As Iran threatens to mine the entire Persian Gulf, President Trump says his deadline for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen is postponed amid negotiations with Tehran. Grouped from 13 articles across 9 sources.
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The president threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if Iran didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by late Monday night Eastern Daylight Time. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.
European stocks are expected to start the new trading week sharply lower as the war in Iran drags on global market sentiment.
America may be a nation at war, but the president's activities have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional swing toward the surreal. Grouped from 4 articles across 3 sources.
U.S. officials say assessments show at least a dozen Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump backs off his threat to target Iran's energy infrastructure over claims of productive peace talks
Iran has effectively blocked the only way out of the Persian Gulf, leaving about 3,000 ships stranded. But two zombie ships appear to have sailed in and out of the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian officials have dismissed statements by Trump as a ‘bluff’, denying any direct or indirect talks with the US. Grouped from 37 articles across 12 sources.