Iran Responds to US Proposals to End Hostilities

Iran Opens New Route Through Mine-Strewn Hormuz

Tehran has designated alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the presence of sea mines as it begins a tentative two-week reopening of the world’s most vital energy artery. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued the directive on Thursday, instructing vessels to follow specific entry and exit paths to avoid “maritime safety hazards.”…

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Donald Trump Pauses Iran Strikes for Two Weeks

  US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to suspend military attacks against Iran for two weeks, pulling back from threats to destroy Iranian “civilization” just hours before his self-imposed deadline expired. The conditional ceasefire, announced via social media, hinges on Tehran’s commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe international shipping . “Subject to…

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Trump Team Rejects Iran Nuke Fears

  The White House has pushed back sharply against claims that Vice President JD Vance implied the United States might use nuclear weapons against Iran, calling such interpretations baseless. The denial came Tuesday after Vance’s comments about unspecified military capabilities triggered speculation online about the extent of US options in the escalating standoff with Tehran….

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Trump Hails Artemis II Crew as “Modern-Day Pioneers” 

  President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated the four Artemis II astronauts circling the Moon, praising them as “modern-day pioneers” who have “made all America really proud, incredibly proud” following their record-breaking journey to the lunar far side . The 12-minute call, which occurred late Monday evening, connected the President with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,…

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US Lifts Sanctions on Venezuela Leader

The United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, marking a significant thaw in relations less than three months after a US military raid captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez’s name was deleted from the “Specially Designated Nationals List,” according to a post on the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…

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NASA Launches Astronauts to Moon Orbit

  Four astronauts are on a 10‑day journey around the Moon after NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifted off from Florida on Wednesday, marking the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39B at approximately 6:35 pm local time (2235 GMT),…

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US Gas Hits $4/Gallon Amid Iran War Chaos

    American motorists are now paying more than $4 per gallon at the pump for the first time in nearly four years, as the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran continues to choke global energy supplies through the shutdown of the critical Strait of Hormuz. The American Automobile Association (AAA) confirmed that the national average…

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Trump to Sign U.S. Dollar Bills This Summer

  For the first time in American history, a sitting president’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency, with President Donald Trump set to sign dollar bills beginning this summer as part of a sweeping redesign timed to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence. According to a Reuters report, the new notes will carry…

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Iran Responds to US Proposals to End Hostilities

Oil Hits $108 as Tehran Rejects “One-Sided” US Peace Plan

Global energy markets are reeling as the Middle East conflict enters a volatile new phase. Crude oil prices surged by nearly 6% on Thursday, climbing to $108.3 per barrel after Iran dismissed a 15-point US peace proposal. Tehran labelled the plan “unfair” and “skewed” toward American and Israeli interests. The rejection abruptly reversed a brief…

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