Emirates says Iranian nationals are not allowed to enter or transit through UAE – as it happened

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog here. Trump said on Tuesday US forces would end operations in Iran “very soon,” suggesting a timeline of two to three weeks. After his usual claims about “regime change” and how much of Iran’s capabilities the US has “knocked out”, Trump said: double quotation markNow we’re finishing the job. I think in two weeks or maybe a few days longer, we’ll do the job. We want to knock out everything they’ve got. He has previously given vague and mixed messages about the US’s aims and timeline for the war. Asked by a reporter how he was going to bring oil prices back down, Trump answered: double quotation markAll I have to do is leave Iran – and we’ll be doing that very soon. Then prices will “come tumbling down”, he said. Trump also told reporters that the responsibility for keeping the strait of Hormuz open will rest with countries that rely on it. “That’s not for us … That’ll be for whoever’s using the strait.” This blog is closing now but you can follow the latest on our new liveblog here. Thank you for reading. Iranian nationals are not allowed to enter or transit through the United Arab Emirates, acco