Tag: US
Oil prices fall after Trump hails ‘good’ talks with Iran
The three-hour meeting was "very good", "very productive" and "they have another one scheduled in the very near future", Trump told reporters as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
China says opposes ‘illegal’ US sanctions on Iran airlines
"China consistently opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law or authorisation from the UN Security Council," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news conference.
Trump warns he has entered ‘deciding mode’ on Iran, says ‘big...
“My question is if and when do I blow the entire nation up? They had better behave,” Trump told US network Fox News, detailing his approach to the war.
Iran president says Middle East has no need for US ‘policeman’
"The territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and the countries that comprise it," he added, according to the Iranian presidency.
US approves $5 bn sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
"The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia's airborne defense capability to counter current and future regional threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and improve interoperability with systems operated by US forces and other Gulf region partners," the US State Department said in a statement.
Iran state TV says US targeted airport in south
"Minutes ago, the enemy US attack targeted Jiroft airport," state television said, after reporting several strikes along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz and on Iranian islands in the Gulf.
US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
"US forces are monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce through this essential waterway," he said.
US secures majority control of 65b barrels of Venezuelan oil: Trump
“The United States of America has just entered into an agreement with the country of Venezuela on the biggest oil deal in world history,” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
Iran president says ‘US will achieve nothing’ with economic pressure
Iran's leaders, however, have dismissed the impact of the new measures, having already endured decades-long crippling sanctions since shortly after the 1979 revolution.
US vows ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran with new sanctions
President Donald Trump was making phone calls to world leaders with requests to stop interactions with Tehran, Bessent said.
