US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's truce proposal that Tehran said could have reopened the key Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week, with the…
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. "I reject their proposal," Trump told reporters. The waterway is central to the conflict between the US and Iran, which has reached a stalemate after nearly seven months. The Strait of Hormuz is critical to the world's energy supply, with roughly a fifth of global oil consumption passing through it.
At the United Nations, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock held their first talks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia's Foreign Ministry stated the ministers discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine. This meeting marks a rare diplomatic interaction between the two countries amid the ongoing conflict.
Meanwhile, Trump declined to say whether Ukraine could manufacture Patriot missiles to defend against Russian attacks. The question of Ukraine's weapons production capabilities remains a key point in the ongoing discussions about support for Kyiv.
In developments on Ukraine's military capabilities, a former Ukrainian defense minister who previously led the "Army of Drones" initiative is now creating a new "Army of Robots." Additionally, an expert told Euromaidan Press that Russia's air defenses cannot protect all strategic sites once Ukraine's ballistic missiles become operational.
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