Penn, 65, won his third Academy Award for his supporting actor role in political thriller One Battle Another but was absent from the ceremony. He gifted one of his Oscars to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2022. The UK has deployed the Type 45 Destroyer to the Mediterranean region, after an Iranian drone struck the runway at the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus on 1 March. At his press briefing, the US president claimed the operation was a "tremendous success", but added that he wants to ensure Iran cannot develop nuclear weaponry. As turmoil continues in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose to more than $100 a barrel on Monday. During a White House event with the Inter Miami CF soccer team, the US president said the island was “ready to fall”.