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Strait of Hormuz tensions linger as Iran and US move further from a deal
There are fears of renewed fighting between the US and Iran, after President Trump rejected a deal.
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Major incident at UK airbase used by US
British police have evacuated homes near an air force base in Gloucestershire, as army bomb disposal experts examined several vehicles in what authorities described as a major incident. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and offences under the Explosives Act. RAF Fairford, the base involved, is also being used by the US for strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US Air Force personnel at the base have been told to remain vigilant, while police say the incident is now contained. Caroline Baum reports.
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Iran shifts trade north to Caspian Sea as war impairs Strait of Hormuz
Iran is looking for alternatives to export its oil as the US blockades its southern ports.
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Iran sticks to Hormuz plan after Trump rejects it
Iranian officials that while they were aware of Trump's comments on rejecting the new proposal, they had not received a formal message rejecting the plan that would open the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iranian minister says only negotiation can end conflict after Trump rejects Hormuz deal
The foreign minister says Tehran is waiting for an official rejection of a deal, despite the US President's comments.
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Araghchi ignores Trump, waits for mediators’ response on Hormuz
Iran says it’s still waiting for an official response from the US on its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran war live: Tehran vows not to back down as Trump rejects Hormuz plan
US president rejects Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the deal is not 'acceptable'.
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Trump rejects Iranian offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
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Trump rejects Iran proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump says he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and put an end to hostilities. "I'd like to make a deal, too," he said. "But that deal would not be acceptable."
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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day roadmap to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Tehran submitted a proposal via Qatar to reopen the strait and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agreed.
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Middle East: Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Donald Trump reportedly refuses
The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal. The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict between the US and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months, though new mediation efforts took place this week.
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Trump reportedly rejects Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff a day earlier on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the important waterway would reopen seven days after an agreement was reached.
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Iran pitches US a seven-day end to the war at UNGA
Iran has pitched a proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz in seven days - if the US meets its conditions.
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Iran says it awaits US response on seven-day roadmap to end war
Tehran says the plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agrees.
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Trump rejects Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days
Iran's foreign minister acknowledges Trump's comments, but adds that Tehran is waiting for the "definitive views" of mediators.
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Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz within a week if US agrees to plan
Iran says it has given the US a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the choice to accept now up to them
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What’s in Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Tehran’s offer comes as high fuel prices put pressure on Trump ahead of the US midterm elections.
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Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speech
Pezeshkian leaves door open for negotiations, while calling out US blockade against Iran in Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran: Strait of Hormuz won’t be used to ‘impose insecurity on us’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that ‘warfare knows no borders’.
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‘No legal grounds for fees on international strait’, says IOM chief
IMO's Arsenio Dominguez says it’s not legal for countries to charge ships fees to use international straits.