US Secretary of State Rubio says talks with Iran are not productive as the Iranian demands are simply unacceptable; sometimes diplomatic solution is not possible but will explore if there is a chance
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- The US is taking defensive action and will respond if its forces in the region are threatened.
- Both US political parties have long agreed that Iran possessing nuclear weapons would be completely unacceptable and pose a serious threat to US security.
- Israeli Defence Minister Katz says they would not wait for permission to take action against Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, or the West Bank; decision making is up to PM Netanyahu's cabinet
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- IRGC says there were explosions affecting two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz; "Both vessels were super tankers carrying in total more than 4 million barrels of oil, which are now burning in the fire of trust in the plundering and aggressive US Army."
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