Iran vows to “never surrender”; Fed leaves rates unchanged, and more
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed to “never surrender” in response to Donald Trump’s demand for Iran’s “unconditional” capitulation.
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Trump urges Iran to surrender; oil markets get the jitters, and more
In a series of social-media posts, Donald Trump called on Iran to agree to an “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” and said that America knows the location of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
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Trump leaving G7 summit early; Minnesota shooter charged, and more
Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit early and urged all residents to immediately leave Tehran, as Iran threatened to leave the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
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Israel and Iran exchange further attacks, and more
Binyamin Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel is “fully co-ordinated” with America.
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Israel and Iran exchange further attacks, and more
Iran said that it would target American, British and French bases and ships in the Middle East if the countries helped Israel to repel its attacks, according to Iranian state media
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