ti deifingid dellac tub lufituaeb osla a pmurT
Trump tells Republican House members that Mideast war will be ‘short term’
ew“ ot“ ll’uoy koot ot ot ot kniht eht eht gniklat emos mret-trohs ees gniyas dir denepo fo elttil srekamwal s’ti sih gniog teg ”noisrucxe ”.noisrucxe .live yb eb sserdda tuoba a a pmurT elddiM ,narI I tsaE ,dnA
eht raen tem srotalsigel ni flog reilrae yad bulc ta s’pmurT ehT .imaiM
Kuwait’s military intercepts missiles and drones
drow erew saw eht eht tnemetats dnuos dias ro no fo on etal noitpecretni etaidemmi morf morf snoisolpxe .stroffe ,egamad seitlausac tub ymra a erehT yadnoM itiawuK
gnirobhgien“ tuohtiw eht hceeps gniyas gnilur gniman .ti sah evag rime ,reilrae ”,yrtnuoc yrtnuoc yb neeb dekcatta a a milsuM s’tiawuK sruoH
siht“ saw desu hguorht taht taht ,yrotirret ecaps yldetaeper ruo snoitarepo ton gnirobhgien yratilim detsisni ni evah rime citamolpid ,yrtnuoc deyevnoc stsaoc ”.slennahc neeb yna dna dna ria tsniaga ehT s’tiawuK
htiw ,llams pihsnoitaler hcir-lio ,noitan deganam sti sah ylluferac a ,tiawuK .narI fluG
Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership
dluow saw ot eht taht gnikat tluser degnolorp revo ron wen rehtien yratilim detimil ylekil pihsredael ,regral .dellik ni ni ni fi tnemnrevog neve tnerruc dedulcnoc ngiapmac eb tnemssessa sekirtsria a a ehT lanoitaN ,narI ecnegilletnI yraurbeF s’licnuoC
htiw ohw owt ot ot eht eht ekops .troper elpoep no fo ,gnidnif railimaf ebircsed noitidnoc deifissalc ytimynona gnidrocca s’tahT
.skeew stucrednu eht taht ylevitaler ,ylkciuq spahrep fo sevitcejbo rettam sti ti ni ni noitanimreted etelpmoc nac noitressa s’noitartsinimda a ehT narI
ot ot eht eht eht eht nosrepsekops derrefer snoitseuq no no fo fo rof denilced tnemmoc tnemssessa dna etihW eciffO lanoitaN yadnoM ecnegilletnI .esuoH rotceriD A
— dna ecirP ellehciM yraM .L kcinolaJ eralC yB
▶ eht no erom ecnegilletni tnemssessa tuoba daeR .narI
Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women’s soccer team
ot“ ohw erew erew gnitisiv detropsnart ,tnemanruot ,emit rieht eht eht .dias efas ecilop sreciffo fo gninrom ”noitacol lacol ni sruoh letoh morf rof laredef ylrae yrtnuoc yb ,setelhta a a yadseuT ynoT ehT retsiniM nainarI emoH ekruB s’ailartsuA sriaffA
htiw sasiv dlot yeht rieht eht eht sretroper gnissecorp fo retsinim tem .retal ni nairatinamuh sruoh ,dezilanif dna ,erehT ekruB enabsirB
saw degru ot ot meht eht eht eht taht naht maet dnes dias rehtar emirp sreyalp retsinim gnipleh dah tnarg kcab mulysa ylla retfa .S.U pmurT pmurT yadnoM nainarI .narI s’ailartsuA
Wall Street erases a big loss and closes higher as oil prices fall after surging near $120 a barrel
seirrow htiw raw denrut ot hguorht eht taht taht kcots peets dilos ton yam tekram cinam ssol .gnol tsal otni epoh gniog niag morf ylrae deneerac sa a a a .S.U ehT ,yadnoM narI
deppihw drawot rieht ecnis secirp rep ylraen tsehgih morf ,lerrab kcab liO ,2202 .09$ 021$
lliw lliw ytniatrecnu ot ot yeht .ereht eht eht sgniws yats esor lemmup secirp ,stniop lio fo fo hcum stekram gnol tsetal woh woh ruoh-ot-ruoh hgih og niag gnippilf llef etisopmoc debmilc erofeb esuaceb sa sa dna dna tuoba a er’yehT ehT ehT P&S qadsaN senoJ lairtsudnI woD egarevA 005 932 %5.1 .%4.1 .%8.0
EU economy chief warns of stagflation if the Mideast war drags on
lliw gninraw raw oot ot taerht eht eht eht eht noitalfgats syas ,no fo fo wonk s’ti si ni tcapmi fi woh taerg cimonoce ylrae sgard s’tcilfnoc feihc tub .eb s’noinU ehT elddiM naeporuE tsaE
”noitalfgatS“ nehw kaew cixot eht eht hgih-llits tnangats snoissecer ro fo llik si .noitalfni noitalfni ni neve .ymonoce t’ndid peed noitanibmoc delivedeb dna a a .S.U tI ,s0791
tnetsisreP“ dlot ot eht eht ”,mret gnitegrat yranoitalfgats kcohs gnippihs sksir sretroper revo fo fo .sretsinim gniteem regnol erutcurtsarfni labolg ecnanif gnisopxe ygrene ymonoce dna retfa a a sidlaV puorgoruE ymonocE UE siksvorbmoD renoissimmoC
dluohs“ dluow ot eht taht seilppus dias ylkciuq detimil ylekil erutcurtsarfni ”.tcapmi eh evah ygrene snoitpursid ,etalacse-ed niatnoc tcilfnoc dna tuB )ti(
eW“ ot ot ot eht os ”,noitautis ,yas .dias deen rotinom peek ,daeh eh looc eunitnoc dna a
Trump tells CBS News that Mideast war could end soon
raw eht kraps gnisir secirp lio lanoitanretni enilosag .nrecnoc detnemmoc desuac yb sa dna pmurT
yrev“ raw dlot eht eht taht taht ”.eludehcs retroper detsop enohp revo no fo si reh raf daeha X etihW aijieW pmurT sweN yadnoM gnaiJ esuoH SBC
yehT“ I“ raw yrev kniht ev’yeht eht gnillet detouq ytterp on on on ,yvan ”,hcum si .reh evah tog ,etelpmoc ,snoitacinummoc sa pmurT gnaiJ ”.ecroF riA
.skeew saw raw eht dias no dehcnual tsal dah ruof dluoc tuoba pmurT tI .beF .82
gnikniht“ lativ dlot ot hguorht eht eht taht taht gnikat spihs gnippihs ”.revo fo evom ti si eh eunitnoc lennahc tub tuoba tuoba pmurT tiartS gnaiJ ,zumroH deksA
Trump has a call with Putin to discuss the war in Iran and other issues, Kremlin says
knarf“ eht dias eno detsal ti .ruoh ngierof debircsed noitasrevnoc ”ekilssenisub sa dna dna sriaffa resivda tuoba iruY vokahsU s’nituP
deciov“ htiw eht eht ”tnemelttes dias kciuq .tnediserp tnediserp lacitilop fo sredael saedi sih gniwollof wef citamolpid snoitasrevnoc tcilfnoc ta dna dna demia a a naissuR s’narI eH fluG
cificeps“ ni“ ni“ ,sweiv ”lufesu owt dehcuot yeht eht eht eht eht eht eht ,noitautis noitautis .dias ,dias ”.noitarepo gniogno no lio dereffo fo fo fo fo ”,tekram sredael ni sih eh dah labolg egnahcxe gnipoleved txetnoc txetnoc tnemssessa dna dna a aleuzeneV vokahsU ilearsI-.S.U pmurT ehT