Donald Trump said the US will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, making the statement during a White House state dinner with King Charles III. Trump suggested the British monarch agreed with his stance, using the high-profile occasion to reinforce his position as nuclear talks with Tehran appear to have stalled. Iran had put forward a new proposal, but no breakthrough has been reported. The remarks come as indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran have moved slowly, with gaps remaining over uranium enrichment limits and sanctions relief. Trump's framing, invoking a close ally's implicit endorsement, signals the US wants a united front among Western powers on the nuclear question. The practical stakes are significant: a nuclear-armed Iran would reshape security calculations across the Middle East, affect oil markets, and pressure US allies including Israel and Gulf states. Whether Iran's new proposal has enough common ground to restart serious talks remains the key question to watch.
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
