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Tehran buys time with floating storage as export chokehold pushes oil system to the brink

The decision is likely to send a chill through China's burgeoning AI sector, and emerged mere weeks before a high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping.

"China always opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law," China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters in Beijing.

President Trump said US and Iranian officials can hold phone talks for peace, avoiding a long delegation flight amid stalled negotiations.

Esmail Saghab Esfahani, Vice President and head of Iran's Strategic Energy Policy and Management Organisation, posted the warning on X on Monday.

"Administration officials (not including [FBI Director Kash] Patel): they are targets, prioritised from highest-ranking to lowest," the shooter wrote in his manifesto.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) top commander Sheikh Yousuf Afridi has been killed by unknown gunmen.

When CBS News correspondentNorah O'Donnell tried to clarify — "Mr. President, these are the gunman's words" — Trump cut her off.

Citing specific examples, Ebrahim Rezaei said that Pakistan did not speak about the US backing down on the ceasefire proposal linked to Lebanon.

Trump event shooting latest: Suspect manifesto details motive, target list, weapon choice and claimed security flaws outside Washington Hilton.

Under the new Iranian framework, nuclear negotiations would only begin at a later stage, after the strait was opened and the blockade lifted.

The quake struck 18 kilometres west of the small town of Sarabetsu in Hokkaido at a depth of 81 kilometres, according to the USGS.

Fuel prices in India depend on several factors, with global crude oil prices being the most significant as crude is the primary raw material used to produce petrol and diesel.

Trump and other administration officials were evacuated out of the event after shots were fired.

Araghchi's renewed Pakistan visit comes a day after US President Donald Trump publicly cancelled the planned travel of senior American envoys to Islamabad for discussions with Iranian representatives.

The post is, reportedly, a direct response to Trump administration officials who earlier said that the United States holds superior energy leverage in the ongoing conflict.

The suspect, identified by officials as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was arrested at the scene of Saturday's shooting at the Washington Hilton.

Brent crude rose 2.2% to $107.66 a barrel, after touching an intraday high of $107.97, while WTI gained 2.2% to $96.47, holding near multi-month highs.

Trump cancels Witkoff, Kushner's trip to Pakistan, says 'Iran can call US'.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner's Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows.