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Washington: US President Donald Trump has indicated that negotiations between the United States and Iran are moving steadily toward what could become a landmark diplomatic agreement aimed at reducing tensions in the Middle East and preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. In a strongly worded post on Truth Social, Trump sharply criticised the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement brokered under former President Barack Obama, describing it as “one of the worst deals ever made” and accusing the Obama administration of paving “a direct path to Iran developing a Nuclear Weapon.” Drawing a clear distinction between the previous accord and the current…

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday once again pushed for dismantling Iran's nuclear enrichment sites and said it is crucial to "eliminate the nuclear danger" before a peace agreement is finalised with the Islamic Republic. Netanyahu, in a post on micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), said also spoke to US President Donald Trump last night, who he said has agreed that enriched nuclear material must be removed from Iran. He also stated that Trump has reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself against threats on every front, including Lebanon. "I expressed my deep appreciation to President Trump for…

Washington: President Donald Trump on Sunday made a cryptic post on social media, as the world awaits a peace deal between the United States (US) and Iran to end the over two-month-long conflict in the Middle East that has disrupted global supply chains.  In his Truth Social post, the two-time Republican president shared an AI-generated image in which a US drone could be targeting a couple of Iranian vessels in the sea. "Adios," the post, which has garnered over 898,000 likes and 213,000 reposts, read. Trump's post has come amid speculations that the US and Iran are nearing a deal…

Kyiv: Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring 83 others, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during the assault, marking the third reported use of the weapon since the war began four years ago. The overnight attack caused damage across several parts of the Ukrainian capital. Authorities said residential buildings, schools, a market and areas close to government offices were hit during the strikes. Russia’s Defence Ministry later confirmed that the Oreshnik missile was used alongside other…