Deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz expected 'soon' - U.S. official
An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resum...
The 28 July edition of Daybreak features remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump on talks between Iran and the U.S., analysis of new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Romania’s expulsion of a Russian diplomat following a drone incursion.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was holding “very friendly” talks with Tehran and suggested a possible peace deal could be in reach. Trump credited the U.S. military campaign for bringing Iran back to the negotiating table, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said there were no direct negotiations with the United States.
In his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham pledged continued backing for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Zelenskyy is the first foreign leader Burnham has hosted on UK soil since becoming British Prime Minister.
Romania has expelled a Russian diplomat over repeated drone incursions during attacks on neighbouring Ukraine. Moscow’s Ambassador to Romania was summoned and shown debris recovered on Romanian territory. Bucharest shot down three drones over the weekend.
Firefighters in Spain and France continue to battle severe wildfires as both countries brace for another spell of extreme heat. Elsewhere, a tornado in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has caused widespread damage and left thousands of people without electricity.
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An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are progressing and suggested an agreement with Iran could be reached “soon”.
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On 7 August, AnewZ's Daybreak focused on the Iran war, escalating violence in Yemen and a deadly migrant crisis in Spain's Ceuta enclave.
The 8 August commemorative edition of AnewZ's Context looked back on the year since the Washington breakthrough, examining how the initialling of the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agreement and the launch of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity have reshaped regional politics.
The programme opened with tentative diplomatic progress in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and Oman agreed in principle on a new shipping route, before turning to Europe's intensifying heatwave and its growing impact on energy supplies and public health.
On 6 August, AnewZ's Daybreak focused on climate change across Europe, Ukraine’s shrinking air-defence supplies and diplomatic efforts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
The 5 August edition of AnewZ's PrimeTime led with progress towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz, followed by analysis of regional mediation efforts and unprecedented Israel-Lebanon border talks.
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