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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will a lasting deal to open the Strait of Hormuz be reached?
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (200+ words) ABC17 NEWS The showdown over the flashpoint Strait of Hormuz continues into another week as the end of the current, temporary ceasefire draws near. On Sunday, the United States announced that it had seized an Iranian ship, while the Iranian Revolutionary…...
Exclusive: US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say
1+ week, 1+ day ago (515+ words) By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) " US intelligence indicates that'China is'preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran'within the next few weeks,'according to three'people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. It would be a provocative move…...
Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal: What we know about the war, now in its 6th week
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (727+ words) ABC17 NEWS By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) " Tehran has rejected a temporary ceasefire proposed by regional mediators as the US-Israeli war in Iran rumbles on. The two sides continue to trade threats, with President Donald Trump warning that US forces would…...
Iran's "new' regime looks much the same, only harsher
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1026+ words) (CNN) " US President Donald Trump said this week that Iran's new leadership is "less radical and much more reasonable." Trump and the Pentagon have repeatedly claimed that regime change has happened. "If you look already because the one regime was…...
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you cut back on driving because of high fuel prices?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) ABC17 NEWS Gas prices just keep going up. The average price in Missouri hit $3. 578 on Thursday, up from $2. 808 just a month ago. Prices aren't likely to fall soon -- those barrels sold Thursday were marked for delivery in May or June. Jump…...
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2+ week, 3+ day ago (14+ words) US mortgage rates climb for fifth-straight week, pushed up by Iran war worries'ABC17 NEWS...
Israel's parliament votes to expand death penalty for Palestinians
2+ week, 6+ day ago (508+ words) By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) " The Israeli parliament finalized a controversial bill Monday that would effectively expand the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism and nationalistic murders " a cornerstone issue for the country's far right for…...
Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says
2+ week, 6+ day ago (433+ words) By Cindy Von Quednow, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) " The attack earlier this month on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was "a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan," the FBI…...
Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank
3+ week, 2+ day ago (744+ words) By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Cyril Theophilos, CNN (CNN) " Twelve hours after Israeli settlers brutally attacked several Palestinians and established a new illegal outpost in their village, the Israeli military stepped in. But instead of detaining settlers or dismantling the…...
Iran has a new demand to end the war " and it could bring in billions
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1076+ words) By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) " When an Iranian official this week laid out a list of demands to end the war started by the United States and Israel, he added an item that hadn't been on Tehran's list before:…...