Trump predicts Iran war will end ‘soon,’ as Tehran threatens oil blockade

President Trump says the war in Iran could end soon, but his defense secretary says the

attacks are just beginning.

Plus, they refuse to sing Iran's national anthem.

Now five women's soccer players are seeking asylum in Australia.

And police say a woman shot into Rihanna's home with a rifle.

This morning, she's charged with attempted murder.

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Good morning, everyone.

I'm Simone Del Rosario in today for Craig Negrally.

Mix signals this morning on the war in Iran.

President Donald Trump saying the conflict could end soon, while also warning of much broader

strikes if Iran targets global oil supplies.

So we're winning very decisively.

We're way ahead of schedule.

And if it starts up again, they'll be, they'll be hit even harder.

When pressed, the president declined to offer a clear timeline for when the fighting could

stop.

His comments also contrast with defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who has said the recent

U.S. strikes are, quote, only just the beginning.

Meanwhile, Iran is warning it could try to shut down oil exports from the region.

A military spokesperson says if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue, Iran, quote, will not

allow the export of even one liter of oil.

Trump responded Monday night on social media, saying if Iran blocks shipping through the

Strait of Hormuz, the United States would hit Iran, quote, 20 times harder.

A senior Iranian official also told CNN his country is prepared for a long war with the

United States, and suggested Iran could continue targeting Gulf countries in an effort to force

them to press Washington to de-escalate.

I don't see any room for diplomacy anymore because Donald Trump had been deceiving others

and not keeping it his promises.

And we experienced it in two times of negotiations that while we were engaged in negotiation,

the structures.

There's no room unless the economic pressure would be built up to the extent that other countries

would intervene to guarantee this termination of aggression of Americans and Israelis against

Iran.

All the while the fighting continues, Iran launched new missile and drone attacks Tuesday,

sirens sounding, and Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as residents were warned to take cover.

And in Iran, multiple explosions were reported overnight as joint U.S. and Israeli strikes

continue.

We told you yesterday about the deadly strike near a girls' school in the southern

Iranian city of Minab.

Now there's newly verified video showing what happened near another school on the first

day of the conflict.

Here it is.

The video was posted online by a national teachers union in Iran and later verified by the New

York Times.

It shows security camera footage from an elementary school in the city of Obviac, West

of Tehran.

The video shows about 40 boys playing outside during recess on the morning of February 28th,

just hours after the first joint U.S. and Israeli strikes began.

Then suddenly, that explosion you just saw, windows shatter, children run across the playground,

one boy appears to collapse near a soccer goal after being struck by debris.

Iranian state media later identified that child who they said did not survive.

The Times reports satellite imagery and geolocation analysis indicate the apparent target was a

communications tower on a hill nearby, less than 400 feet from the school.

The U.S. military is not commented on the apparent strike.

Now this is the second known strike near a school that day.

As we reported yesterday, video verified by the Times shows a Tomahawk cruise missile

striking an Iranian revolutionary garden naval base next to a girls' school in Minab.

Iranian officials say 175 people were killed, most of them, young schoolgirls.

Neither the United States nor Israel has publicly confirmed responsibility for that strike.

But President Trump told reporters yesterday the U.S. is still investigating.

Australia has granted asylum to five members of Iran's women's national soccer team.

They were in the country for a tournament when the war broke out in Iran.

The decision comes after Iranian groups in Australia and even President Trump urged the

government to offer them protection.

Early Tuesday morning, police escorted the five players from their hotel on the gold

coast to what officials called a safe location after they requested asylum.

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says he met with the players before their

humanitarian visas were approved.

Now the team drew global attention last week when the players refused to sing Iran's

national anthem before their first match in Australia.

Iranian state media later branded them treaters, calling the move, quote, the pinnacle of

dishonor.

It's a 26 person team.

Burke says the rest of the team has also been offered the opportunity to stay in Australia.

Australia has taken the Iranian women's soccer team into our hearts.

These women are tremendously popular in Australia, but we realize they are in a terribly difficult

situation with the decisions that they're making.

The opportunity will continue to be there for them to talk to Australian officials if

they wish to.

These women have been weighing up an incredibly difficult decision, incredibly difficult

decision.

And I respect that even though the offer continues to be there for other members of the

team, it is quite possible and indeed likely that not every woman and the team will make

a decision to take up the opportunity that Australia would offer to them.

What matters here is that they have the best agency they can over those decisions.

It's not clear when the other players are expected to return to Iran, but tensions

grew Tuesday when protesters tried to block a bus reportedly carrying members of that

team from their hotel.

Local media report the team later boarded a flight from Gold Coast Airport.

They were once known as real estate's A team.

Now a federal jury has convicted the Alexander brothers on all 10 counts in a sex trafficking

case.

A federal jury in New York has found tall and orange Alexander and their brother Alon

guilty on every count, capping a five week trial where 11 women testified.

Prosecutors said the brothers used their wealth, access and a party and travel lifestyle to

draw women into their circle than drug and sexually assault them.

Several women told jurors they felt impaired or lost control after drinks or nights out

and said the assaults followed invitations to exclusive parties and trips.

The brothers pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations.

Defense lawyers told jurors the encounters were consensual and argued prosecutors failed

to prove a sex trafficking conspiracy.

After the verdict, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton called the crimes quote, chilling, reprehensible

and unacceptable and praised the women who came forward.

The family called the decision disappointing and defense attorneys say they plan to appeal.

Sentencing is set for August 6th.

A Florida woman is now facing an attempted murder charge after police say she opened

fire outside Rihanna's Los Angeles home over the weekend.

Authorities identify the suspect as 35-year-old Ivana Lee set or tease.

Investigators say she drove to the entrance of the singer's Beverly Hills area property

Sunday afternoon and started shooting from her car.

Police say multiple rounds were fired, some striking the gate and a nearby vehicle on

the property.

You can see right here in this picture, tape covering where the bullets struck the entrance.

Now Rihanna was home at the time with ASAP Rocky and their three young children, but no

one was hurt.

Investigators say or tease then fled the scene in a white Tesla, but officers tracked

the vehicle to a shopping center parking lot and nearby Sherman Oaks, where she was taken

into custody about half an hour later.

Police say they recovered an AR-15 style rifle and shell casings from the car.

Police is now being held on bail that set it more than $10 million dollars.

Finally this morning, Uber has officially launched a new safety feature aimed at protecting

women.

Uber's new Women Preferences feature pairs female riders with female drivers nationwide.

It comes as the company still faces thousands of lawsuits from passengers claiming to have

been sexually assaulted by Uber drivers.

Now women can request a female driver using the Women Drivers option in the app.

They can also reserve rides in advance with a female driver and set a preference for women

drivers in their account settings, which increases the chance of being matched with one, but

doesn't guarantee it.

About one-fifth of Uber's U.S. drivers are women.

Teen account users will also have the option to request women drivers, and it goes both ways

female drivers can set their own preferences to accept trips from women riders.

The policy launched despite a California class action claiming it discriminates against men.

Well, before we head out, here's what we're tracking.

Voters in Georgia and Mississippi are heading to the polls.

Mississippi holds its primary elections while Georgia voters choose a replacement for the

House seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

At 930, the Senate Armed Services Committee will receive a closed briefing on Operation

Epic Fury in Iran, we'll be monitoring that for reaction.

At 10, the National Association of Realtors releases the latest report on existing home

sales for February.

And later this afternoon, House Speaker Mike Johnson takes part in a fireside chat at

the House Republicans' 2026 Issues Conference at Trump's Daryl Florida Resort.

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Those are your unbiased updates for this Tuesday.

Hey, guess what?

Craig Negrally will be back with us tomorrow.

And for all of us here at Strader News, I'm Simon Del Rosario.

Thank you for watching, and have a great day.