Jul 9, 2026 – 4.41amLondon | Donald Trump has threatened to unleash another round of airstrikes against Iran for the second night running and restart a naval blockade, throwing global markets into a tailspin and sending the global oil price past $US80 a barrel.But the US President predicted any resumption of hostilities would be shortlived, as he labelled Iran’s clerical leadership as “scum”, “sick”, “cuckoo” and a “cancer” that had to be cut out, just weeks after lavishing praise on the regime’s new leaders.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles