Trump Unleashes More Threats Against Iran Amid Lull in Fighting

US President Donald Trump continued to issue threats against Iran despite a lull in fighting between the two nations. The Pentagon had suspended its bombing campaign on Friday, with no US attacks reported over the weekend. This followed 13 days of intensifying airstrikes on Iran.

Trump's advisers reportedly warned him that they were running out of targets to strike and expressed worries about depleting the US arsenal, but Trump rebuffed these concerns, stating that the US has 'far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need.'

On Sunday night, Trump posted a string of AI-generated images on his Truth Social platform relating to the destruction or capture of Iranian assets and infrastructure. One image showed warplanes bombing an oil facility with the caption 'STRIKE ON KHARG,' referring to Iran's Kharg Island, the main oil export hub for the Islamic Republic.

Global oil markets seemed to bounce back on Sunday and early Monday amid the pause in fighting, with the price of a barrel of international benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 5.89% to $91.08.