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US-Iran news LIVE: Trump said that US will wait for Tehran's response for a ‘few days’

US President Donald Trump gave Iranian negotiators a window of “two to three days” to finalise a peace treaty to end the war on the West Asian country. They're going to come down. There's so much oil out there, they're going to come plummetinng down,” he added. They're going to come down. There's so much oil out there, they're going to come plummetinng down,” he added.

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US-Iran war news: Efforts are reportedly underway to finalise the contents of a peace agreement between Iran and the US.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Efforts are ongoing to finalise the text of an agreement between Washington and Tehran, and its completion could be announced within the next few hours, Al Arabiya reported on Wednesday, citing sources. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he is “no hurry” for Iran deal and is going “to give this one shot”. Meanwhile, Israel's army chief Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Zamir on Wednesday said the military was at its highest alert level, as Tehran and Washington traded threats of war. A 72-hour diplomatic ultimatum has locked Washington and Tehran into a high-stakes standoff. US President Donald Trump gave Iranian negotiators a window of “two to three days” to finalise a peace treaty to end the war on the West Asian country. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to hold high-level talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. “We're going to end that war very quickly,” Trump said earlier. “They want to make a deal so badly. You are going to see oil prices plummet. They're going to come down. There's so much oil out there, they're going to come plummetinng down,” he added. US vice president JD Vance said both negotiating teams made a “lot of progress” towards an agreement. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the country had drawn lessons from previous confrontations and warned that “a return to war will feature many more surprises”. Israel-Lebanon updates Nine people were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon amid a ceasefire, according to reports. Israeli bombardment in Lebanon have killed 3,042 people since March 2. Israel captures ship taking aid to Gaza The Israeli genocide in Gaza continues to rage on. On Tuesday, Israeli forces captured the last vessel linked to the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla. This was the 77th boat stopped so far. The flotilla campaign was aimed at challenging restrictions around Gaza and delivering food, medication and necessities to the people at the war-torn strip. ...Read More

A 72-hour diplomatic ultimatum has locked Washington and Tehran into a high-stakes standoff. US President Donald Trump gave Iranian negotiators a window of “two to three days” to finalise a peace treaty to end the war on the West Asian country. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to hold high-level talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. “We're going to end that war very quickly,” Trump said earlier. “They want to make a deal so badly. You are going to see oil prices plummet. They're going to come down. There's so much oil out there, they're going to come plummetinng down,” he added. US vice president JD Vance said both negotiating teams made a “lot of progress” towards an agreement. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the country had drawn lessons from previous confrontations and warned that “a return to war will feature many more surprises”. Israel-Lebanon updates Nine people were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon amid a ceasefire, according to reports. Israeli bombardment in Lebanon have killed 3,042 people since March 2. Israel captures ship taking aid to Gaza The Israeli genocide in Gaza continues to rage on. On Tuesday, Israeli forces captured the last vessel linked to the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla. This was the 77th boat stopped so far. The flotilla campaign was aimed at challenging restrictions around Gaza and delivering food, medication and necessities to the people at the war-torn strip.

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