President Trump said the US must ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons.

CENTCOM commander said he visited the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron have canceled plans to send senior executives to next week's Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) citing security concerns. Exxon CEO Darren Woods and Chevron head of upstream Clay Neff had been scheduled to attend. Organizer DMG said more than 120 US firms are exhibiting this year but its US industry speaker list no longer includes the two companies. The cancellations come amid market fears of potential US strikes on Iran and possible Iranian retaliation. ADIPEC is the latest energy event disrupted by regional tensions after several executives were removed from the agenda at the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh.