WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC News he expects an Israel-Iran ceasefire that he announced on Monday to last “forever.” “I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It’s going to go forever,” he told the network. (Reporting by Jasper Ward)
DOHA (Reuters) -Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran’s agreement to the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Iran during a call with Iranian officials held after Iran’s strikes on a U.S. air base in Qatar on Monday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters …
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire has been agreed between Israel and Iran. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE… for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!,” Trump said in a post …
(Corrects date of Raisi’s death to 2024 from 2023 in paragraph 29) By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -The clock’s ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ago to identify his replacement, has accelerated its …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran gave the United States notice prior to shooting missiles at its military base in Qatar, which he said made it possible for no lives to be lost. “I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done. Most importantly, …
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(Changes name to “Gulf” in paragraph 6) By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Rubio’s comments on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” show …
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(Reuters) -Venezuela’s second-largest refinery, the 310,000-barrel-per-day Cardon plant operated by state company PDVSA, remained halted on Monday after a power blackout, three sources with knowledge of its operations said. Venezuela’s aging refining network has frequent outages after years on insufficient investment, mismanagement and U.S. sanctions preventing the import of spare parts. In recent months, Cardon …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada and the United States have a chance to strike a new economic and defense relationship but nothing is assured, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Last Monday, Carney said he had agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that their two nations should try to wrap up talks on a new …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -No Iranian missiles hit the U.S. military’s al Udeid airbase in Qatar, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday. The initial assessment follows an attempted attack by Iran on the base using short- and medium-range missiles. (Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Mark Porter)
BEIRUT (Reuters) -There was no Iranian attack detected at any U.S. military base other than in Qatar, a U.S. military official told Reuters on Monday. There was no impact on the U.S. Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, the official said. Military sources told Reuters on Monday that air defense systems were activated in the U.S. …
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