Gavin Newsom says he regrets using ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel, stresses he ‘deeply opposes Bibi’
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he regrets his recent remarks in which he used the word “apartheid” to describe…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Board of Peace envoy lays out principles of disarmament plan presented to Hamas
The Board of Peace’s top Gaza envoy on Tuesday revealed the principles of the disarmament proposal submitted to Hamas earlier this month, urging the international community to pressure the Palestinian terror group to accept the offer in…
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Iran to allow ‘non-hostile’ ships to transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, according to a note seen by Reuters on…
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China’s foreign minister urges early peace talks in call with Iranian counterpart
BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Tuesday on parties to seize all opportunities to start peace talks as soon as possible in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, according to a statement…
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Middle East source: U.S. presented Iran with 15-point plan for comprehensive deal
A source familiar with the matter told Haaretz that the plan – which was presented via Pakistani officials – includes a ban on all uranium enrichment, limiting Iran’s ballistic missile program and allowing free passage through the Strait of…
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UK’s Starmer, Saudi crown prince discussed ongoing Middle East conflict, Downing Street says
March 24 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday evening, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
Starmer reiterated support for…
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Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump’s Iran remarks
Thousands of oil contracts — a far higher volume than normal — were traded 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump pledged to halt strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, sending prices tumbling, data showed on Tuesday.
Between 1049 GMT…
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US proposes 15-point plan for ending Iran war
The United States has sent Iran a 15-point plan aimed at ending the war in the Middle East, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.News of the US plan was reported earlier by the New York Times, which, citing two officials,…
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Trump says talks with Iran progressing, as Israel said to fear premature ceasefire
US President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that his administration was “talking to the right people” in Iran, adding that the Islamic Republic “wants to make a deal so badly” to end the ongoing war.
“We’re in negotiations right…
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Pope Leo laments that Iran war ‘getting worse and worse’
By Joshua McElwee
VATICAN CITY, March 24 (Reuters) – Pope Leo expressed concern on Tuesday about a rising tenor of animosity in the expanding Iran war, repeating calls for a ceasefire amid reports the U.S. is planning to send thousands of soldiers…
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