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US President Donald Trump has predicted that the war in Iran will be “over quickly” and says that most people “understand” his goal of ending Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. His comments come after Iran said a US proposal to end the war is “still being considered”. US news outlet Axios reported that the White House believes it could be closing in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as the two countries appeared to be moving closer to an initial agreement to end the war and President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried …

The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped lead the state’s recent redistricting effort. Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the …

Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken nature, built a media empire that encompassed cable’s first superstation and …

President Donald Trump has announced a pause to the just-launched US initiative that aimed to help guide ships stranded by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had said the initiative – Project Freedom – was a humanitarian gesture “meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong”. Iran has said vessels can only …

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “Project Freedom,” the initiative to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be paused “for a short period of time” to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed. Since the start of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran in late February, Tehran has effectively …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of its “support for and cooperation with the aggressors against Iran.” Baghaei said at a press conference that the behaviors of the UAE “created many problems” not only for Iran, but also for the region’s security and the solidarity among regional countries. He added that Iran hopes …

The United Nations is alarmed by the escalating drone attacks in Sudan that are endangering civilians. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said that a drone was reportedly shot down over Khartoum International Airport on Monday, leading to flights being canceled. Local media reported earlier that five members of the same family, including women and children, were killed on …

They are still there. There is no evading the simple fact. Everywhere the people walk. Wherever they drive. Whenever they switch on the television. The faces of assassinated leaders, and those of new rulers, dominate the public space. Protests have come and gone. A war. Then a ceasefire. But the regime of the Islamic Republic has endured. In fact, according …

Russia has accused the U.S. State Department of unlawfully granting American citizenship to children of Russian diplomats born in the United States, a move Moscow says violates international norms and bilateral diplomatic practice. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Monday said that U.S. authorities were invoking “birthright citizenship” to automatically register such children as U.S. citizens. She argued that …