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US President Donald Trump downplayed tensions with Iran Tuesday, calling the conflict a “skirmish” and claiming the U.S. has “total control.” He said Iran is quietly negotiating and “wants to make a deal,” as a fragile ceasefire holds amid new attacks. (Photo: Video grab/AP)

China’s top envoy meets with Iran’s in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026 (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in

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  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves the room after speaking to the media in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump advisers step up their calls on China to help open Strait of Hormuz ahead of Beijing summit

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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 (AP) — White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz just days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’shighly anticipated summit in Beijing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Chinese officials to use Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s

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  • A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

Oil prices fall a second day as Trump indicates possible Iran peace deal

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MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations bottled up supply from the key Middle East ​producing region could resume flowing after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated a possible peace deal ‌may be reached to end the war with Iran. Brent crude futures for July fell $1.52,

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump says Iran “should wave the white flag of surrender”

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WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed ​Iran’s military capability and said Tehran “should wave ‌the white flag of surrender” but is too proud to do so. Trump told reporters in ​the Oval Office that Iran’s military ​has been reduced to firing “peashooters” and ⁠that Tehran privately wants to make a

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