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The Latest: Pakistan says US-Iran mediation moving ahead after Trump holds back envoys
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (1508+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump said he told his top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran on Saturday. "If they want to talk, all they have to do is call! !!" Trump said on…...
Local elections in the West Bank and part of Gaza could test public trust
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (992+ words) More than 70, 000 people are eligible to vote for municipal government in Deir al-Balah, a central Gaza city that has been damaged by airstrikes but was spared an Israeli ground invasion. The single-city vote is a largely symbolic "pilot," election officials…...
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2+ week, 1+ day ago (18+ words) Trump says military is "loading up the ships" if peace talks with Iran go south in Pakistan'FOX8 WGHP...
Trump's grave threats toward Iran stoke war crime debate
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1183+ words) President Trump's dire warnings to strike Iranian civilian targets if Tehran does not meet his calls to open the Strait of Hormuz is opening a fierce debate over whether service members will be asked to carry out what amounts to…...
US, Iran reach tenuous ceasefire deal: 5 takeaways
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1492+ words) The two-week U. S. -Iranian ceasefire deal brought temporary relief around the world Tuesday after President Trump agreed to suspend what he warned would be a catastrophic attack on the Islamic Republic." Stocks rose and oil prices plunged following news of the…...
Trump warns a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran deal isn"t reached
2+ week, 5+ day ago (885+ words) Meanwhile, airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran, and the U. S. struck military targets on the Iranian oil hub of Kharg Island. The attack marked the second time the island was hit by American forces. It was not…...
Iran-backed Houthis enter the month-old war and could further threaten global shipping
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (919+ words) The war has threatened global supplies of oil, natural gas and fertilizer and disrupted air travel. Iran's grip on the strategic Strait of Hormuz has shaken markets and prices. The United States and Israel continue to strike Iran, whose retaliatory…...
Iran receives ceasefire plan from the US but dismisses idea of negotiating
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1010+ words) Tehran did not confirm receiving the plan and publicly dismissed the diplomatic effort while launching more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Iran also continued to come…...
Iran war halts Qatar helium output, threatening global tech supply chains
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1180+ words) Best known as the gas that makes party balloons float, helium is also a key input in chipmaking, space rockets and medical imaging. Qatar supplies a third of the world's helium, according to the U. S. Geological Survey, but the nation had…...
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1098+ words) Kent, a former Green Beret and political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, was confirmed last July on a 52-44 vote. As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, he was in charge of an agency tasked with analyzing and detecting terrorist…...