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Tehran refuses to dismantle nuclear sites — Trump calls response 'totally unacceptable'
Iran has sent its response to the US peace proposal via Pakistan: it agrees to transfer its enriched uranium stockpile but flatly refuses to dismantle its nuclear facilities. Trump declared the response 'totally unacceptable.' The nuclear red line is now the sole public sticking point.
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Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander in Beirut: First Strike Since Ceasefire Shatters the Calm
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs for the first time since the April 17 ceasefire, killing Malek Ballout, operations commander of Hezbollah's Radwan force — an act Netanyahu frames as self-defense, but one that endangers the truce underpinning the Iran-US negotiations.
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Iran's 14-Point Peace Plan vs Trump's 'Not Acceptable': The Impossible Peace
Iran transmitted a 14-point peace plan via Pakistan proposing to end the war in 30 days, progressively reopen Hormuz, but deliberately omitting the nuclear program. Trump declared he 'cannot imagine' the plan being acceptable, saying Iran hasn't 'paid a big enough price.' Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned the US faces a choice between an 'impossible' military operation and a 'bad deal.' The first round of direct talks in Islamabad failed last month; no second round is scheduled.
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Hormuz Showdown: Trump's 'Project Freedom' vs Iran's Unyielding Grip on the Strait
As Iran doubles down on permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz — comparing it to Mossadegh's 1951 oil nationalization — Trump launches 'Project Freedom' to escort stranded neutral ships out of the Gulf starting Monday. A cargo ship was just attacked by small craft, Pakistan-mediated peace talks remain deadlocked, and OPEC+'s third production quota hike is purely symbolic as long as Hormuz stays shut.
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Iran-Strait of Hormuz: Tehran Plays Moscow Card While Trump Awaits a Phone Call
Facing military stalemate, Iran proposes reopening Hormuz in exchange for ending the U.S. blockade, while Foreign Minister Araghchi bypasses Pakistani mediation by visiting Putin. Trump responds that all Tehran needs to do is call. Europe grows impatient.
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Pakistan Steps In as Mediator Between the US and Iran — Then Trump Cancels His Envoys
A second round of US-Iran talks was supposed to take place in Islamabad, with Pakistan hosting both sides as a neutral broker. Donald Trump abruptly cancelled the trip of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, saying negotiations could happen by phone. Iran had already denied any direct meeting was planned. Pakistan's prime minister vowed to remain an 'honest and sincere facilitator.' The episode exposes the fractures in American diplomacy and the growing ambitions of Global South nations as conflict mediators.
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Israel Bombards Lebanon Four Days Before Negotiations: Baby Killed, UNIFIL Hit, Netanyahu in the South
An Israeli tank strikes UN vehicles, a baby dies under airstrikes during her father's funeral, and Netanyahu visits southern Lebanon as a conqueror — four days before Washington talks.
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Wartime inflation strikes the world: when filling up becomes a luxury from Tokyo to Toronto
US inflation jumps to a two-year high, the Bank of Japan freezes its rates, European airports warn of a kerosene shortage — the bill for the war in Iran arrives in wallets around the globe.
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The Strait of Hormuz Battle: Supertankers Force Passage, Iran Holds Global Energy Chokepoint
Chinese supertankers transit the strait under U.S. escort, but Iran asserts it has authorized no passage—a high-stakes standoff over the world's energy chokepoint is unfolding in real time.
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Moment of Truth in Islamabad: The US and Iran Face Off, but They're Playing Different Games
Vance lands in Islamabad as China secretly ships air defense systems to Tehran, Iran loses track of its own mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump announces there is no Plan B.
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