Chinese President Xi Jinping received U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing with military honours on Thursday. Television footage showed the two leaders shaking hands for some time as they greeted each other. Mr Trump exchanged a few words with Xi at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of the Chinese capital. The two leaders then greeted…
US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable”, raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asian trade on Monday. Iran had on Sunday responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal and warned it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit…
Iran denied on Thursday attacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, as US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war was “very possible” but warned Washington would resume bombing if talks failed. Tehran’s embassy in Seoul said it “firmly rejects and categorically denies” allegations that its armed forces were behind…
President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, declaring that the country would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if it attacks United States vessels, as tensions escalate around the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Speaking in an interview with Fox News on Monday, Trump said Washington would respond with overwhelming force to any aggression against…
US president Donald Trump has drawn attention online after resharing a post suggesting that the Strait of Hormuz be renamed the “Strait of Trump”. The post, circulated on his Truth Social platform, featured a map bearing the alternative name. It appeared amid renewed global focus on the narrow waterway, a critical route for international oil shipments. There has been…
Oil prices held around four-year highs on Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled. While Tehran submitted a fresh proposal this week to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the US president reportedly did not believe it was not negotiating in good faith. The…
