'Highly Unlikely' US Will Extend Iran Ceasefire, 'Lots Of Bombs Will Go Off' If No Deal: Trump
Trump says 'highly unlikely' will extend ceasefire if deal not signed in Pakistan.
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· Middleeasteye
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· Tyler Durden
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The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it had dismantled a terrorist cell linked to Iran and arrested its members over a plot to undermine stability, state news agency WAM reported.
· REUTERS
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· Oliver Milman, Dharna Noor
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· The Moscow Times
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· Saeedshah
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· Joseph Wilkins
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· Caitlin Doornbos
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The UAE State Security Department said it has dismantled a "terrorist" organisation linked to Iran and arrested its members over suspected involvement in activities aimed at undermining national unity and carrying out planned sabotage operations inside the country.
· The National
As the Hormuz crisis exposes ‘fragile’ global supply chains, how will China respond?
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· Frank Chen
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· Frank Chen
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· The Moscow Times
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· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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· Tyler Durden
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· Nicole Winfield
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· Jon Gambrell
French budget faces €4B in cuts as Iran war hampers growth
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· Giorgio Leali
Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch
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· Alfadhel Ahmad
Iran’s refusal of second round of US peace talks was ‘posturing’: Pakistani sources
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· Caitlin Doornbos
Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?
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The war with Iran has laid bare one of the global economy's most exposed fault lines. For nearly two months, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and the countries that depend most heavily on what passes through it are now confronting the full weight of that reliance.
· Fadah Jassem
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· Middleeasteye
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· Middleeasteye
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· ELI LEON
Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic at standstill as US boards Iranian vessel | The National
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· Fareed Rahman
What is real? Iran’s conflicting messages & Trump’s confusing stance
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· JERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
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· Katie Mcque
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· Dlawer Ala'Aldeen
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· Jon Gambrell
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· Angelo Gonzales
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· Staff Writer
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· Sinan Mahmoud
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· Chris Bradford
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· Cao Jiaxuan
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· Cao Jiaxuan
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· Middleeasteye
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· The National
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· Philip Oltermann
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· Chris Zappone
Iran foreign ministry says US not serious about pursuing diplomacy
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that the United States was not serious about pursuing diplomacy, citing what it called "violations" of their two-week ceasefire.
· Middleeasteye
China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
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· Ralph Jennings
China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
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· Ralph Jennings