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Trump news at a glance: president accused of ‘threatening possible war crimes’ in Iran post

Trump uses a smartphone in the back of a black official car
Donald Trump uses a smartphone after leaving his golf club to return to the White House on Sunday. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Donald Trump has faced sharp criticism after threatening to wipe out Iran’s power plants and bridges in an expletive-riddled social media post on Sunday.

The US president told Iran: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell.” He separately suggested there was a “good chance” of an agreement to end the five-week war on Monday, telling US media that negotiations were happening.

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