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Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recessionIf a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soon for oil markets, which are approaching a dangerous tipping point.The cost of a barrel of crude on the spot market – for immediate purchase, effectively – has bounced about $100 since Iran predictably responded to the onslaught from the US and Israel by closing the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
Vote is latest test of President’s grip over party and ability to punish Republicans he sees as insufficiently loyalHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Texans are voting for a Republican nominee for US Senate in Tuesday’s runoff election, following Donald Trump’s late bid to influence the race in his latest effort to rid the GOP of less devoted leaders.Iran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as reasons why an agreement is proving difficult to secure. Speaking at the weekly foreign ministry press briefing, Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s negotiating team, also said future management of the strait of Hormuz was a matter for Oman and Iran to agree on, and that it was not tolls that were being proposed but “fees for navigational services”.By contrast, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said that a deal was still possible, adding that the strait of Hormuz would open “one way or another”. “There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document,” Rubio told reporters in Jaipur during an official visit to India.A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records. The proposed skyscraper, a joint venture between a local consortium and the Trump Organization, which is managed by the US president’s sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, will be on a plot whose current registered owner is the International Charity Fund Cartu.Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team. Sheinbaum said football’s governing body Fifa approached her government after the US said it did not want Iran’s squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of its group matches there. Continue reading...
A pair of Democratic lawmakers – both combat veterans – blasted their own party for a social media post marking Memorial Day.Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called out the the Democratic National Committee for posting photos of 13 U.S. service members killed during the military conflict with Iran and blaming President Donald Trump for their deaths.“It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day,” Duckworth posted on her social media accounts. “I’m a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC.”Duckworth served in the U.S. Army from 1992 to 2014 and lost both of her legs and injured her right arm during a 2004 combat mission during the Iraq War.Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), who served as an Army Ranger during three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, also criticized the DNC post.“If we want the moral high ground, we have to be better,” Crow posted. “I fought for our country and served with those who made the ultimate sacrifice. It’s wrong to politicize this day. I won’t hesitate to call out my own team when we fall short."The president also drew criticism for his Memorial Day social media messages attacking Democrats."Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year," Trump posted early that morning. "Memorial Day is traditionally one of the most unifying moments on the American political calendar, a day when presidents of both parties have set aside partisan conflict to honor the men and women who died in service to the country.""God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all!" he added.The DNC eventually deleted its post after receiving criticism from the Democratic lawmakers, but Trump's message and subsequent posts attacking his rivals remain online.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday said U.S. forces fired “defensive strikes” in southern Iran amid discussions to bring the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran to an end. These strikes were intended “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces” — specifically boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, Navy Capt. Tim…
The strikes on Iranian missile launch sites and boats were taken in "self-defence", US Central Command says.
US military launched “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran, hitting missile sites and Iranian boats, CENTCOM confirmed.
Pentagon says U.S. forces carried out “self-defense” strikes during ceasefire