Trump news at a glance: president says Iran’s Kharg Island ‘demolished’ and threatens more strikes ‘just for fun’

2026-03-15 - 04:02

Trump also questions whether Iran’s new supreme leader ‘is even alive’ while deflating hopes of a deal with Tehran to end conflict – key US politics stories from 14 March 2026 at a glance Donald Trump says US strikes have “totally demolished” much of Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and threatened that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun”. In comments to NBC News, the president also questioned, without attribution, whether Iran’s new supreme leader “is even alive”, while deflating hopes of a deal with Tehran to end the conflict. Continue reading...