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Iran’s speaker ridicules Trump’s blockade, economic pressure campaign as oil prices surge and standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues.

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Video Duration 02 minutes 38 seconds

02:38

Trump says Iran must abandon nuclear ambitions as gas prices surge in US

Published On 30 Apr 2026

  • US President Donald Trump says Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports has been a success and urges Tehran to “just give up”.
  • Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismisses US’s economic pressure campaign as the Iranian military warns its restraint so far has been “intended to give diplomacy a chance”.