Iran War
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington would likely launch another round of strikes against Iran later in the day, signaling further military action after overnight attacks targeting Iranian military assets.
The committee, which typically meets every three months to review fuel prices based on technical criteria and market indicators, will therefore convene between July and September to determine whether petroleum product prices should be raised, reduced or kept unchanged.
Iran's delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, is set to hold its first meeting with the mediators, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.
Bahrain and Kuwait, two Gulf countries which host major American military facilities, announced intercepting hostile projectiles overnight, shortly after the United States hit several Iranian targets in response to an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Aboul Gheit welcomed the agreement, describing it as an important step toward restoring Lebanon's full sovereignty over its territory and strengthening stability in the country's south.
The request, submitted to lawmakers and posted on the White House website, includes $67.15 billion for military purposes, in addition to roughly $1 trillion appropriated last year and another $1.5 trillion in defense spending sought by Trump for the next fiscal year, according to Reuters.
The measure comes amid significant pressure on global energy supplies linked to the escalation in the Middle East, disrupting markets and driving up energy prices worldwide.
The remarks came during talks between the two leaders on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in the French city of Évian, where discussions also touched on broader regional developments.
The meeting comes amid intensified diplomatic efforts to secure a final agreement with Iran aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East and restoring normal global shipping flows disrupted by the war.
Trump described the agreement as establishing “A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON,” claiming that Iran will not seek to acquire nuclear weapons through purchase, development, or any other means.
Trump said the US will be “hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT.”
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the latest Israeli military escalation in Lebanon in a phone call on Thursday.
The Egyptian foreign ministry said the repeated attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait constitutes a grave escalation that threatens regional security and stability and heightens tensions.
The strike targeted the Dahiyeh area, a stronghold of Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital.
The incident strains the fragile US-Iran ceasefire that has largely curbed hostilities started by the US and Israel against the Persian nation on February 28.
The update comes amid allegedly growing tensions between Washington and Tel Aviv over the wars in Iran and Lebanon over alleged Israeli spying on US officials engaged in sensitive regional policy talks, including the war in Iran.
The Lebanese army said an “aggressive and barbaric” Israeli strike targeted a military vehicle on the Kfar Tebnit-Khardali road in Nabatieh city, killing a brigadier general, a captain and a soldier.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi as part of the latest session of the Egyptian-Japanese strategic dialogue aimed at exchanging views on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the importance of seizing the current diplomatic opportunity to reach a comprehensive agreement through negotiations between the United States and Iran, during a joint call on Saturday with US President Donald Trump and several Arab and regional leaders.
He underscored the importance of adhering to diplomatic efforts and prioritizing dialogue to safeguard the security and stability of regional states and their peoples.
