The graphic uploaded by Trump featured the question, "United States of the Middle East?" imposed over a map. This illustration superimposed the American stars and stripes across Iran, a nation locked in a persistent military conflict with both the United States and Israel since late February.

In a speech to the nation on April 1, President Donald Trump spoke of the Iran war, and the contest for control of the Strait of Hormuz, as if their outcome had little bearing on the market for oil and gasoline in the United States. “The United ...

The United States and Iran could strike a deal to end the Middle East war as early as Sunday, Washington's top diplomat said, while Tehran insisted the agreement would do nothing to limit its nuclear programme.