Trump tells the UK and other countries 'go get your own oil' from Strait of Hormuz and 'just take it' - BBC

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Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump says a deal with Iran is "irrelevant" and the US will leave when it is certain the regime cannot build a nuclear weapon "for years"

The White House has since announced that the president will deliver a primetime address to the nation about Iran on Wednesday evening

Earlier, Trump lashed out at the UK and other countries, telling them to "go get your own oil" from the Strait of Hormuz

"You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the USA won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us," he writes in a Truth Social post

No-one is yet ready to challenge Iran's chokehold over the Strait - not even US warships have done this, writes our diplomatic correspondent

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says more vessels are travelling through the key shipping route - BBC Verify looks at what the data tells us

In five weeks of war, thousands of people have been killed - the vast majority in Iran and Lebanon. Iranians tell BBC Persian they are "constantly worried"

Meanwhile more British troops and UK air defence systems will be deployed to the Middle East for defensive action against Iranian attacks

1:06 Starmer says UK will provide 'clear, calm leadership' 00:01:06, play video Starmer says UK will provide 'clear, calm leadership'

0:32 Trump: US to be done with Iran war in 'two weeks, maybe three' 00:00:32, play video Trump: US to be done with Iran war in 'two weeks, maybe three'

0:05 Moment missile hits building in Beirut. 00:00:05, play video Moment missile hits building in Beirut

1:13 BBC Verify looks into strikes in Isfahan. 00:01:13, play video BBC Verify looks into strikes in Isfahan

0:40 Cars engulfed in flames after Iranian missile debris hit central Israel. 00:00:40, play video Cars engulfed in flames after Iranian missile debris hit central Israel

0:44 Hegseth: ‘Big, bad Royal Navy’ should be prepared to step up. 00:00:44, play video Hegseth: ‘Big, bad Royal Navy’ should be prepared to step up

0:31 Footage shows large explosions in Iran's Isfahan. 00:00:31, play video Footage shows large explosions in Iran's Isfahan

0:46 What we know about the oil tanker hit off Dubai. 00:00:46, play video What we know about the oil tanker hit off Dubai

0:08 Iranian rocket attack targets military base near Baghdad airport. 00:00:08, play video Iranian rocket attack targets military base near Baghdad airport

1:11 White House on Trump threat to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure. 00:01:11, play video White House on Trump threat to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure

1:25 The risks of sending US troops to Iran's Kharg Island. 00:01:25, play video The risks of sending US troops to Iran's Kharg Island

0:18 Cars destroyed and craters in the street after strike on Tehran. 00:00:18, play video Cars destroyed and craters in the street after strike on Tehran

0:52 Why Trump wants to take Iran's Kharg Island. 00:00:52, play video Why Trump wants to take Iran's Kharg Island

0:27 Trump says 'we've had regime change' in Iran. 00:00:27, play video Trump says 'we've had regime change' in Iran

0:24 Smoke billows over industrial site in southern Israel. 00:00:24, play video Smoke billows over industrial site in southern Israel

Edited by Oliver O'Connell and Toby Mann, with reporting from BBC Persian and teams across the Middle East

Donald Trump had said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and that Tehran does not have to make a deal as a condition for the war ending.

"We'll be leaving very soon," Trump said at the White House on Tuesday, adding the exit could take place "within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three".

Asked if successful diplomacy with Iran was required to bring the conflict to an end, Trump said it was not. "Iran doesn't have to make a deal, no. No, they don't have to make a deal with me."

The US president earlier lashed out at European allies, saying on Truth Social that countries "like the United Kingdom" who can't get jet fuel because of the restrictions around the Strait of Hormuz should “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT".

Meanwhile, the fighting continues in the Middle East. Lebanon's capital Beirut has been hit by heavy airstrikes, with Israel's military saying it was targeting a Hezbollah commander and another senior figure.