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President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Friday, March 20, 2026, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said attacks against Iran will “increase significantly” in the coming week. Katz spoke Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Mideast. The mixed messages come as higher oil prices sink the U.S. stock market, prompting the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Iranian oil that's already loaded onto ships. The war, meanwhile, shows no signs of abating. In a show of defiance, Iran fired missiles toward the joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean. Iran also said its Natanz nuclear facility was hit, without causing radiation leakage. Israel denied responsibility for that airstrike.
President Donald Trump is sending mixed messages about the U.S. war with Iran, and that's raising even more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration's strategy. Trump says he's considering winding down the war and suggesting other countries could police the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Yet also on Friday, administration officials said the United States was sending more warships and about 2,500 more Marines to the Middle East. And the U.S. is easing sanctions on some Iranian oil that's already at sea, in a move aimed at lowering energy prices. The war remains on an unpredictable path and a credible endgame is unclear.
