Trump holding meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding a meeting to make a "final determination" about an agreement to extend a ceasefire with Iran.
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· Middleeasteye
A new round of US-Israel vs Iran war?
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· Jaime J. Yambao
US-Iran truce deal awaits Trump's approval as strikes test ceasefire
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· Agence France-Presse
Trump to make ‘final determination’ on proposed Iran deal | The National
President Donald Trump said he would hold a meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a “final determination” on a proposed agreement with Iran.
· Jihan Abdalla
Greek national charged with assisting 'Iran spies'
A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to Iran.
· Jessica Rawnsley
Trump se reúne con asesores para una “determinación final” sobre acuerdo con Irán
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· Aamer Madhani
Travellers urged to carefully check trip insurance details during regional conflict | The National
Travellers flying to the UAE with the continued uncertainty of the Iran conflict were advised to check their travel insurance carefully, especially when it came to claims relating to cancellations, medical treatment, and flight disruption.
· Katy Gillett
Oil prices fall after Trump says he will make final determination on Iran deal
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· Spencer Kimball
Iran's Ghalibaf says Tehran has no trust in words, will judge by actions
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Friday in a post on X/Twitter that Tehran does not trust guarantees or words and would judge by actions, adding that Iran would not act unless the other side acted first.
· REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump says he will make final Iran decision, agreement to lift Hormuz blockade
US President Donald Trump is heading to the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on Iran, according to a Friday Truth Social post by the president.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump says making ‘final determination’ on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump says he is preparing to make a final decision on a potential agreement with Iran as talks reach a critical stage.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says he will have Situation Room meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran negotiation
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hold a meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a "final determination" on peace negotiations with Iran, reiterating his demands that Iran forgo any pursuit of a nuclear weapon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
· Song Sang-ho
Trump lays out Iran deal demands, says he's about to make 'final determination'
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he is meeting in the Situation Room "to make a final determination" after listing everything that Iran must do for him to approve a deal to end the war.
· Kevin Breuninger
Bret Michaels becomes latest artist to drop out of Trump-affiliated concert series for US’s 250th anniversary – live
At least seven of nine musical acts set to play in a concert series to mark 250th anniversary of US dropped out within 48 hours of the lineup being announced
· Tom Ambrose, Maham Javaid, Hannah Harris Green, Robert Mackey, Anna Betts, Gaya Gupta
Ciudadano griego es acusado en Gran Bretaña de ayudar a operación contra periodista
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· The Associated Press
Hezbollah likely pushing Iran to secure its inclusion in any ceasefire agreement with US - report
Hezbollah is pushing for a complete ceasefire and requesting that Iranian negotiators ensure that the terror group is included in any agreement reached with the US, a senior IDF Northern Command official told Israeli public broadcaster KAN News on Thursday.
· JAMES GENN
Questions swirl around tentative US-Iran deal
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· Aamer Madhani
Man charged in UK with assisting foreign intelligence service linked to Iran
A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, believed to be Iran's, over the targeting of a journalist working for the London-based television station Iran International, British police said on Friday.
· REUTERS
Pakistan foreign minister set to discuss Iran with Rubio in Washington
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that are expected to include the latest developments in negotiations on ending the Iran war.
· REUTERS
Greek national charged with helping foreign intelligence service target a journalist
LONDON (AP) — A Greek national was set to appear in court Friday on charges that he helped the intelligence service of a foreign country, believed to be Iran, target a journalist working in London.
Iran Clarifies Deal 'Not Finalized' Amid Lack Of Trust, Warns US-Gulf Of 'Utter Ruin' If War Resumes
Iran's Tasnim reports Friday that the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is not yet finalized, and that Thursday's flurry of Western media headlines about an agreement finally being reached were inaccurate.
· Tyler Durden
German politician blasts ‘totalitarian madness’ of sanctions on pro-Palestinian journalist
Germany’s implementation of EU sanctions against a pro-Palestinian journalist whom Brussels has accused of fueling discord on Russia’s behalf has descended into “totalitarian madness,” German opposition politician Sahra Wagenknecht has said.
· RT
Campus Israel launched as alternative for Jewish students facing antisemitism
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum speaks with the urgency of someone who sees several crises at once: hostile campuses, regional realignment, war with Iran, the future of Gaza, the stubborn persistence of antisemitism, and the need for stronger women’s leadership. Her answer to all of it is impacted by the same instinct—build som…
· FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Futures Hit Another Record High After Pricing In Same "Iran Deal" Every Day For The Past Month
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· Tyler Durden
How the ‘double scar’ of past inflation woes and geopolitical shocks amid the Iran war is hitting consumers
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· Elsa Ohlen
IRGC kills two Kurds who were in hiding, say rights groups
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have killed two Kurdish activists in the west of the country who went into hiding following anti-government protests in January, two rights groups said on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
Trump's war on Iran is a Suez moment - but not in the way you might think
With its failure to defeat Iran or force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the US war on Iran has been labelled a "strategy of desperation", a "historic blunder" and a "strategic defeat".
· Middleeasteye
Japan on tenterhooks over naphtha, even as US supply ramps up
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· MITSURU OBE
Does Mojtaba Khamenei’s leadership have a future? - analysis
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· OMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE
Veterans minister says Starbucks Korea should face public criticism, sanctions over controversial campaign
Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul said Friday he believes Starbucks Korea should face sanctions over the recent controversial marketing campaign associated with the May 18 Gwangju democratization movement, saying it was not the result of an "individual deviation," but a company-level marketing scheme.
· Yonhap
Oil drops 20% from 2026 peak on optimism over U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks
Global oil prices have tumbled by around 20% from 2026 highs as investors have grown increasingly optimistic on prospects for a long-lasting ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran, which would unlock shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
· Hugh Leask
Court rules in favor of Iran's Mellat Bank in compensation suit against BOK
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has ruled in favor of Mellat Bank in a suit against the Bank of Korea (BOK) over its denial of a 2019 request to open a new bank account to operate surplus funds, judiciary sources said Friday.
· Lee Minji
Live updates: US and Iranian reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire
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Iran's Bank Mellat wins W10b damages suit against Korea’s central bank
A Seoul court ruled in favor of Iran’s major commercial bank in a damages suit filed against the Bank of Korea, ordering the Korean central bank to pay 10 billion won ($7.3 million) plus delayed interest.
· Cha Min-jung
US-Iran 60-day proposal: What we know
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· Sarah Shamim
Iran war latest: Israel breaching international law in southern Lebanon, France says | The National
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· The National
Iran war latest: US threatens Iran again while inching closer to a deal | The National
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· The National
DOJ sentences NYC accomplice in Iranian dissident murder-for-hire scheme to 10 years in prison
Jonathan Loadholt, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for his participation in a murder-for-hire scheme orchestrated by the Iranian government against an Iranian-born journalist and activist, according to the US Justice Department.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Trump's Oman outburst throws 'Switzerland of the Middle East' into the spotlight
The Trump administration's threats against Oman, a longtime U.S. ally, have thrown a country known for cultivating a reputation as the "Switzerland of the Middle East" firmly into the geopolitical spotlight.
· Sam Meredith
How Trump’s war on Iran is jeopardising Asia’s remittance lifeline
In Gulf economies, lost migrant jobs and remittances risk plunging millions across Asia into crisis
· David Dodwell
How Trump’s war on Iran is jeopardising Asia’s remittance lifeline
In Gulf economies, lost migrant jobs and remittances risk plunging millions across Asia into crisis
· David Dodwell
The Iran war is providing an unexpected boost to secondary city travel in Asia-Pacific
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· Monica Pitrelli
Iranian intel. ministry-linked group behind LA public transport cyberattack, Israeli firm finds
Iranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles' transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers found earlier this week.
· REUTERS, NIV LILIEN
Oil prices head for second weekly drop as fragile Iran truce wavers | The National
Oil prices fell on Friday and headed for a second straight weekly decline, as a shaky US-Iran ceasefire and signs of weakening Asian demand outweighed a midweek bounce.
· Jennifer Gnana
Japanese and South Korean stock markets soar on anticipation of Iran deal
A board shows Nikkei Stock Average trading activity on May 29 in Tokyo. Asian stocks soared amid expectations for a tentative deal between the U.S. and Iran. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
· Staff Writer
Russian drone hits apartment block in NATO state Romania; EU prepares fresh sanctions against Moscow
A Russian drone collided with an apartment building in Romania, a NATO member state, early on Friday morning.
· Chloe Taylor
Veterans minister says Starbucks Korea should face public criticism, sanctions over controversial campaign
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul said Friday he believes Starbucks Korea should face sanctions over the recent controversial marketing campaign associated with the May 18 Gwangju democratization movement, saying it was not the result of an "individual deviation," but a company-level marketing …
· Kim Hyun-soo
What’s happening on Iran war day 91 as US, Iran near 60-day truce
Diplomatic efforts to preserve the ceasefire between the United States and Iran have continued behind the scenes, with officials signalling progress towards a framework that could open the door to formal negotiations after weeks of conflict and disruption across the Gulf and beyond.
· Elizabeth Melimopoulos
ASX Runners: White Energy, Thrive Tribe, AnteoTech & Harvest
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· Andrew Todd