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(MENAFN) The United States has moved to penalize any shipping company that pays transit fees demanded by Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a confrontation over one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Foreign Ministry cast doubt Monday on Washington's diplomatic intentions, with its spokesman warning that America's track record of "making unrealistic demands" makes evaluating the latest U.S. response to Tehran's peace proposal...

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz moved Sunday to shore up transatlantic ties, declaring that "the United States is and will remain Germany's most important partner" in NATO — even as friction between Berlin and Washington continues to...

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(MENAFN) Iran is actively reviewing a formal response from the United States to Tehran's 14-point plan aimed at ending the ongoing regional war, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman disclosed Sunday — signaling a fragile but active diplomatic...

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(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that the planned reduction of American forces in Germany will exceed earlier estimates, stating that the cuts will go “a lot further” than the previously announced figure of 5,000 troops.

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(MENAFN) Iran escalated tensions with Washington on Monday, issuing a stark military warning against any American armed presence in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.