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‘River of fireplace’ engulfs Iran and OIL rains from the sky as US and Israel strike regime’s depots – and Trump says American floor troops are able to go in: Live updates

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By ADAM POGRUND, REPORTER and NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER

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A ‘river of fire’ has engulfed Iran after an oil spill ignited the country’s capital amidst ongoing US-Israeli air strikes.

It follows US President Donald Trump‘s pledge to dial up the attacks as the war in the Middle East entered its second week.

Meanwhile Mr Trump last night targeted UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer – insisting ‘we don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!’

The British Government is now considering sending an aircraft carrier to the region.

Mr Trump also responded to questions regarding the US’s willingness to send ground troops to Iran.

He said last night that the soldiers’ deployment ‘would be a great thing’, but cautioned: ‘Right now, we’re just decimating them’.

‘There would have to be a very good reason. I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level,’ he said. 

‘We don’t need your help’ – Donald Trump’s stringing rebuke of Sir Keir Starmer

IN FLIGHT- MARCH 7:U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media traveling on Air Force One while heading to Miami on March 7, 2026. President Trump and other members of the government attended the dignified transfer of six soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command who were killed in action by an Iranian drone strike on March 1 in Port Shuabia, Kuwait during "Operation Epic Fury". (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his stinging rebuke of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

It follows Sir Keir’s lack of immediate support for the US-Israeli strikes.

Mr Trump said: ‘The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.’

He added on his social media: ‘That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer – But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!’

IN PICTURES: How Iran raged overnight after US-Israeli bombardment

Israel: ‘Additional escalations’ planned after attacks on Iran’s oil facilities

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has commented in the aftermath of his country’s attacks on Iran’s oil facilities – declaring, ‘we will see additional escalations in the coming days’.

Speaking to Israel’s Radio 103 broadcaster, he added ‘all targets that will help us harm the current regime in Iran’ are on the table.

‘We know the time frame in which we hope to achieve all the goals we set. There is a plan in the war, there are developments on the ground, we don’t want to be in a situation where in another year or two we will be in another round,’ he said.

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