Conflict

Trump Says Iran Talks Moving Fast Despite Threat to Widen War

US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran were moving at a "rapid pace," even as Tehran threatened to widen the war by keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked and activating other pressure points around the region.

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Dozens of Nations at UN Denounce Russia Over Romania Drone Incident

Dozens of countries denounced Russia at the UN over a drone strike blamed on Moscow that hit a Romanian apartment building.

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Hezbollah Needs to Cease Attacks First: US Official

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the ongoing diplomatic negotiations, a senior US official told AFP.

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Iran Says Does Not Trust US as Trump Toughens Terms

Iran's chief negotiator warned the US was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights.

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Israel PM Says Capturing Beaufort ‘Dramatic Shift’ in Lebanon Offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on Sunday.

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Romania Identifies Drone Behind Strike on Apartment Block as Russian

Further analysis of a drone that smashed into a Romanian apartment building, sparking furious condemnation of Russia, has shown that it undoubtedly came from Moscow's forces, Bucharest said Sunday.

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Drone Hits Captured Nuclear Plant in Ukraine: IAEA

A drone hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, the UN nuclear agency confirmed Sunday.

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US Says Capable of Resuming War With Iran as Deal Remains Elusive

The US warned it was "more than capable" of resuming its war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons.

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Iran State TV Says Draft Deal With US Includes Releasing $12B in Assets

Iranian state media reported that a proposed memorandum of understanding with the US included an agreement to release $12 billion in frozen assets.

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Trump Insists on Red Lines as Iran Deal Remains Elusive

US President Donald Trump will only make a peace deal with Iran if it meets all of his conditions, a White House official told AFP on Friday, as questions swirled about the state of negotiations to end the war.

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