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US President Donald Trump says marathon negotiations with Iran had gone 'well' despite the peace talks ending in failure, and he is ordering a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.(Photo: AFP)

Trump says the Iran war ‘is very close to over’

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WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026 (AP) — In clips showing excerpts of an interview he taped with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” U.S. President Donald Trump says of the Iran war, “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over.” He adds, “If I pulled up stakes

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump and Modi stress need to keep Strait of Hormuz open in call

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April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President ​Donald Trump and Indian Prime ‌Minister Narendra Modi stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of ​Hormuz open and secure in ​a call on Tuesday, Modi ⁠said in a post on ​X. Received a call from my friend President Donald Trump. We reviewed the substantial progress achieved in our

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  • Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, April 12, 2026, after he returned from Miami. (Photo: AP)
  • Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Photo: AP)
  • Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa.(Photo: AP)

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

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WASHINGTON, April 14, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of

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  • President Donald Trump speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • A woman wears a badge with a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, during a campaign in support of the government at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • Graves bearing photos of Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes are seen in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A man flashes a victory sign as he carries an Iranian flag in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting the American aircrafts into the Iranian armed forces fishing net with signs that read in Farsi: “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” at the Eqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Trump says US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran

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CAIRO, April 14, 2026 (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks. Iran responded with

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