President Donald Trump is unhappy with a proposal from Iran because it failed to address Iran's nuclear program, a U.S. official said Monday. The disclosure signals the latest round of diplomacy between Washington and Tehran is running into early resistance on the core issue both sides need to resolve. The nuclear program has been the central sticking point in U.S.-Iran negotiations for years. Washington wants limits or dismantlement of Iran's enrichment capacity; Tehran has resisted giving up what it calls a sovereign right. Any proposal that sidesteps that question is unlikely to move forward with the Trump administration. The official gave no details on what Iran's proposal contained or what form talks have taken. No timeline for a counter-proposal or next round of talks was mentioned. Watch for whether Washington formally rejects the proposal, signals a counter-offer, or escalates pressure through sanctions or other measures.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
