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US hits ICC president, senior lawyer with sanctionsThe sanctions come a month after Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle the court "brick by brick."Al-Monitor
Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data showsBy Florence TanSINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday, following attacks on tankers, while U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East conflict stalled.Five commodity vessels transited the strait on Saturday, with none registered for Sunday, shiptracking data from Kpler showed, versus 31 in the prior weekend.Al-Monitor
UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel in Hormuz, urges waterway's reopeningCAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.ADNOC said no injuries were reported and that the situation was under control, according to WAM.The UAE foreign ministry called on Tehran to halt what it described as unprovoked attacks, end hostilities and fully reopen the waterway.There was no immediate comment from Iran.Al-Monitor
Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against IranKeeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump. Yet that is the strategy the American president says he now favors in the war against Iran, and he is betting on economic pressure over diplomacy or new strikes. "We are low-keying it," Trump told news site Axios by phone Sunday. "We're only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money."Al-Monitor
Iran says Oman deal is in 'final stages' but US must act to open HormuzBy Nayera Abdallah, Steve Holland and Enas AlashrayDUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages but reiterated that the waterway would only reopen once the United States met other conditions.A U.S. official told Reuters on Friday that an agreement between Iran and Oman was close and could soon reopen the waterway, which carried a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before Iran blocked it in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks.Al-Monitor
Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attackUS President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the talks would cover the Strait of Hormuz –- a route for global energy supplies that has become a key sticking point in the conflict -- and ultimately, the denuclearization of Iran.Al-Monitor
Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own wordsDonald Trump has made some of the most aggressive public threats about military action of any modern US president. He has walked back many of them too. The 80-year-old Republican's comments about the US war against Iran have shifted, sometimes dramatically and quickly, since the conflict erupted on February 28. He has repeatedly declared victory, claiming Iran's military capabilities were utterly defeated, only to later tweak the war timeline or threaten Tehran with more strikes.Al-Monitor
Iran threatens to strike other nations' energy fields if US launches fresh attacksBy Yasmine Ghania and Menna AlaaElDinCAIRO, August 2 (Reuters) - Iran warned this weekend against any “adventurous action” by the U.S. and said it would retaliate decisively if American forces follow through on President Donald Trump's threats of fresh attacks on Iranian targets.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi’s comments in separate phone calls on Saturday with senior Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi officials came just hours after Kuwait's army said it destroyed hostile drones launched by Iran against several vital facilities.Al-Monitor
Explainer-What is US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace'?By Kanishka Singh and Simon LewisWASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his so-called Board of Peace reached a deal for the total disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory. Trump said the agreement was "historic" and will be implemented in phases, with Israeli forces, which control about two-thirds of Gaza as of late April, withdrawing from the territory as disarmament proceeds.Al-Monitor
Trump announces areement for disarmament of HamasUS President Donald Trump on Thursday announced an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas, calling it a critical step toward a new Palestinian government in Gaza. There was no immediate statement from Hamas on the agreement, but Trump's announcement came after sources familiar with the ongoing talks with mediators in Cairo told AFP that the Palestinian Islamist movement was progressing towards a deal involving the decommissioning of its weapons.Al-Monitor
Netanyahu lauds 'excellent' Trump meeting as Israel pushes harder Iran lineHours before the meeting, President Donald Trump signaled impatience with the Israeli leader.Al-Monitor
Trump says Iran seeks talks after strikes haltedAn Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two sides have communicated only through intermediaries.Al-Monitor