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Iran open to Spain requests on Hormuz transit

Iran open to Spain requests on Hormuz transit

The Iranian embassy in Spain said on Thursday that Iran would be receptive to any request from Madrid related to the Strait of Hormuz because Spain respects international law, in what is the first such concession offered to an EU state. Spain has a relatively small merchant fleet but was among the

Iran sees US peace plan as 'one-sided' as Trump presses for deal

Iran sees US peace plan as 'one-sided' as Trump presses for deal

A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is "one-sided and unfair", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday, while US President Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught. The Iranian official said the proposal, conveyed to Tehran by Pakistan, "w

WTO chief calls for trade overhaul to meet new world order

WTO chief calls for trade overhaul to meet new world order

The WTO chief called on countries on Thursday to overhaul global trade rules, telling them the old world order had gone for good, following a year of turmoil sparked by US tariffs and wider geopolitical tensions. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala set out a list of problems facing the World Trade Organization -

Trump urges Iran to act quickly on ceasefire plan

Trump urges Iran to act quickly on ceasefire plan

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to "get serious" about a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, after its foreign minister said Tehran was reviewing the US proposal but that there were no talks on winding down the war. Trump's comments came as the economic and humanitarian to

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