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- Monday marked 60 days since the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that called for a wider peace deal to be negotiated within that timeframe.
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- President Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to war with Iran, according to Fox News.
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country → threaten → News
Earlier, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman regarding future shipping routes in the strait.
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Tehran → say → strait
and end the
- Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump's son-in-law and adviser, met Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, a day after holding talks with to discuss the latest U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Gaza Strip.
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Kushner → end → Strip
Netanyahu rejected the U.S.-backed proposal last week.
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Asian allies stress "critical cooperation" as Trump slashes Korea drills
Japan underlined on Tuesday that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was "critical" for the region's stability, after President Trump alarmed allies by scaling back military drills with Seoul while hailing his ties with Pyongyang.
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Mr. Trump abruptly announced on Sunday that he had ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea.
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he → announce → Korea
The following day he insisted he was making the situation "much safer" through his ties with the North's Kim Jong Un, whom he met three times in his first term but has yet to encounter since his return to the White House.
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he → follow → House
While praising the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, he rebuked key ally Seoul for failing to help Washington fight Iran, a war Mr. Trump says is aimed at stopping Tehran from getting an atomic bomb.
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Trump → praise → bomb
Pressed about whether Kim had responded to his messages, the president told reporters in the Oval Office: "Yeah, he has."
Mr. Trump said "it's very positive" when asked what stage the conversations with Kim were at, but provided no further detail.
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conversations → press → detail
He then doubled down on his praise for Kim, saying their ties reduced tensions.
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ties → double → tensions
"Kim Jong Un has always treated me with great respect," the president said.
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"I understand him.
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He understands me."
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U.S. stocks fall further from record highs as oil prices rise
U.S. stocks edged further from their record heights on Monday after rising oil prices cranked up the pressure on inflation and financial markets.
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prices → fall → inflation
The S&P 500 fell 0.5% but remains near its all-time high set Thursday.
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S&P → fall → high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 272 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.3%.
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Wall Street's losses solidified in the afternoon when oil prices accelerated upward.
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prices → solidify → afternoon
The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.7% to $90.87.
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It's been careening back and forth because of uncertainty about what the war with Iran will do to the global flow of crude.
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Last month alone, Brent zigzagged between $72 and $102 as hopes rose and fell that the United States and Iran could reach a deal that would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again.
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Iran's foreign ministry condemns drone attack on Iraqi Kurdish prime minister's office
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned Monday's
, portraying the incident as a ploy to undermine bilateral relations.
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Baqaei described the drone attack at the office of Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region, as "a highly suspicious development that requires vigilance and careful attention," according to a statement carried by state news agency IRNA.
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"He also underscored the need for all sides to work to thwart the sinister plots of the enemies of Iran and Iraq aimed at harming the brotherly relations between the two nations," IRNA said.
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Iran's foreign ministry said its top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, also held a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart on Monday.
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diplomat → say → Monday
"Nothing justifies the reckless attack on PM Barzani's office.
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Kurdish friends should be vigilant against false-flag ploys to sow discord between neighbours," Araghchi said on X.
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The regional counterterrorism service said the drones were launched from the border with Iran, and there were no casualties
Since the start of the Middle East war, the Kurdistan region, which hosts U.S. troops and foreign oil firms as well as rebels exiled from Iran, has been targeted with more than 1,000 attacks by Tehran and pro-Iran armed groups inside Iraq.
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Trump claims concerns about USS Lincoln are "fake"
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President Trump on Monday downplayed reports about conditions for sailors and Marines
, which has been at sea for nine months, calling them "fake news.
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""The Lincoln has been out there for a period of time, a good period of time, but over the years, we've had it out there much longer," Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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The president said he spoke to an admiral, whom he did not name, over the weekend and that the retired officer told him: "I've been on ships that are out there much longer than that, sir, and I know people on the Lincoln.
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They say it's beautifully maintained and beautifully taken care of."
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A number of
that mental health conditions on the ship are deteriorating, and there have been some complaints about sanitary conditions and food supplies during the amid the U.S.-Iran war.
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conditions → deteriorate → war
A typical deployment is six months, but the service members aboard the USS Lincoln have been deployed for
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and said deployment at sea is " uniquely challenging and tough," though he did not confirm or deny any specific issues.
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Kushner says Iran is "not showing any interest" in a deal that makes sense for the U.S.
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Jared Kushner told Fox News on Monday that as the 60-day memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran expires, Iran doesn't appear to be willing to finish the deal and give up nuclear weapons.
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President Trump] is willing to make a deal that could be great for the Iranian people … but right now they are not showing any interest in doing something that makes sense for us
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," Mr. Trump's son-in-law and adviser said in an interview with Fox News' Trey Yingst.
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