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US-Iran deal on the brink as Middle East's war of wars resists resolution
US and Iranian negotiators agreed Thursday on a 60-day ceasefire extension and a framework for nuclear talks, but Trump has not signed off and fresh strikes hit Bandar Abbas and Kuwait even as the deal circulated. Netanyahu simultaneously announced he had ordered Israeli forces to seize 70% of Gaza, breaching the October ceasefire. The Iran war's closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to drive US inflation to its fastest pace in three years, sap Ukraine's weapon supplies, and collapse a planned peacekeeping force for Gaza before it starts.
From: World News briefing