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Middle East crisis live: Trump suggests Gulf countries should sign Abraham accords recognising Israel under any deal
Writing on social media, US president says countries should make settlement with Iran ‘a far more Historic Event’ Iran denies deal with US is imminent, despite some progress Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, has said that time is working against the US and warned that Iran does not respond well to threats. In a post on X , he wrote: During the military war, our tactic was an eye for an eye; in the diplomatic war, it is action against action. Do not believe the bluff of the failed president; time is against the Americans. If they want an agreement, they should negotiate; if they want $6 gas, they should stand firm and bluff until the grass grows under their feet. Iran does not bow to force or threats. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Middle East crisis live: Trump suggests Gulf countries should sign Abraham accords recognising Israel under any deal, Writing on social media, US president says countries should make settlement with Iran ‘a far more Historic Event’ Iran denies deal with US is imminent, despite some progress Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, has said that time is working against the US and warned that Iran does not respond well to threats. In a post on X , he wrote: During the military war, our tactic was an eye for an eye; in the diplomatic war, it is action against action. Do not believe the bluff of the failed president; time is against the Americans. If they want an agreement, they should negotiate; if they want $6 gas, they should stand firm and bluff until the grass grows under their feet. Iran does not bow to force or threats. Continue reading…
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- Middle East crisis live: Trump suggests Gulf countries should sign Abraham accords recognising Israel under any dealThe Guardian - 2026-05-25T13:08:11+00:00
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