A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo)
US Israel Iran War Live: Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi said that “friendly nations including China, Russia, India, Iraq, and Pakistan” have been allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing regional tensions.
Iran fired 100 Missiles, all intercepted, says Trump: US President Donald Trump said that American defence systems successfully intercepted 100 missiles launched by Iran. “We had an attack. 100 missiles were shot by Iran at a very important thing that we had… 100 missiles going 2,000 miles an hour were coming at this element of tremendous power and importance. Of the 100 missiles coming at us, 100 missiles were immediately shot down, shot out of the air, and fell into the sea,” he said.
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Trump-Xi Meeting rescheduled for May 14-15 in Beijing: POTUS said that his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping meeting has been rescheduled for May 14-15 in Beijing after being postponed due to Iran-related military operations, with both sides preparing for reciprocal visits. “My meeting with the Highly Respected President of China, President Xi Jinping, which was originally postponed due to our Military operation in Iran, has been rescheduled and will take place in Beijing on May 14th and 15th. First Lady Melania and I will also host President Xi and Madame Peng for a reciprocal visit in Washington, D.C., at a later date this year. Our Representatives are finalising preparations for these Historic Visits. I look very much forward to spending time with President Xi in what will be, I am sure, a Monumental Event. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he said in a post on Truth Social.
Iran wants to make a deal “so badly” but is “afraid to say it”: Trump, on Wednesday, said that Iran wanted to make a deal “so badly” but was “afraid to say it”. “Nobody’s ever seen anything like we’re doing in the Middle East with Iran, and they are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly, but they’re afraid to say it because they figure they’ll be killed by their own people. They’re also afraid they’ll be killed by us,” he said at a fundraising dinner for the House GOP campaign arm in Washington.
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