US Has 'Practically Nothing Left To Target' In Iran, Trump Tells Axios
Trump has given repeated mixed messages about the timing and aims of the war
WASHINGTON, United States, March 11, 2026 (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday again signaled there could be a swift ending to the US war on Iran, saying there is little left in the country for US forces to attack.
There is "practically nothing left to target" and the war will end "soon," Trump was quoted as saying in an interview with Axios. "Any time I want it to end, it will end."
Trump has given repeated mixed messages about the timing and aims of the war but on Monday he said the ending could come "soon." The US president faces negative domestic polls and fears over the global economic disruption from the US-Israeli operation against Iran.
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Thai officials say a search is underway for three missing crew members after a Thai cargo ship was struck and set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
Thailand’s Marine Department said 20 crew members from the ship Mayuree Naree have already been rescued by the Omani navy and brought ashore in Khasab. The department said the three missing crew members were reportedly in the engine room when the explosion occurred.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, run by the British military, said earlier that the vessel had been hit just north of Oman in the strait.
The Marine Department said it is coordinating with relevant domestic and international agencies for the search and rescue operation and to provide assistance to the affected crew members.
What to know:
- Trump Warns Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Mines: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) issued a sharply worded statement against Iran, urging the country not to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz and warning of severe military consequences if any such mines are not removed. The remarks were made in a post on the social media platform Truth Social.
- Speculation Grows Over Health of Iran’s New Supreme Leader: Speculation over the health of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei grew Wednesday after the son of Iran’s president mentioned hearing news about him “being injured.” Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Read more here.
- Iran Envoy to UN Alleges Israel Killed Four Iranian Diplomats in Beirut: Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has alleged that the Israeli government assassinated four senior Iranian diplomats in what he described as a "heinous crime" in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the envoy said that on March 8, the Israeli government carried out a targeted strike at the Ramada Hotel in Beirut, which resulted in the deaths of the diplomats. Read more here.
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- 11 March 2026 3:47 PM IST
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Interior minister Shabana Mahmood said late Tuesday she had approved the rare police request to prevent "serious public disorder" if the Al-Quds Day march and counter-protests had gone ahead.
It is the first time a protest march has been banned since 2012 but a static demonstration will be permitted, according to London's Metropolitan police.
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Wednesday that China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, has been holding phone conversations with different counterparts and that the special envoy to the region, Zhai Jun, is currently traveling across several countries.
- 11 March 2026 3:39 PM IST
Italy’s Meloni says U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran violate international law
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said the U.S.-Israeli attacks violate international law.
Meloni, in an address to the Italian Senate on Wednesday, described a broader international crisis “in which threats are becoming increasingly terrifying and unilateral interventions outside the confines of international law are multiplying.”
- 11 March 2026 2:44 PM IST
Sri Lankan court orders release of Iranian soldiers’ bodies
A court in Sri Lanka has ordered a hospital to hand over the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S submarine attack off the island nation’s southern coast.
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- 11 March 2026 2:33 PM IST
Israeli strike on east Lebanon town kills 7: Health ministry
An Israeli air strike killed seven people and wounded 18 others in an east Lebanon town on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as the war in Lebanon entered its 10th day.
"The Israeli enemy's air strikes this morning on the Bekaa resulted in the following toll in Tamnin al-Tahta: seven martyrs and 18 wounded," the ministry said.
- 11 March 2026 2:32 PM IST
Drone attacks on US sites in Iraq
A drone struck a major US diplomatic facility in Baghdad on Tuesday, British Broadcasting Corporation has reported, saying that the attack did not cause any injuries, in what is believed to be an attack carried out by Iranian-supported militias in Iraq.
"The drone hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, a sprawling logistical hub for US diplomats next to the Baghdad airport, impacting near a guard tower, according to an internal US alert quoted by the Washington Post and Reuters," the report said.
- 11 March 2026 2:28 PM IST
EU says war is costing Europe billions in energy price hikes
The European Union’s top official says the Iran war has already cost the 27-nation bloc’s citizens around 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in energy imports and warns Europe must resist the temptation to buy Russian oil and gas again.
“Gas prices have risen by 50% and oil prices have risen by 27%. If you translate that into euros — the 10 days of war have already cost European taxpayers an additional 3 billion euros in fossil fuel imports,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
- 11 March 2026 1:33 PM IST
Speculation Grows Over Health of Iran’s New Supreme Leader
Speculation over the health of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei grew Wednesday after the son of Iran’s president mentioned hearing news about him “being injured.” Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. - 11 March 2026 12:49 PM IST
Tankers believed linked to Iran getting through Strait of Hormuz
Some tankers, believed linked to Iran, are continuing to get through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.Some of the ships getting through are so-called “dark” transits, meaning they aren’t turning on their Automatic Identification System tracks, which show where vessels are.Vessels carrying sanctioned Iranian crude often turn off their AIS trackers.The security firm Neptune P2P Group said Wednesday that seven ships had passed through the strait since March 8. Of those, five were linked to Iranian-associated shipping, it said.The commodity-tracking firm Kpler said Iran has restarted crude exports through its Jask oil terminal on the Gulf of Oman.A tanker loaded roughly 2 million barrels at Jask on March 7, it said.
