Trump says negotiations with Iran in final stages, warns of attacks if deal fails
Trump said he may order more strikes if Iran rejects a deal, as Pakistani and Saudi officials press diplomacy and oil tankers begin moving again.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are in the "final stages," warning of further attacks unless Iran agrees to a deal.
- Trump paused planned strikes on Tuesday after requests from Iran's neighbors, amid intense pressure to end the war as soaring energy prices hurt his Republican Party ahead of November elections.
- Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday with a "fresh" U.S. proposal, while tanker traffic through Hormuz resumed "in coordination with Iranian authorities," Seoul's foreign minister said.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned Wednesday it would retaliate "beyond the region" with "crushing blows in places you do not expect" if attacks resume, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
- Traders assign roughly a 17% chance of a permanent peace deal by May 31, while Tehran's new proposal largely repeats terms previously rejected by the White House as "garbage.
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Trump says Iran talks are nearing an end but warns of more strikes
US President Donald Trump said his administration’s negotiations with Iran were “in the final stages” on Wednesday, while simultaneously warning of further attacks, as a fragile ceasefire concluded its sixth week with no sign of an end to the war. The US launched “Operation Epic Fury” close to three months ago, in a war that began with strikes inside Iran alongside key ally Israel, which has since spread across the wider Middle East region, kill…
US crude oil falls below $100 per barrel after Trump says Iran talks in final stages
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