WASHINGTON, Aug ⁠9 (Reuters) - ⁠After months ⁠of U.S. military ​strikes on Iran, ‌sanctions and ‌a ⁠blockade, ⁠President Donald Trump said on Sunday ​that his administration is ​watching economic pressure mount ⁠on Iran, ⁠according to ⁠an interview ​with Axios.

Donald Trump emphasised that the Iranian regime is in dire financial straits and unable to pay its troops, a crisis he said has been exacerbated by the US naval blockade

President Donald Trump admitted to some shortage of weapons and munitions in the Iran war, after previously saying there was no shortage.

President Trump reached the point last week of viewing Anthropic as a national security threat, he said in an exclusive interview for "The Axios Show," though he signaled that relations have improved since. Why it matters: National security concerns and ...

"It's like a chess game," Trump told Axios of dealing with Iran.

Donald Trump has said he is giving serious thought to restarting major combat operations in Iran with the biggest attack of the war. News website Axios reported the US president as saying he was considering a "massive attack" that would be "bigger than ever before" and that he was "close to making a decision".

Trump told Axios that Anthropic has “behaved very responsibly” and signalled he may ease restrictions on its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models. The comments come just days after the Commerce Department issued a directive on June 12 ordering Anthropic to ...