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Trump to AFP: Iran deal 'total and complete victory' for US

Trump to AFP: Iran deal 'total and complete victory' for US

President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after agreeing a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. In a telephone call, Trump said he believed China had persuaded Iran to negotiate, and said Tehran's enriched uranium

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war: - Global stocks mostly fall, oil mixed - Global stock markets mostly pulled back Tuesday as investors braced for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for Iran -- to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks. Oil prices

Japanese freed in Iran not allowed to leave country: report

Japanese freed in Iran not allowed to leave country: report

Iran has freed a Japanese national held since January, Tokyo said Tuesday, with Kyodo News reporting however that the individual is not allowed to leave the Islamic republic. The Japanese news agency also reported, citing unnamed sources within the government in Tokyo, that the person is believed to be the

Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

Iran showed no sign of backing down Tuesday as a US deadline loomed for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, defying threats by President Donald Trump to "decimate" the country's civilian infrastructure. The Iranian army dismissed what they called Trump's "arrogant rhetoric

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Second Philippine national killed - A second Philippine national has been killed in the Middle East war after a missile struck a residential building in northern Israel, according to Manila's foreign affairs department. The woman was killed in the port city

Trump lashes out at 'paper tiger' NATO while re-upping Greenland claim

Trump lashes out at 'paper tiger' NATO while re-upping Greenland claim

President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at NATO allies who did not support the United States in the war in Iran and reiterated his desire to annex Greenland. Trump's remarks came ahead of a visit by the defense alliance's chief Mark Rutte scheduled for later this

Trump ramps up threats to devastate Iran as he touts rescue mission

Trump ramps up threats to devastate Iran as he touts rescue mission

US President Donald Trump said Monday he would lay waste to every bridge and power plant in Iran if it fails to bend to his demands, as he touted the high-risk operation that rescued two downed airmen. Dismissing accusations that such a move would be a war crime, Trump