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Trump: ‘We have an agreement with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz; there will be one on the nuclear issue too’
The US President said that his discussions with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran had led him to call off what would have been a “massive attack” on Tehran on Friday
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Iran denies holding talks with the US
Iran is not currently holding talks with the United States but is instead in negotiations with Oman regarding a temporary safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement made on Monday by the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei.
Baghaei added that reaching an agreement with Oman is not enough to reopen the strait, as the situation will remain unchanged as long as US ‘aggression’ persists.
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Two death sentences carried out in Iran: ‘They were Israeli spies’
Iran has carried out the death sentences by hanging of two citizens, Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat, who were accused of passing on sensitive military information and security coordinates to Israel during the two recent wars between the two countries. “They had sent images and information relating to Iranian military and security centres to the Mossad and its affiliated channels, thereby helping Israel to achieve its objectives in Iran,” the judiciary stated in a communiqué reported by the IRNA news agency.
3 August 2026
Oil prices fall sharply, with WTI below $80
The price of oil is falling sharply, fuelled by hopes for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that negotiations with Iran are to resume. WTI is down 5.88 per cent and is trading below $80, at $79.75 per barrel. Brent is down 5.03 per cent at $83.51 per barrel.
Una strada di Teheran con un poster che raffigura le bandiere di Iran e Palestina EPA
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3 August 2026
Trump: Negotiations with Tehran are set to resume today
After announcing that he had called off a “massive” attack on Iran, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Tehran would resume today. This was reported by CNN. “They knew the scale of the attack because they saw it taking shape. We are now talking to them through negotiations. It will begin tomorrow afternoon and we’ll see,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One, after spending the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. “There is an agreement on Hormuz, and then there will be an agreement on the denuclearisation of Iran,” the US president added.
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Israel: court bans the use of crocodiles in prisons
The Jerusalem District Court has banned the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, from using crocodiles to guard prisons housing terrorism prisoners. This was reported by the Jerusalem Post.
According to the newspaper, the measure was adopted following an appeal lodged by the Israeli animal rights organisation Let the Animals Live. Ben-Gvir reacted by accusing the judges of having “sided with the terrorists”.
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Trump: ‘Raids to be halted following talks with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Iran’
- US President Donald Trump has stated that discussions he held with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran led him to call off what would have been a “massive attack” on Tehran on Friday. Speaking on Air Force One, the tycoon said that Tehran knew the US attack being planned “would have been the biggest since the Second World War; it would have been disastrous. “I believe the country would not even have been rebuildable.” The aim “is not to kill, but to reach an agreement”.
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Trump: ‘We have an agreement with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz; there will be one on the nuclear issue too’
There is “an agreement on Hormuz” with Iran and “there will be a deal on denuclearisation”. US President Donald Trump, speaking on Air Force One on his return to the White House after spending much of the weekend at his golf course in New Jersey, said that “discussions are under way” with Tehran as part of negotiations: “We’ll start tomorrow afternoon,” he added.
