The World in Brief from The Economist

Oil prices jumped as Donald Trump threatened in a press conference to “take out” Iran and renewed warnings that America would bomb “every power plant” in the country if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.

Oil prices jumped as Donald Trump threatened in a press conference to “take out” Iran and renewed warnings that America would bomb “every power plant” in the country if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday; Israel attacked Tehran, Iran’s capital, hitting aircraft and infrastructure at several airports, including Mehrabad, the city’s main domestic airport.

Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday. Also, Iran dismissed Mr Trump’s ultimatum, calling it an “indication of a criminal mindset”.

Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if Iran’s regime did not “open the fuckin’ strait”.

Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if Iran’s regime did not “open the fuckin’ strait”; Israel’s defence minister warned of intensifying attacks on assets related to Iran’s petrochemical industry.

Donald Trump gave Iran 48 hours to make a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz, after which it would face “all hell”; European policymakers are privately pushing back against new windfall taxes on big oil, labelling the measures as premature, a source close to the negotiations told the Economist.

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned that “Radioactive fallout will end life” in the Gulf, after a fourth attack on the area surrounding Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant in Bushehr

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned that “Radioactive fallout will end life” in the Gulf, after a fourth attack on the area surrounding Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant in Bushehr

Iran and America scrambled to find the pilot of an American F-15 fighter plane that was shot down over southern Iran; Israel struck Beirut, Lebanon’s capital.