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Trump says war in Iran will end in "two or three weeks"

Donald Trump said there was no reason for the US to secure strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump has indicated he'll end hostilities with Iran soon, with or without a deal. He said the US had already accomplished all its war aims and Iran was no longer putting up a fight. We look at where this leaves Israel in its war against Iran and the Iranian backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

We take a closer look at how the conflict is impacting energy supplies in Asia.

And NASA's Artemis II is expected to launch into space for its mission to the moon today. We speak to a chief exploration scientist at NASA.

Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump. Credit: Aaron Schwartz/EPA).

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