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Trump gives Iran until April 7

Iran at war

Trump gives Iran until April 7

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants, after Tehran earlier rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the fighting.

UAE backs international force at Hormuz

United Arab Emirates

UAE backs international force at Hormuz

 The United Arab Emirates has told the U.S. and other Western allies it would participate in a multinational maritime taskforce to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Zelensky heads to Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

Zelensky heads to Riyadh

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he had arrived in Saudi Arabia and would hold "important meetings", part of an effort to bolster ties with Middle East countries amid the Iran war.

How Sánchez became Tehran's useful idiot

Iran

How Sánchez became Tehran's useful idiot

Iran has made an extraordinary offer,  and it went straight to Madrid. The Iranian embassy in Spain announced Thursday that Tehran would be "receptive to any request from Madrid" regarding the Strait of Hormuz, citing Spain's respect for international law. 

Israel's most resolute ally in Washington

Israel

Israel's most resolute ally in Washington

Israel has had friends in the White House before. Harry Truman recognized the Jewish state at its birth. Richard Nixon understood during the Yom Kippur War that delay could be fatal. Those were consequential acts, and history rightly honors them.

Yemen's Houthis: Iran's last proxy standing

Yemen

Yemen's Houthis: Iran's last proxy standing

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Gaza war, stands ready to strike the key waterway again in solidarity with Tehran, one Houthi leader told Reuters, a move that would deepen a global oil and economic crisis brought on by the Middle East war.

Trump to Iran: Get serious or get hit

Iran

Trump to Iran: Get serious or get hit

A U.S. proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is "one-sided and unfair", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday, while also stressing that diplomacy had not ended despite the lack for now of a realistic plan for peace talks.

From boom to gloom: Cyprus tourism and the Iran war

Cyprus

From boom to gloom: Cyprus tourism and the Iran war

The Iran conflict is causing a rise in tourist cancellations and a dive in new bookings in Cyprus and to a lesser extent other countries whose economies rely heavily on summer visitors.

IRGC Navy chief dead

Iran

IRGC Navy chief dead

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that Israel had eliminated the Navy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), holding him "directly responsible for the terrorist act of bombing and blocking the Strait of Hormuz."

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