Follow the latest on West Asia war as Washington widens pressure on Tehran, tensions rise across the Gulf and uncertainty over shipping and energy supplies keeps oil markets on edge. “Therefore, today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!" Trump announced. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Follow the latest on West Asia war as Washington widens pressure on Tehran, tensions rise across the Gulf and uncertainty over shipping and energy supplies keeps oil markets on edge.S1

• “Therefore, today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!" Trump announced. “This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.”S2

• Trump claimed Tehran had squandered the opportunity he offered it to reach an agreement with Washington. “No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me. Tragically, for them, they have failed to take it,” he said.S3