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President Trump's predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.
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In the US, two senior Republicans voice concern over President Trump's decision to pull out 5,000 troops.
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The government says it wants to reduce the likelihood of last-minute flight cancelations over the summer amid uncertainty over the Iran war.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was reviewing a new offer from the Iranian regime to the end the war, but offered little optimism that the proposal would succeed."I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can't imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years," the president wrote in a Truth Social post.
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About a fifth of the world's trade in oil and natural gas typically passes through the Strait Of Hormuz.
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Sunday's Miami Grand Prix is moved forward by three hours to 18:00 BST because of the threat of thunderstorms.
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Negotiations to end the war are at an impasse over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz, which remains mostly shut.
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The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The State Department move bypassed congressional review.
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The Iran war is simultaneously undercutting India's energy security, remittances, and geopolitical influence - making Delhi one of the biggest losers in a war it isn't even fighting.
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