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World leaders are gathering in a French spa town for a Group of Seven summit. This follows President Donald Trump's announcement of an agreement to end the U.S.'s conflict with Iran. Trump arrives Monday afternoon for talks with G7 leaders, some of whom have criticized his handling of the war that increased global energy prices. Trump has disagreed with leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his decision to go to war. The summit will also address the Ukraine war, which has become less of a priority for the White House.
President Donald Trump is making his way to the French Alps on Monday for the Group of Seven summit after announcing an agreement to end the U.S. war with Iran. The deal is a big one for Trump who was facing pressure to find an endgame to a war that's led to surging oil prices and inflation around the globe. Trump will meet with G7 leaders, some of whom have criticized his handling of the conflict. The summit is expected to have a large focus on Iran, with discussions on demining the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also plans to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other G7 leaders.
Israel's defense minister says Israel won't withdraw from land seized in Lebanon as a Iran-US interim deal is pending.
President Donald Trump has confirmed a deal to end the war with Iran and allow oil traffic to begin again through the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement on social media came just a couple of hours before the president was slated to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary with an unusual White House event: a UFC show featuring seven fights within an eight-sided, wire-mesh cage on the White House South Lawn.
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President Donald Trump has celebrated turning 80 by announcing a preliminary agreement to end the war and a UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn. Trump suggested before the fights that a deal with Tehran means the U.S. will lift its blockade and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. However, crucial details remain unresolved. The UFC event, which is also part of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, featured seven fights and thousands of spectators. Trump is a master of political diversion, though, and the event can be seen as a deliberate distraction from rising gas prices and the president's low approval ratings.
The United States and Iran have reached an interim deal aimed at ending their war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The deal faces intense challenges but could be signed Friday. It could provide a way to end a war that killed thousands, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and sparked a historic energy crisis. The deal also gives just 60 days to resolve what to do about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its atomic program. That took years to resolve in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The U.S. withdrawal from that deal set the stage for the tensions that culminated in the war.
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds that most Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration’s heightened immigration policies. A majority also say the U.S. used to be a great country for immigrants, but is not anymore. The findings come after more than a year of immigration crackdowns. The poll indicates that the Trump administration's aggressive approach may be changing the way some see the U.S. itself. At the same time, AAPI adults are more likely than Americans overall to see the mixing of culture and values from around the world as central to the country’s identity.
The United States and Iran have reached an interim deal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. There are plans for a signing of the deal on Friday in Switzerland. However, previous announcements fell through, and what the deal contains is disputed. Iran exchanged fire with the U.S. and Israel last week, threatening to push the region back into a full-scale war. The war launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28 has rattled the region and virtually shut down oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 7.
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The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It could allow desperately needed oil and gas to reach the global market, giving relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available. Iran signaled that implementation would not start until the signing. Pakistan says that will be Friday in Switzerland. U.S. President Donald Trump confirms the deal and has authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s deputy foreign minister also confirms the agreement. Broader negotiations on issues like Iran’s nuclear program are expected to continue.