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The United States would be “out of Iran pretty quickly” but could return for targeted strikes if needed, President Donald Trump said yesterday, as the International Energy Agency warned that global oil supply disruptions could double in April.

The US president also claimed he had rejected a ceasefire proposal from Iran’s new leader and vowed to “blast Iran to oblivion” until it agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran denied making any such request, calling the claim “false and baseless”.

The conflict, which began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes across Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, showed no signs of abating, US

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