President Donald Trump said the US will respond “shortly” after Iran struck an Israeli oil refinery in Haifa and targeted infrastructure in Kuwait, escalating the conflict. He indicated Washington will assess within a week whether Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is willing to engage. Trump claimed a “total regime change” in Tehran, stating “the other people are all dead,” and said new figures appear “more reasonable.” He also said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is likely

President Donald Trump said the US will respond “shortly” after Iran struck an Israeli oil refinery in Haifa and targeted infrastructure in Kuwait, escalating the conflict. He indicated Washington will assess within a week whether Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is willing to engage. Trump claimed a “total regime change” in Tehran, stating “the other people are all dead,” and said new figures appear “more reasonable.” He also said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is likely alive but “in extraordinarily bad shape,” citing uncertainty over his condition.