WASHINGTON -- The first phase of reopening the Strait of Hormuz will include lifting the U.S. blockade, The Washington Post reported Monday, citing an Iranian official.
"An Iranian official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the opening of the Strait will be phased," said the report, noting that in the first phase, the United States will release 12 billion U.S. dollars in frozen Iranian assets, minesweeping in the strait will begin, and the U.S. blockade will be lifted. (U.S.-Iran-Deal)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran are "proceeding nicely," while urging more countries to join the Abraham Accords with Israel.
Trump said he discussed the issue over the phone on Saturday with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. In a post on Truth Social, he said these countries should join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements for Arab-Israeli ties normalization launched during his first term. (U.S.-Trump-Abraham Accord)
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SAO PAULO -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has started preventive radiation treatment after being diagnosed with early-stage skin cancer, his office said Monday. (Lula-Cancer)
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GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Monday that a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has caused 220 suspected deaths, as health officials struggle to catch up with the epidemic.
While 101 confirmed cases and 10 confirmed deaths have been recorded, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the true scale is far larger. "There are now more than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths," Tedros said at the Virtual Ministerial Briefing on the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak on Monday. (DRC-WHO-Ebola) Enditem
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