Iran–US-Israel War Latest LIVE Update: Trump Says He Would Be Honoured To Meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
US President Donald Trump has indicated he will be “honoured” to meet with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. “If I do meet him, I would be honored meeting him, but if we make a deal, maybe I’ll meet him. I’d be OK meeting him. I would be respectful.”
Trump has dropped out of an idea to take Iran’s enriched uranium from its nuclear facilities. It would have likely taken weeks of continuous engagement in a conflict and could have been a “Jimmy Carter” moment, as Trump calls it. Restraint in nuclear talks, as they continue.
A year after the nuclear sites were bombed, the UN nuclear watchdog submitted a report to its member states on Thursday demanding the Iranian government to explain the enriched uranium it produced. The IAEA signalled that Iran needs to promptly notify the agency of what happened to enriched uranium and allow “full inspections” of the plant.
On Thursday, Trump also criticized a vote in the House to restrict his war powers, which was happening during his “final negotiations” to conclude the conflict with Iran.
The region will never be calm until Israel withdraws from occupied areas in Lebanon, the Revolutionary Guards declared on Thursday, according to Reuters, quoting state media.
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Asian stocks took a hit on Friday, following losses in US equity-index futures. Excitement for AI stocks had reached a high, pushing markets to new peaks this year, but that’s cooling off now. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific equity gauge dipped 1.3%. South Korea, a major marker for AI investments and top performer this year in the region, saw its markets dive by 4.4%. Things aren’t great on the tech front either; Nasdaq 100 futures sank 1.1%, showing three consecutive days of losses as investors shift away from those stocks.
Reuters says Oman halted crude oil loading at the main Mina Al Fahal terminal after an explosion near the single-buoy mooring berths. It happened between SBM 1 and SBM 2, and sources claim it was caused by a drone attack.
According to a BBC report, Naim Qassem, the leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, blasted recent negotiations as “futile” and “humiliating” for Lebanon. He added that they were rejected outright by many Lebanese people. This happened after Israel and Lebanon reached an agreement to extend their fragile ceasefire. They did this by setting up pilot security zones in Lebanon. As part of this deal, Hezbollah agreed not to operate in those zones or attack Israel.
Reuters reported that Oman has stopped loading crude oil at Mina Al Fahal after an explosion. It happened near the single-buoy mooring berths. Apparently, it was because of a drone attack, say unnamed sources. Reuters didn’t name them but added to the scoop on the incident.
Donald Trump in a latest interaction with the press said, “As soon as the Iran war is over, the US military will make a ‘brief stopover’ in Cuba on their way back.”
“As soon as Iran war is over, US military will make a ‘brief stopover’ in Cuba on their way back.”
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