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“…ocations in the Gulf and renewed regional diplomacy as the United States, Iran and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries exchanged sharply conflicting accusations at a UN Security Council meeting on attacks against shipping and threats to maritime…”

“The talks are also the first since the US launched joint strikes with Israel against Iran, and they follow bruising midterm elections that have weakened Donald Trump at home.”

“More than eight months into the conflict he launched alongside Israel on Feb 28, Trump has played down the likelihood of major warfare restarting soon but remains unwilling to accept an existing Iranian truce plan.”

“Israel’s Mossad chief Roman Gofman is reported to be in Washington for talks with senior Trump administration officials on the war in Iran, an Axios report, citing three sources familiar with the visit, revealed on Friday.”

“During a White House press conference, Trump said Israel and Gulf allies in the region were well protected from Iran and an escalation was not needed.”

“No group has claimed responsibility, but the attack comes as regional tensions are heightened due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with Baghdad facing pressure to bring weapons held by predominantly pro-Iranian Shia armed factions under state control.”

“But it was never enforced, and was followed by tensions that led to the US and Israel attacking Iran again on February 28.”

“In an earlier speech in Florida on Friday, Trump appeared to defend his Iran war decision by stating that “if I allowed Iran to have a nuclear weapon, today there would be no Israel,” and that “Israel would have been wiped off the face of the Earth.””

“According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, more than 3,400 civilians have been killed since the US and Israel began bombing Iran in February.”