Trump has issued a strict deadline, but a defiant Iran says the threats by the US president are ‘delusional’.
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US president says Washington armed Kurdish Iranian opposition groups during the January demonstrations.
If the chokepoint were shut, along with the Strait of Hormuz, a quarter of the world’s energy supply would be blocked.
Mediators Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt are proposing a 45-day ceasefire plan. But Iran is reluctant.
Over one million people displaced across Lebanon as Israel escalates military campaign with air raids, ground invasion.
Tehran says it will respond ‘in kind’ to attacks on its infrastructure, accuses Trump of inciting ‘war crimes’.
Tensions continue after Trump’s threat on Truth Social for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Spokesperson Abu Obeida says calling for the group’s disarmament amounts to an attempt to continue Israel’s genocide.
Several Palestinians were rushed to hospital with severe injuries after an Israeli air strike hit a crowd in Gaza City.
Hamas’s armed wing says it will not discuss disarmament before Israel fully implements the first phase of ceasefire.
