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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that while changes in the deal were still possible, the tentative agreement showed his country had emerged stronger from the conflict

The Wall Street Journal cited US officials as saying the president had instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran’s ports in a bid to force Tehran to capitulate

The four-week conflict has spread across the Middle East, killing thousands of people and hitting the global economy with soaring energy prices

The presidential order listed higher import duty rates of 10 per cent to 41 per cent starting in seven days for 69 trading partners

Google sweetened its original offer for $23bn in July to $32bn, making it one of the largest tech deals ever

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shed a quarter of its market value since mid-December