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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that negotiations with Iran were "proceeding nicely" and said he asked countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt and Jordan, to join the Abraham Accords if an agreement is reached.
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"Thank you for your attention to this matter" has closed hundreds of US President Donald Trump's social media posts, from policy directives to commendations to profanity-laced screeds directed at political opponents.
"Thank you for your attention to this matter" has closed hundreds of US President Donald Trump's social media posts, from policy directives to commendations to profanity-laced screeds directed at political opponents.
US President Donald Trump is utilizing right-wing influencers and media figures identified with the MAGA camp to explain the outlines of the deal with Tehran and prevent a political rebellion within the president's conservative base, according to Monday reports.
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US President Donald Trump slammed recent critics of the rumored 60-day ceasefire agreement with Iran, saying people “know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran, things that haven’t even been negotiated yet,” in a post on Truth Social on Monday.
Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package
Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on Iran as the US president negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war, two sources said.
Trump and his allies have so undermined the US government that we need a new vocabulary to describe them
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the joint sessions of the US Congress in March 2015, just as President Obama was about to sign a nuclear deal with Iran, he misquoted the Biblical story of Esther in an attempt to thwart the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from being signed, and to set out …
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Pope Leo XIV on Monday described the concept of a “just war”, advanced by US President Donald Trump’s administration, as “outdated”, warning that “humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power”.
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Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful at the end of the Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Washington: The temporary agreement that the Trump administration announced with Iran this weekend isn’t a peace deal. It isn’t a nuclear deal. It isn’t a missile deal.
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The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea hosted a special luncheon in Seoul on Thursday featuring Mick Mulvaney, former acting White House chief of staff under US President Donald Trump, to discuss the future direction of US policy and its implications for Korea and global business.
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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran and Washington have reached conclusions on several issues discussed as part of a potential memorandum of understanding. However, he stressed that this should not be interpreted as meaning that Iran is close to signing any agreement with …
As negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked, US President Donald Trump convened a high-level meeting Friday with senior US national security officials, including the CIA director, secretary of defense, and vice president, to discuss scenarios for a possible return to military confrontation with t…
The Justice Department has confirmed that Philippine authorities have applied for an Interpol Red Notice against Senator Bato dela Rosa. DOJ spokesman Polo Martinez said the request for an Interpol Red Notice was among the legal remedies available to authorities seeking Dela Rosa’s arrest. This developed as authorit…
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As with previous rounds of negotiations, the latest US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, held in Washington earlier this month, signalled the laundering of war through diplomacy.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood Padilla defended his deputy chief of staff, retired Colonel Jean Robles, from allegations linking her to the escape of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa last week from the Senate despite being under the chamber's "protective custody."
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Oil prices slipped below $100 a barrel on Monday on hopes of a deal between the US and Iran, after President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz blockade would stay in place until an agreement is sealed.
The United States will either secure a strong agreement with Iran or confront the country “another way”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says after President Donald Trump moved to temper expectations that an agreement to end the war is close.
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a good agreement or Washington would deal with the country in “another way.”
Iranian affairs analyst Hassan Ahmadian said the media attention surrounding recent diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran has exceeded the actual progress achieved in negotiations, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
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Secretary of state says a deal could materialise ‘today’, while Trump says talks with Iran proceeding constructively as he faces criticism from within his own party
A proposed agreement between Tehran and Washington would extend the current ceasefire by 60 days, creating time for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme and the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reported, quoting a diplomat.
A foreign state actor has hacked a parliamentarian and three staff members' WhatsApp accounts, leading to the platform being temporarily blocked.A Department of Parliamentary Services official told a Senate hearing today there was a "targeted phishing activity" on March 6.They received reports from a parliamentarian…
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In today's episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump tells negotiators to "take their time" as a deal between America and Iran moves closer.