IRAN has called off crunch peace talks after Israel's renewed attacks in Lebanon - as Donald Trump urged critics to "sit back and relax" amid fresh US strikes on the regime. Tehran has also vowed to completely block the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation days after it previously said certain ships would be allowed through
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IRAN has called off crunch peace talks after Israel's renewed attacks in Lebanon - as Donald Trump urged critics to "sit back and relax" amid fresh US strikes on the regime. Tehran has also vowed to completely block the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation days after it previously said certain ships would be allowed through
President Donald Trump said Monday he had productive calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, despite Iranian state media suggestions that a ceasefire could collapse. US President Donald Trump stated that negotiations with Iran are progressing rapidly despite recent exchanges of fire testing a fragile ceasefire. He also announced a halt to attacks between Hezbollah and Israel following calls with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Hezbollah representatives.
With Trump's ceasefire on the verge of collapse, Tehran is threatening to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to punish the US and Israel, in a move that could send the global economy into a recession. President Trump said Monday that talks with Iran remain on track after he spoke to Israel and representatives of the Iran-backed Hezbollah to calm things down in Lebanon, a key sticking point for Tehran.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the story as "Iran halts indirect talks with US over Israel's Lebanon incursion, Tasnim says." The Independent reported the story as "Rubio admits Tehran still has ‘a lot of drones’ as Israel and Lebanon trade fresh attacks." Daily Mail US reported the story as "Trump's Iran war opens up on terrifying new front as regime threatens the 'Strait of Tears': Oil prices to DOUBLE, analyst warns."
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15 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, Daily Mail US, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Times of India and 11 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 12 hours ago.
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