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No end to deadlock as Iran, US reject talks terms

Iran said Monday it had demanded the release of its frozen assets and the end of a US blockade of its ports, after President Donald Trump angrily rejected Tehran's terms for ending the Middle East war. The sharp exchange of messages raised the spectre of a return to open

Iran hangs 'elite student' on espionage charges: NGOs

Iranian authorities on Monday hanged a post-graduate student from an elite Tehran university on charges of espionage, the latest in a spate of executions against the backdrop of the war against the United States and Israel. Erfan Shakourzadeh, 29, was hanged after being

Iran war 'not over,' uranium must be removed: Netanyahu

Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster Sunday. "It's not over, because there's still nuclear material -- enriched uranium --

UK, France to host defence ministers meeting on Hormuz

The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said. The announcement came hours after Iran warned London and Paris against sending warships to the

Modi urges India to conserve fuel as global price surges

May 10 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens and businesses to conserve fuel and revive work-from-home practices to cut petrol and diesel consumption, as a surge in global energy prices strains the country's foreign exchange reserves. • People

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran demands end to war - Iran's foreign ministry said it had called for an end to the war across the region and the release of frozen Iranian assets abroad in its response to the latest US peace proposal. "We did not

Iran responds to US peace proposal as drones hit Gulf

Iran responded to Washington's latest peace proposal on Sunday, while warning it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit more foreign warships in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran's long-awaited answer came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Drones target Gulf vessels as Tehran warns US

Drones were launched at several targets in the Gulf on Sunday, with one hitting a freighter sailing towards Qatar, as Tehran warned the United States that it would no longer hold back from retaliatory strikes. The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of being behind an attack that