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Trump threatens Iran could be 'taken out' in one night, eying Iranian oil and tolls on Hormuz Strait

April 7, 2026 2026-04-07

​U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday morning that Iran's " whole civilization will die tonight," the deadline he set for Iran to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, marking a possible sharp escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that China is gravely concerned about Japanese government's plan to revise the "three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology".
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, extended on Tuesday congratulations to To Lam on his election as president of Vietnam.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​China's vast market will remain open to the world, and China is willing to import more high-quality products from Australia, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
The year of 2026 marks the 55th anniversary of the famous "Ping-Pong Diplomacy," which began to break the hiatus that had existed between the United States and China since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that China is gravely concerned about Japanese government's plan to revise the "three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology".
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Tuesday morning confirmed To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), as state president for the 2026-2031 tenure.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. military had used as many as 155 warplanes to rescue the second airman in Iran and was forced to destroy some cargo planes that got stuck.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​The crew of the Artemis II mission on Monday broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by humans, surpassing the milestone achieved by Apollo 13 in April 1970, according to NASA.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​Iran has rejected a U.S.-proposed 15-point peace plan, calling instead for a permanent end to the conflict, the official news agency IRNA reported Monday.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​Thailand's new coalition government led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was sworn into office on Monday evening, following a royal endorsement last week.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday that the country's air force attacked Iran's largest petrochemical facility in Assaluyeh County in the southern Bushehr province.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
Pakistan's Foreign Office on Monday said that diplomatic efforts for de-escalation and peace regarding tensions in the Middle East are "ongoing," according to official Pakistan TV.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
​Senior figures from several Japanese opposition parties joined thousands of citizens outside the bustling Ikebukuro station in Tokyo on Sunday evening to protest the government's dangerous push to ease restrictions on arms exports and advance sweeping military expansion, voicing concern about the country's future path.
April 7, 2026 2026-04-07
China is willing to continue working with Russia within the framework of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, maintain timely communication on major issues, and make joint efforts to help de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, safeguard regional peace and stability, and uphold common security for the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.
April 6, 2026 2026-04-06
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, on Sunday decided to increase oil output by 206,000 barrels per day in May, according to an OPEC statement.
April 6, 2026 2026-04-06
U.S. President Donald Trump posted "Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time!" on social media on Sunday, a message that appeared to signal a possible extension of the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
April 6, 2026 2026-04-06
​A top Iranian commander warned that any U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran's infrastructure would be met with "devastating and continuous" attacks on all U.S. military assets in West Asia and Israeli infrastructure, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
April 5, 2026 2026-04-05
​At the invitation of Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, speaker of the Portuguese Parliament Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco will lead a delegation to visit China from April 7 to 11.
April 5, 2026 2026-04-05
​Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun the main phase of evacuating staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said Saturday.
April 5, 2026 2026-04-05
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