US Iran War LIVE: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was dissatisfied with Iran’s latest proposal for negotiations over the ongoing conflict, while Iran’s foreign minister indicated that Tehran is open to diplomacy if Washington changes its stance.
US Iran War LIVE: what happened in the last few hours?
- said, “… You cannot give Iran a weapon… Because they would use it in a place called Israel very quickly, and they would use it in the Middle East, and they’d use it in Europe. And I guess we’d be next, and it is not going to happen… They have 159 ships. Every single ship is at the bottom of the sea right now…”
- According to a report by Reuters, Iran has activated air defenses and plans a wide response if attacked, having assessed that there will be a short, intensive U.S. strike, possibly followed by an Israeli attack, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
- The slid after reports of Iran’s latest talks proposal, but both West Texas Intermediate and the other main US benchmark, Brent, clawed back some ground and were trading comfortably above the symbolic $100 a barrel mark.
- The US Treasury Department slapped new sanctions on three Iranian foreign currency exchange firms to try to stem the flow of Tehran’s “financial lifelines”.
- Brent crude hovered around $108 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate slipped roughly 3% to about $101 by early afternoon in New York. Trading activity remained subdued as investors scaled back positions, cautious about potential developments over the weekend.
- At the center of the standoff is the , a crucial route that previously handled nearly one-fifth of global oil and LNG shipments. Both Iran and the United States appear to be holding off, each waiting for the other to take the first step toward easing restrictions on maritime traffic.
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Key Events
US Iran War LIVE: US declines comment on new Iran peace talks proposal
The White House declined to comment Friday on a new proposal from Iran for talks to end the war, saying only that discussions continue.
“We do not detail private diplomatic conversations,” deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement sent to AFP.
US Iran War LIVE: Reports on plans for new strikes
Separately, Trump told leaders in Congress that he did not need their permission to extend the war beyond a Friday deadline set by law because the ceasefire had “terminated” hostilities, according to a report by Reuters.
“Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever? Or do we want to try and make a deal?” Trump said when asked about his options. (Reuters)
US Iran War LIVE: US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump’s threat
The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. (AP)
US Iran War LIVE: Trump says Iran would use nuclear weapon in place called Israel ‘very quickly’
US Iran War LIVE: Trump’s latest remark on Iran war
“They want to make a deal, but … I’m not satisfied with it,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that the Iranian leadership was “very disjointed” and split into two or three groups, as reported by Reuters. “They’re asking for things that I can’t agree to,” he said, adding that negotiations by phone were continuing.
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