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Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’
US president gives clearest signal yet that he might take military action against Tehran over killing of demonstrators Donald Trump has told Iranians to keep protesting and said help was on the way, in the clearest sign yet that the US president may be preparing for military action against Tehran. “Iranian Patriots, keep protesting – take over your institutions!!! ……
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Trading houses beat US majors to first deals for Venezuelan oil
Global oil trading houses have emerged as early winners in the race to control Venezuelan crude flows, getting ahead of U.S. energy majors wary of credit and legal risks and securing a potentially lucrative business opportunity in the country with the world’s largest crude reserves. U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. majors would invest billions of dollars in Venezuela to…
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Iran internet shutdown enters day 4
Iran’s shutdown of the internet, which activists fear masks a crackdown they say has killed hundreds, has now lasted more than three-and-a-half days, a monitor said Monday. “As Iran wakes up to a new day, metrics show the national internet blackout is past the 84-hour mark,” monitor Netblocks said, saying that the blackout could be circumvented with shortwave radio, connecting…
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Protesters defy crackdown as Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks
Protesters in Iran defied a government crackdown on Saturday night, taking to the streets despite medics at two hospitals telling the BBC more than 100 bodies have been brought in over a two-day period. Videos verified by the BBC and eyewitness accounts appeared to show the government was ramping up its response. Iran’s attorney general said anyone protesting would be…
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State Department declares ‘international bureaucracies’ will no longer get ‘blank checks’ from the US
State Department says American taxpayers will no longer be ‘world’s underwriter for sprawling architecture of global governance’ The State Department declared Saturday that the U.S. is “rejecting the outdated model of multilateralism,” saying the system turned American taxpayers into “the world’s underwriter for a sprawling architecture of global governance.” Additionally, it said President Donald Trump’s recent order withdrawing the U.S.…
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country ‘uninvestable’
US President Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive warned the South American country was currently “uninvestable”. Bosses of the biggest US oil firms who attended the meeting acknowledged that Venezuela, sitting on vast energy reserves, represented an enticing opportunity.…
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Iran leader says protesters are vandals trying to please Trump
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called anti-government protesters “troublemakers” who are trying “to please the president of the US”. Iran also sent sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council blaming the US for turning the protests into what it called “violent subversive acts and widespread vandalism” in Iran. Trump, meanwhile, said Iran was “in big trouble”.…
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Russia says any foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, after UK and France pledge troops
Russia doubled down on its longstanding position of declaring Western forces in Ukraine “legitimate targets” on Thursday, days after France and the UK pledged to send troops there in the event of a peace deal. “The Russian Foreign Ministry warns that the deployment of military units, military facilities, warehouses, and other infrastructure of Western countries on the territory of Ukraine…
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Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production
The Trump administration has outlined a number of demands that Venezuela must agree to in order to resume oil production, two senior White House officials told CNN. During conversations led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Trump administration told Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez that the country must cut ties with China, Iran, Russia and Cuba, and agree…
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US to withdraw from dozens of UN, international organisations
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to withdraw the US from 66 United Nations and international organisations, including major forums for cooperation on climate change, peace and democracy. In a presidential memorandum shared by the White House on Wednesday evening, Trump said that the decision came after a review of which “organizations, conventions, and treaties are…
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