JUST IN - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister tells iTV News the Strait of Hormuz is open to all civilian shipping and reports it is closed are wrong. However, due to mines as a consequence of the war, all vessels need to liaise with Iran to be guided along safe routes.

“Anybody who communicates with the Iranian authority has got permission to pass.”

Thousands of Iranians rally in memory of late supreme leader Khamenei

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JUST IN - US oil price jumps 5% on Middle East ceasefire concerns — AFP

BREAKING: Pakistan says appreciates 'restraint' ahead of US-Iran talks

NEW - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lands in North Korea

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BREAKING 🚨 IMF expects to provide Iran war-affected countries up to $50 billion in immediate support: MD

READ: https://insiderpaper.com/imf-expects-to-provide-vulnerable-economies-hit-by-iran-war-up-to-50-billion/

🚨 Peace talks venue: Islamabad, Pakistan

Who is going to be on the table?

American side:
1. VP JD Vance
2. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
3. Jared Kushner

Iran side:
1. Mohammad Ghalibaf, Parliament Speaker
2. Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister


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BREAKING 🚨🚨 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed yesterday to begin direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible.

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BREAKING - Israel PM says instructed cabinet 'to begin direct negotiations' with Lebanon https://bit.ly/4mkBR5T

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JUST IN - An Israeli official told Axios: "No ceasefire in Lebanon. The negotiations with the Lebanese government will begin in the coming days."

JUST IN - NATO willing to play role in possible Strait of Hormuz mission, Rutte says

"If NATO can help, obviously then there is no reason not to be helpful," Rutte said during remarks in Washington.

JUST IN - First direct Israel-Lebanon talks to be held at US State Department in Washington next week — Axios

BREAKING - Lebanon wants ceasefire before talks with Israel: official to AFP https://bit.ly/4vCEW5V

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BREAKING: President Trump told NBC News on Thursday that he was “very optimistic” a peace deal with Iran was within reach as a diplomatic delegation led by VP JD Vance prepared to head to Pakistan for high-stakes talks aimed at ending the nearly six-week conflict.

BREAKING - First non-Iranian tanker transits Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire

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JUST IN - Iran’s leaders “talk much differently when you’re at a meeting than they do to the press. They’re much more reasonable,” Trump said during a phone interview with NBC

NEW - Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks US appeals court to overturn sentence

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OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES HALTED AT SEVERAL ENERGY FACILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA DUE TO RECENT ATTACKS -STATE NEWS AGENCY, CITING SOURCE AT SAUDI MINISTRY OF ENERGY

SAUDI STATE NEWS AGENCY: THESE ATTACKS INCLUDED ONE OF THE PUMPING STATIONS ON THE EAST-WEST PIPELINE, LEADING TO A LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 700,000 BARRELS PER DAY IN THROUGHPUT

BREAKING 🚨 First Lady Melania Trump: “The lies linking me with Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I have never been friends with Epstein. I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell."

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BREAKING: First Lady Melania Trump full statement denying any ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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JUST IN 🚨 Iran’s parliament speaker on the ceasefire: "Time is running out”

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