The World in Brief from The Economist

In a prime-time address, Donald Trump said “we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly” in Iran.

Donald Trump told Reuters, a news agency, he no longer cared about Iran’s enriched uranium, despite previously arguing the war was about stopping a nuclear threat; American stocks rose as investors became more hopeful of a ceasefire between America and Iran.

Donald Trump said America could end its war against Iran in two or three weeks, whether “we have a deal or not”. Also, Asian and European stocks surged in response to the comments from America and Iran.

America’s war secretary, Pete Hegseth, implored Iran’s leaders to make a deal with Donald Trump, saying the country faced a “new regime”.

America’s war secretary implored Iran’s leaders to make a deal with Donald Trump, saying the country faced a “new regime"; The S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices posted their biggest gains in months and oil prices fell.

An Iranian drone struck a giant Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai, briefly pushing up the price of Brent crude. Also, rising energy costs pushed the euro zone’s annual inflation rate to 2.5% in March, up from 1.9% in February and well above the European Central Bank’s target of 2%.

Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” Kharg Island, the site of Iran’s main oil-export terminal, as well as the country’s energy plants and oil wells.

Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” Kharg Island, the site of Iran’s main oil-export terminal, as well as the country’s energy plants and oil wells; The UN said two of its peacekeepers were killed and two others wounded when an explosion destroyed their vehicle in southern Lebanon.