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Here’s more Marco Rubio says he predicted this Progress on a potential US-Iran deal “will take several days” Discussions about the language of the agreement continue.
In his statement during an official visit to India, the US secretary of state was quoted as saying, “There are some talks going on in Qatar today, so we’ll see if we can make progress.”
I think there was a lot of back and forth about specific language in the first document, so it will take a few days.
The President has expressed a desire to do so. “He will either make a good deal or not make a deal at all.”
Rubio, as we just mentioned, said that the Strait of Hormuz should be opened.
“The Straits need to be open, they will be open one way or another, so they need to be open.”
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Welcome to the Guardian’s ongoing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.
US forces attack southern missile sites Iranian and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command When senior Iranian negotiators came here, he said: Doha to hold talks to end the war.
“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” a Centcom spokesman said. The statement did not give any details about the attacks, only stating that the targets were missile launch sites and boats trying to “plant mines”.
The attacks threaten an already fragile ceasefire that began on April 8, when Iran’s chief negotiator and foreign minister were in Doha to talk with Qatar’s prime minister about a possible deal to end the war, Reuters quoted an official as saying.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump He said talks with Iran were going “well” but warned of new attacks if they fail. “This will just be a great deal for everyone or no deal at all,” the US president said on social media.
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiowho is in India, said on Tuesday that the strait of Hormuz had to be opened “one way or the other”.
“What’s happening there is illegal, it’s illegal, it’s unsustainable for the world, it’s unacceptable,” he told reporters. Rubio said the negotiation language for the deal with Iran “could take a few days.”
In other developments:
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Trump said Iran’s enriched uranium could be destroyed domesticallyIn a process overseen by an international nuclear agency. Experts said this announcement could mean a major concession to Tehran.
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Trump also said that an agreement to end the war with Iran should be made with some countries in the region. – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Türkiye and Pakistan – Signing up to the Abraham Accords. The US brokered agreements aimed at normalizing relations with Israel during Trump’s first term.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “crush” Hezbollah in LebanonIt dealt another blow to the hopes of a US-Iran agreement. Tehran has demanded that any peace agreement also apply to the conflict in Lebanon.
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Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi praises Hezbollah For the Tehran-backed militant group’s ongoing resistance against Israel in Lebanon.
