WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group to hold its fire as a 10-day truce went in to effect between Lebanon and Israel. Trump said the next meeting between the United States and
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BEIRUT/WASHINGTON//JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) on Thursday following talks this week brokered by Washington, signalling a pause in Israel’s conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has raged in parallel to the war with Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Lebanese
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WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026 (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran as reports circulate that Beijing has considered transferring arms. China’s Foreign Ministry has repeatedly denied in recent days that the country is providing any form of military support to Iran. In an
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DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea, while President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran on ending the war could resume this week, sending oil prices down for a second day. Trump said negotiations between U.S. and
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