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US, Israel see gap on Iran as Trump under pressure

Ten days after attacking Iran together, the United States and Israel have seen a public divergence, with President Donald Trump facing political pressure and not sharing Israel's long-term goals.

The allies face a stark divide in how their publics view the war, with historically low support by Americans for an offensive enthusiastically backed by most Israelis.

US President Donald Trump salutes as the remains of Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, killed in the war with Iran, arrive at Dover Air Force Base on March 7, 2026

Milei cheers economic benefits of Iran war for Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei, a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump and Israel, on Monday hailed the benefits of the Iran war for his country's exports and foreign currency reserves.

The libertarian Milei, who has backed Washington and Israel's strikes on Iran, said he expected an "improvement" in oil and agricultural exports as a result of the 10-day-old conflict.

President Javier Milei of Argentina was in New York participating in an investment promotion event

Kremlin: Putin, in a phone call with Trump, shares proposals to end Iran war quickly

MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, put forward proposals for a quick settlement of the conflict around Iran, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said.

Ushakov, giving an account of the conversation to reporters, said the two leaders also discussed the conflict in Ukraine and noted that Russian gains should prompt Kyiv's negotiators to move towards a settlement.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Australia to grant visa to five Iranian women soccer players after Trump appeal

SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday agreed to provide visas to five Iranian women's soccer players to stay in the country, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Canberra not to send them back to Tehran due to concerns over their safety.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told reporters the other members of the team were welcome to stay back in Australia. The team is in Australia for the Asian Cup tournament.

U.S. President Donald Trump embarks Air Force One as he departs to Dover, Delaware, from Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

UK warplanes down drones in Middle East, conduct 'defensive' sorties for UAE

British warplanes have begun "defensive air sorties" in support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and taken out drones elsewhere in the Middle East amid the ongoing war, the UK defence ministry said Monday.

The development came as Britain's response to the conflict was under criticism, including from the US president and the Cypriot government.

More US B-52 bombers landed at the UK air force base in Fairford, in southwestern England, on Monday, AFP witnessed, after a first one landed on Friday.

A US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber jet lands on the runway, beyond a USAF Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber jet, at RAF Fairford in south west England on March 9, 2026.

Trump says war against Iran is 'very complete,' CBS News reports

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran "is very complete" and that Washington was "very far ahead" of his initial four to five week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News interview with him.

"I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force," Trump told CBS News.

When asked about the Straitof Hormuz, Trump said that ships are moving through now, but he is "thinking about taking it over."

U.S. President Donald Trump, with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at his side, looks on as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, U.S. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump says Iran war will end 'very soon'

US President Donald Trump on Monday pushed the idea of the Iran war ending soon, but remained vague on a timeline for ending the attacks that have rocked the Middle East and shaken the global economy.

Markets jumped when Trump suggested to CBS News that the US-Israeli assault was "very complete," but during a later speech and press conference he offered shifting accounts of what to expect.

"I think soon. Very soon," Trump told reporters at his Doral National golf club near Miami, Florida, when asked if he thought the war could end in days or weeks.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida

Trump's limited options to curb Iran war oil price surge

US President Donald Trump is under pressure to curb oil prices sent skyrocketing by the war with Iran, but has only limited tools to fix a problem that is shaking the world economy and is politically toxic at home.

Trump has insisted it will be only a "short-term" issue that will end when the war ends, yet soaring gas prices are already hitting voters ahead of US midterm elections later this year in which the economy will be crucial.

Trump spoke about Iran while visiting the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas

Turkey says NATO defences shot down second incoming Iranian missile

By Tuvan Gumrukcu

ANKARA, March 9 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday that NATO air defences shot down a second Iranian ballistic missile that had entered its airspace and warned that it would move against any such threats, which increasingly pose a test for Ankara and the alliance.

The incident in southern Turkey marks the second intercepted missile from Iran in the last week. Turkey, NATO's second-largest armyand Iran's neighbour,had warned Tehran on Saturday against attacking again, but it has not suggested it wants to formally call on bloc members for further protection.

A Turkish army personnel walks as they search a field after a piece of ammunition fell following the interception of a missile launched from Iran by a NATO air defence system, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Much of Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium likely to be in Isfahan, IAEA's Grossi says

By Forrest Crellin

PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) - Almost half of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a tunnel complex at Isfahan and is probably still there, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.

The tunnel complex is the only target that appears not to have been badly damaged in attacks last June by Israel and the U.S. on Iran's nuclear facilities.

IAEA's Rafael Grossi speaks to reporters at quarterly Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner