Strait of Hormuz

Iran deal: Trump is back to square one, but the cards are now in Tehran’s favor

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The US president’s 80th birthday began with a bang that kicked off on social media, resonated in the roars on the White House South Lawn as fighters pummeled each other in a cage, and left Middle East experts reeling as they examined the geostrategic impact of Donald Trump’s birthday gift to the world. In pictures Trump marks … Read more

U.S.-Iran deal updates: Israel says no Lebanon withdrawal, Iran says funds expected before final talks

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  16m ago U.S.-Iran agreement only a “first step,” top Iranian official says Iran’s official state-run news agency quoted the country’s vice president on Monday as saying the agreement reached with the U.S. was only “the first step,” and the next phase of negotiations will be more difficult. Speaking at a meeting on post-war reconstruction, … Read more