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Iran’s main negotiator said Tuesday that Washington indispensable judge Tehran’s latest bid program oregon look failure

Updated - May 13, 2026 07:48 americium IST

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U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) that Americans’ fiscal struggles are not a origin successful his decision-making arsenic helium seeks to negotiate an extremity to the Iran war, saying that preventing ‌Tehran from acquiring a atomic limb is his apical priority.

Iran’s main negotiator said Tuesday that Washington indispensable judge Tehran’s latest bid program oregon look failure, aft US President Donald Trump warned the truce successful the West Asia war was connected the brink of collapse.

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Australia volition articulation a “strictly defensive” ngo led by France and Britain to unafraid shipping done the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Wednesday (May 13, 2026). Australia volition lend a Wedgetail E-7A surveillance aircraft, already deployed successful the portion to support the United Arab Emirates from Iranian drone attacks.

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Israel hammered southbound Lebanon with strikes connected Tuesday up of talks betwixt the 2 countries successful Washington, arsenic Beirut reported 380 radical killed successful Israeli attacks since an April 17 ceasefire took effect.

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May 13, 2026 07:48
Trump says stopping Iran's atomic programme outweighs Americans' economical pain
U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Tuesday that Americans’ fiscal struggles are not a origin successful his decision-making arsenic helium seeks to negociate an extremity to the Iran war, saying that preventing ‌Tehran from acquiring a atomic limb is his apical priority.
Asked by a newsman to what grade Americans’ fiscal situations were motivating ⁠him to onslaught a deal, Mr. Trump said: “Not adjacent a small bit.”
“The lone happening that matters, erstwhile I’m talking astir Iran, they can’t person a atomic weapon,” ‌Mr. Trump said earlier departing the White House for a travel to China. “I don’t deliberation astir Americans’ fiscal situation. I don’t deliberation ‌about anybody. I deliberation astir 1 thing: We cannot fto Iran ‌have ⁠a atomic weapon. That’s all. That’s the lone happening that ⁠motivates me.”
-Reuters
May 13, 2026 07:45
China urges Pakistan measurement up mediation successful Middle East
China’s apical diplomat urged Pakistan to measurement up mediation efforts betwixt Iran and the United States, and to assistance “properly” code the reopening of the Hormuz strait, Chinese authorities media said today.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar successful a telephone yesterday, authorities quality bureau Xinhua reported.
Mr, Wang called connected Pakistan to “step up mediation efforts, and lend to decently addressing issues related to opening the Strait of Hormuz”, authorities quality bureau Xinhua said.
-AFP