Israel-Iran ceasefire: Live updates

Israel-Iran ceasefire: Live updates

Stocks add major gains as ceasefire slowly takes hold Stocks are posting gains today, amid cautious optimism about the Israel-Iran ceasefire. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 500 points, or 1.1%, with the S&P 500 also posting a 1.1% increase of nearly 70 points and the Nasdaq Composite …

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Israel says Iran violating ceasefire announced by Trump, vows to

Israel says Iran violating ceasefire announced by Trump, vows to

Israel and Iran both indicated on Tuesday morning that they were complying with a ceasefire agreement announced by President Trump. But the apparent agreement — which Iranian officials had yet to formally confirm they would respect — appeared to falter within just a couple hours. The Israeli military ordered people …

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U.S. launches strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump says

U.S. launches strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump says

Washington — The United States launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, President Trump announced Saturday evening, calling them a “spectacular military success.”  “The U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear assemblies in the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan,” President Trump said in a national …

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Lawmakers respond to U.S. launching strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities

Lawmakers respond to U.S. launching strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities

Washington — Lawmakers across the political aisle offered a mixed response Saturday following President Trump’s announcement that the United States launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. Immediately following Mr. Trump’s announcement, Congressional Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Ted Cruz, backed Mr. Trump’s actions, while a number of leading Democrats condemned his …

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Diplomacy’s “last shot” to de-escalate Israel-Iran conflict

Diplomacy’s “last shot” to de-escalate Israel-Iran conflict

Diplomacy will have a “last shot” within the next two weeks to bring the Israel-Iran conflict to an end, according to one American and one European diplomatic official, a window set by President Trump this week as he decides whether to involve the U.S. in Israel’s offensive against Iran. Those …

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