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U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed he used profanity to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" during a phone call regarding the conflict in Lebanon.

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Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that Donald Trump would face a “crushing” response if the United States resumes military attacks against Iran following the fragile ceasefire that halted the recent regional conflict.

In a social media post on Saturday, May 23, Ghalibaf said Iran had rebuilt and strengthened its armed forces during the six-week ceasefire period.

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Tehran announced Monday it is suspending all back-channel communications with Washington — a move that immediately rattled oil markets and cast fresh doubt over any near-term deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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United States President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally, was killed in Nigeria.

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Oil prices jumped roughly 2% Thursday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it had targeted a U.S. airbase, escalating tensions following fresh American military strikes inside the country and reigniting fears over the flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may strike an agreement with Iran before addressing some of the key issues that drove the two countries to launch the war in the first place, multiple Israeli sources have told CNN.

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Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against the U.S. and Israel. The report cited the head of public relations at Iran’s Communications Ministry.

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The United Arab Emirates reportedly conducted a covert military counter-strike against a vital Iranian oil refinery just as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was taking effect last month.