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A customer watches US President Donald Trump address the nation on the Iran crisis from the White House in Washington, DC, on screen at Brooklyn Diner in Times Square, New York, US, April 1, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado

Takeaways from Trump's speech on Iran

Trump, facing a war-weary American public and sliding poll numbers, said the US had destroyed Iran's navy and air force, crippled its ballistic missile and nuclear programme and would continue...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO's collective defence, says up to Trump

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez delivers a statement as she stands next to US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Rubio says Venezuela will ultimately need transition phase, free elections

The demolition of the East Wing of the White House, the location of US President Donald Trump's proposed ballroom is seen from an elevated position on the North side of the White House in Washington, DC, US on October 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project, for now

A view of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Two-thirds of Americans want quick end to Iran war even if goals unachieved: Reuters/Ipsos poll

A woman stands in her brother's home, which was damaged by a strike, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Europe pushes back on some US military operations as concerns over Iran war mount

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to members of the media, as images are displayed of US President Donald Trump receiving information on military strikes launched against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, in the briefing room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war: White House

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. Photo: US Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

US President Donald Trump. File Photo

Trump weighs military operation to seize Iranian uranium stockpile

US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters while Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on, as they attend a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

'JD or Marco?': Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance vs Rubio

A satellite image shows an oil terminal on Kharg Island, Iran, on 25 February 2026. File Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters

Trump says US has 'options' on Kharg Island, including takeover

The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran: Washington Post

A view of the White House in Washington, US, 18 January 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

White House says plans for Iran talks remain 'fluid'