Military options against Iran 'not at all' limited as US shifts to economic warfare: Trump

The U.S. military options against Iran remain open despite its shift toward increasing economic pressure on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Asked whether the economic strategy indicated that U.S. military options in the region were limited, Trump said, "No, not at all. It just means that we're seeing what happens."

Trump said the United States has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding areas.

He said Iran wants to reach an agreement with the United States but has yet to offer acceptable terms.

Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will impose "unprecedented" economic warfare and isolation on Iran, after months without a decisive military outcome or diplomatic progress.

Calling it "an Economic D-Day," Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the move will be "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country."

Military options against Iran 'not at all' limited as US shifts to economic warfare: Trump

The death toll from the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Aug. 10 has risen to 329, the country's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said Friday.

The quake has also left 4,600 people injured and 247 missing, while 364 people have been rescued, the UNGRD said.

According to the agency, the disaster has affected 481 municipalities in 16 departments across the country, impacting 314,000 people.

The 7.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Colombia last week at a depth of 80 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Colombia quake death toll rises to 329