The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has assured this Tuesday that the war with Iran will not last "much longer". "We are not going to be there much longer. Right now we are giving them a beating," he asserted in an interview with The New York Times
Also, the US president has urged the countries affected by the fuel shortage to seek alternatives themselves: "Go get your own oil," he snapped at them.
Iran asks for guarantees to put an end to the conflict
For his part, the Iranian president, Massoud Pezeshkian, declared this Tuesday that Iran wishes to end the conflict, which has already lasted five weeks, but has warned that it requires guarantees to prevent the aggression from repeating.
"We have the necessary will to end this conflict provided that the essential conditions are met," he stated in a telephone conversation with the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
Military escalation and victims in the region
The military escalation includes recent attacks on military installations in Isfahan, although Iranian authorities have not detailed the extent of the damage or the number of casualties. The situation adds to the clashes in southern Lebanon, where the Israeli army has reported this Tuesday the death of four soldiers, raising to ten the fatalities since the resumption of hostilities with the pro-Iranian group Hezbollah.
In recent days, Trump has criticized the lack of support from some members of NATO to guarantee the security of the Strait of Hormuz, specifically pointing to Spain and France for refusing to allow overflights of American planes towards the region.