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The U.S. on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect.
Prices fell overnight after President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country.
New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.
The vice president is poised to yoke himself further to the Iran conflict’s outcome on Friday, when he’s expected to travel to Switzerland to kick off a new phase of negotiations with Iran.
Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago.
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te reiterates his desire for talks based on ‘parity and respect’ with China.
Some voting groups that Trump handily won aren’t happy with his economic approach, including more thanhalf of white voters without a college degree.
Russia’s oil refineries have been heavily targeted, damaging its energy facilities and the country’s fuel crisis.
Iran and the US say a deal to end the conflict is in force, but questions remain over its implementation.
Once shunned by every major party, the Sweden Democrats have gone from political pariah to the heart of government.
The star winger scores a goal and sets up another, as Colombia make a winning return to the FIFA World Cup.
Brent crude drops as much as 1.6 percent, while key stock indices in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan climb.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy blasts US-Iran MoU as ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’.
Around 100 people, including Greta Thunberg and other Flotilla activists, have rallied in Brussels.
Ghalibaf says talks delivered more results than war
Caleb Yirenkyi scored a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a scrappy end to the match in Toronto.
US President Donald Trump has encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use a ‘softer touch’ in Lebanon.
President Donald Trump says it’s ‘unfair’ for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other regional countries have them.
The Trump administration shared new details about the agreement struck between the U.S. and Iran, which aims to end the war, open the Strait of Hormuz and begin further negotiations. But it’s not a done deal yet, and Trump made renewed threats to “bomb the hell” out of Iran if they don’t abide by the deal. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
To assess the U.S.-Iranian agreement, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration’s negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Maleki was born and raised in Iran and is now at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.