Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman from Iran’s Foreign Ministry, told a press conference on Monday that there have been no direct talks with Washington, but there have been some exchanges through mediators who expressed the Trump administration’s desire to end the war.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. is negotiating with a more “reasonable regime” in Tehran after killing the previous leadership but warned the country that if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened “immediately,” Tehran would face new strikes on its civilian infrastructure.
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host playing the role of secretary of War, held a Christian worship service last week and called on God to help the U.S. deliver “overwhelming violence” on those who “deserve no mercy” as the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran.
The U.S. Treasury Department said last week that President Donald Trump’s signature will begin to appear on the U.S. dollar bills later this year to mark the 250th anniversary of the country.
Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, said last week that his country’s decision to develop a nuclear weapon was the correct one given the situation around the world and said its status as a nuclear power is “irreversible.”
The chairman of the German Armed Forces Association said last week that the country’s defense industry needs to ramp up production to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to prepare for a war economy.
The Israeli military has been accused by human rights groups and researchers of using white phosphorus during its war in southern Lebanon, drawing criticism because it is considered an incendiary weapon under international law and highly toxic to civilians.
The Group of 7 (G7) issued a statement last week on the Iran War that a Chinese newspaper mocked as a document of “studied emptiness.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an increase in military strikes across Iran targeting key manufacturing infrastructure.
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, said last week that Tel Aviv plans to take control of the land south of the Litani River in Lebanon until the security of the residents who live in northern Israel is “assured.”