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US attacks Isfahan in Iran as gas price average tops $4 dollars 0%
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3/31/2026, 10:20:36 AM
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President Donald Trump released footage of U.S. strikes on an Iranian munitions depot in the city of Isfahan on Monday night.
Trump's administration continues talks with Iranian leaders amid a pause on strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure.
President Donald Trump called on nations feeling the strain from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to fight and fix the situation themselves.
Trump made the statement in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, calling out the United Kingdom in particular.
"All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT," Trump wrote.
"You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.
Iran has been, essentially, decimated.
The hard part is done.
Go get your own oil!"
he added.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that talks with Iran are still "very real" and ongoing on Tuesday.
"So on the talks, I can tell you, having been with with Steve [Wikoff] and Jared [Kushner] and the vice president and Marco [Rubio] and many others yesterday, they are very real. they are ongoing. they're active, and I think gaining strength.
And we appreciate that," Hegseth said.
Hegseth went on to say that the U.S. wants Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions, but added that his role is to put as much pressure on Iranian leaders as possible.
"I didn't mean it flippantly when I said, in the meantime, we'll negotiate with bombs.
Our job is to ensure that we compel Iran to realize that this new regime, this regime in charge, is in a better place if they make that deal.
And so we'll continue.
We're working hand in hand.
But the primary effort is a deal.
We want that deal to be accomplished if at all possible.
If not, then we're prepared to continue.
The U.S. has deployed B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the skies over Iran for the first time since Operation Epic Fury began, Pentagon officials say.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.
Dan Caine made the announcement Tuesday morning during a press conference alongside War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Caine said the U.S. and Israel have dismantled Iran's air fighting capability to such an extent that the lumbering bombers can now operate safely in the region.
"Given the increase in air superiority, we've successfully started to conduct the first overland B-52 missions, which allow us, as we've said before, to continue to get on top of the enemy," Caine said.
U.S. forces have hitherto relied on speed and stealth to carry out strikes within Iranian airspace, deploying more sophisticated weapons like the B-2 and B-1 bombers.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth says he made a covert visit to U.S. troops engaged in Operation Epic Fury this weekend.
Hegseth made the revelation during a Tuesday press conference at the Pentagon, saying he and other officials spent roughly half the day on Saturday visiting with U.S. troops overseas.
The secretary said he witnessed troops' commitment to the mission of destroying the Iranian regime.
"I witnessed sheer competency," Hegseth said of the visit, recounting conversation with pilots as well as watching teams call out enemy missiles to be shot down.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a press conference at the Pentagon early Tuesday morning.
Hegseth will be joined by Join Chiefs Chairman Gen.
Dan Caine.
President Donald Trump lashed out at France for allegedly closing its airspace to planes bound for Israel and loaded with military supplies.
Trump made the statement in a post on Truth Social, ominously saying that the U.S. will "remember" France's move.
"The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory.
France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully eliminated!"
Trump wrote.
"The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!"
he added.
The statement came a day after Spain blocked U.S. military aircraft involved in the Iran conflict from using its airspace.
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed the move, saying Spain has denied both airspace access and the use of joint U.S.-Spanish bases for any operations tied to the Iran conflict.
President Donald Trump has told White House aides that he is willing to end military action against Iran even without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Tuesday report from the Wall Street Journal.
Trump's administration is engaged in ceasefire talks with Iran this week as the president's 10-day pause on attacks against Iranian energy infrastructure ticks by.
According to the Journal, Trump and his close aides determined that forcing a reopening of the Strait would push military demands beyond the initially announced window of four to six weeks.
U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide thanks to the war in Iran.
Motor club AAA put the price of a gallon of gas at $4.02 on Tuesday, up more than $1 from a month ago.
Prices are climbing across nearly every region, with some states already well above the national average.
On Sunday, West Coast drivers were seeing the highest costs, with prices reaching $5.87 per gallon in California and $5.32 in Washington.
Along the East Coast, gas prices were already approaching or exceeding $4 in several areas, including $4.16 in Washington, D.C., and $3.93 in New York.
President Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social on Monday showing a military strike in Iran at night.
The video showed explosions lighting up the sky.
According to reports, the U.S. carried out a massive strike on an ammunition depot in Isfahan Monday.
A U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal the depot contained a high volume of 2,000-pound penetrator munitions.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Monday mourned IRGC Navy Chief Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, calling him a “brave commander” who “attained martyrdom after years of struggle,” according to state news agency IRNA.
Khamenei also described Tangsiri as courageous and central to Iran’s role in the Persian Gulf, adding that he “died for his country” so its military “may continue on the path of Iran’s maritime authority and resistance, stronger and more firmly than in the past.”
Tangsiri, 64, died of injuries sustained while on duty, the IRGC said, after working to strengthen Iran’s coastal defenses, though Israel says he was killed in an airstrike targeting a naval base in Bandar Abbas.
This marks only the fourth public written message from Khamenei since succeeding his father, who died in a strike Feb.
28.
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