• Video
  • Shop
  • Culture
  • Family
  • Wellness
  • Food
  • Living
  • Style
  • Travel
  • News
  • Book Club
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • Terms of Use
  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Contact Us
  • Recalls and Product Safety Alerts
  • © 2026 ABC News
Live Updates
ABC News

Iran live updates: Trump says oil prices will drop 'when we WIN the war'

PHOTO: A gull flies overhead as a boy stands with his bicycle on a beach overlooking commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sept. 7, 2026.
2:08
Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
Trump's envoys visit Russia and Ukraine as US strikes Iran oil vessels
By David Brennan, Mary Kekatos, Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: September 8, 2026, 3:18 PM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump said in August that the U.S. would launch a "crushing economic operation" to force Tehran into submission.

Key Headlines

  • Trump admin targets Iran's aviation sector in effort to strangle Iranian economy
  • Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73, halt energy operations, officials say
  • Trump says oil prices will drop 'when we WIN the war'
Here's how the news is developing.

Sep 08, 2026 3:18 PM

Trump admin targets Iran's aviation sector in effort to strangle Iranian economy

The Trump administration is sanctioning 36 entities that it says support Iran's aviation sector, which the administration says helps the Iranian regime "move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo" as well as companies that they acted as intermediaries for Iran.

This is the most recent in a string of actions targeting the Iranian economy as the Trump administration shifts their war strategy to financial strangulation.

"Let this be a warning to anyone doing business with Iran’s remaining airlines, all of which we sanctioned today: You are at risk of being cut off from the global financial system," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump participates in a Steel Across America event featuring a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Centre South Tower, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, September 8, 2026.
Evan Vucci/Reuters
President Donald Trump participates in a Steel Across America event featuring a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Centre South Tower, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, September 8, 2026.
Evan Vucci/Reuters


The Treasury Department sanctioned companies that facilitated the business of the already sanctioned Mahan Air as well as "three Iran-related aviation authorizations " that it said allowed for overflights and "on-U.S. airlines to fly U.S.-origin or U.S.-controlled commercial aircraft into Iran."

"Any foreign firm or individual enabling sanctioned Iranian airlines—including through aircraft transfers, cargo services, or general sales agent support—will face serious consequences for supporting the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism," the Treasury Department said in a statement.


Sep 08, 2026 10:49 AM

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73, halt energy operations, officials say

Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels wounded at least 73 people and halted operations at some energy facilities on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and the Saudi Energy Ministry said.

Fires erupted ‌at a number of energy sites and several people were injured as emergency teams rushed to contain the blazes and assess the damage, the Saudi Energy Ministry said in a statement.

The Iran-backed Houthis attacked the southern cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, the coalition said in a statement. It described the latest attacks as a "dangerous escalation," vowing to respond.

"The coalition will take all necessary operational measures to deter this terrorist militia and resolutely confront its hostile approach," coalition spokesperson Col. Turki al-Malki said in a statement published on X.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry affirmed the kingdom's right to "take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty, safeguard its national resources and preserve the security and safety of its citizens and residents on its territory. It will not tolerate any attack targeting its territory or national resources, in accordance with the rules of international law."

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy and Othon Leyva


Sep 08, 2026 8:18 AM

Trump says oil prices will drop 'when we WIN the war'

President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that oil prices will "drop precipitously" when the U.S. wins the ongoing war with Iran.

"Oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran," the president wrote in a post to social media. "Three Dollars a gallon, but ultimately, below Two Dollars a gallon. It will all happen quickly, and Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon. MAGA!"

Trump's post came as oil prices hit a six-week high on Monday, with global prices inching closer to $100 a barrel. U.S. oil was trading at $92.63 up about 1.3% and global oil was trading at $97.31 up more than 1%.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Zunaira Zaki



Sep 07, 2026 7:36 PM

27 killed in 3 days of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon: Officials

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said on Monday that 27 people have been killed in three days of Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon.

The agency also said that 69 people have been wounded including women, children and paramedics.

-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz


GMA Newsletters

Sign up for our newsletters to get GMA delivered to your inbox every morning!

Up Next in news

PHOTO: Stock photo of students taking a test in a classroom.

US students' reading scores take a dive, new data shows

September 8, 2026
PHOTO: Lindsay Clancy and lawyer Kevin Reddington look at jurors as Judge William Sullivan instructs them to continue deliberations during Clancy's murder trial, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass.

Lindsay Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington asks Trump for pardon after mistrial

September 8, 2026
PHOTO: Elizabeth Holmes is featured in a trailer for a new documentary from Nathan Fielder.

What to know about the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary from Nathan Fielder

September 7, 2026

The latest lifestyle and entertainment news and inspiration for how to live your best life - all from Good Morning America.
  • Contests
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Children’s Online Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • About Nielsen Measurement
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Shop FAQs
  • ABC News
  • ABC
  • All Videos
  • All Topics
  • Sitemap
  • Recalls and Product Safety Alerts

© 2026 ABC News
  • Privacy Policy— 
  • Your US State Privacy Rights— 
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy— 
  • Interest-Based Ads— 
  • Terms of Use— 
  • Your Privacy Choices— 
  • Contact Us— 
  • Recalls and Product Safety Alerts— 

© 2026 ABC News