President Trump sent mixed messages on the Iran war on the one hand saying it was in its final stages and on the other saying there was more to do.

By Parisa Hafezi, Maayan Lubell and Nandita Bose DUBAI/JERUSALEM/DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war ⁠with ⁠Iran if it blocked oil shipments from the Middle East,

Speaking from his Doral resort near Miami, the US president described the war the US has been waging against Iran since February 28 as a “little excursion” that had succeeded “much faster than we thought” but declined to specify when it would end.

After surging above $100 a barrel on Monday, oil falls closer to $90 - but remains above pre-war levels. Trump also says he will hit Iran "twenty times harder" if they block the Straits of Hormuz.

As the war in Iran rages on, President Donald Trump provides an updated timetable, saying the conflict is “very complete” and “very far” ahead of schedule.

NATO shot down a second Iranian missile in Turkish airspace Monday, the Turkish defense ministry reported. There were no injuries.

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving a news conference on the US-Israeli war with Iran now - watch live on this page. He insists the war will not become a "quagmire".