Iran Pushes Back On Trump's Sanctions Relief Offer, Rejects Shift On Nuclear Enrichment

Trump Signals Response To Haifa Refinery Strike 'Shortly' As WH Mulls Uranium Seizure Op; Bessent Vows To 'Retake' Hormuz 'Over Time' Summary Iran rejects 'excessive, illogical' US demands while Trump mentions 'progress' with a 'more reasonable regime'. Trump again threatens to destroy Iran energy sites and Kharg Island. Hundreds of US Special Forces arrive in region. White House seriously considering ground operation to seize Iran's enriched uranium stockpile but also wants Tehran to negotiate handing it over willingly. Bessent: US will 'retake' Hormuz Strait 'over time'. Bazan oil refinery in Israel's northern city of Haifa is...

White House Intervenes After Israel Closed Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Ahead Of Easter Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed by Israeli authorities earlier this month after Iranian missile fragments hit Jerusalem, with restrictions also being placed on who can enter the walled old city - home to all of the most sacred religious sites. This has resulted in outrage among Christians, however, Israeli officials have said that Al Aqsa Mosque was also closed, and limitations were placed numbers of people visiting the Western Wall - and claimed that...

Iran Vows 'Faster, More Painful' Response To US Attacks After Weekend Sea Battle Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday announced a heightened military posture in the war with the US, saying that new attacks on the country will "meet a faster, heavier and more painful response." "If they haven't understood by now, they should understand before it’s too late that the rules of the game have changed and that from now on, any violation of Iran’s interests and security will receive a ‘faster, heavier, and more painful’ response,” Ghalibaf said...