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TRUMP PULLS BACK ON IRAN THREAT

A girl holds an Iranian flag during a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Zahra Arghavan, left, and Mehdi Alishir check one of the windows at their home in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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President Donald Trump looks to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as he speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump lashes out at Pacific allies for not assisting in Iran fight

Workers remove debris at Tehran's Sharif University of Technology complex that Iranian authorities say was hit early Monday by a U.S.-Israeli strike, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Trump widens threat to all of Iran’s power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches

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The Damavand power station is seen from a nearby road on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Iranians fear power outages and further attacks as Trump’s deadline nears

Tehran residents are rushing to stock up on bottled water and charge cellphones, flashlights and portable power banks as the hours tick down to Trump’s latest ultimatum for a deal in the war with Iran.

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Travelers approach on foot the border crossing with Turkey at the Razi crossing in Razi, Iran, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Turkish police and army secure the area after a gunmen attack at a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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A gunman fires his gun as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surges

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A deserted road stretches toward the Kapikoy border crossing between Turkey and Iran, near Van, Turkey, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, rescue workers evacuate injured people from a bus attacked by a Russian drone in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before a meeting at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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A residential building damaged by recent U.S.-Israeli strikes is seen with a sign on its wall that reads in Farsi: “We stand till the end,” in Fardis, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Outspoken Iranians overseas say their loved ones are being detained back home

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A worker fills fuel into a motorbike after the government increased fuel prices amid surging global oil prices due to the Iran war, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistanis face unprecedented fuel price rise of up to 54% as global oil price spikes

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A boy who fled with his family following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sits inside the van they are using as shelter in Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

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Mourners gather during a funeral procession for Alireza Tangsiri, head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and others killed in Israeli strikes in late March, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region

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FILE- A man walks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

UK gathers more than 40 countries to press Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a joint press conference at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

Macron calls for ceasefire in Mideast during visit to Japan

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US-Europe rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war

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US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for a photo before their meeting at presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Kim Do-hun/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea and Indonesia expand cooperation on defense and energy as Mideast war disrupts markets

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Thousands more US troops are heading to the Middle East

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A Jet Blue Airlines jet pushes back from a gate at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa., Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

JetBlue raises its checked bag fees by as much as $9 as the Iran war affects fuel costs

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Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV urges an Easter end to the US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue

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Ray Ruda fills his van with fuel at a gas station Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Brentwood, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

US consumer confidence inches up despite soaring gas prices brought on by war in Iran

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, is greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for their lunch after they announced their statements at the Akasaka guesthouse in Tokyo Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan and Indonesia to boost energy security cooperation as concerns grow over Iran war fallout

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Cars fuel up with ethanol at a gas station in Sao Paulo, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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The Sorek desalination plant operates in Rishon LeZion, Israel, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

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Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message

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Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally against Israel and the United States' war in Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

A Houthi missile attack on Israel stokes fears of renewed Red Sea shipping strikes

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President Donald Trump walks up the stairs of Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops. More American forces arrive in the Middle East

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, March 17, 2026.(Suzanne Plunkett, Pool Photo via AP)

Zelenskyy visits Gulf Arab states to talk drone defense and seek strategic ties

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A first responder assists an injured boy following a strike that hit a residential building amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajad Safari)

Iran-backed Houthis enter the monthlong war and could further threaten global shipping

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

One month into Iran war, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled as he looks to wind down the conflict

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Mapping the Strait of Hormuz

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Cargo ships sail in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo)

Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a ‘toll booth’ regime

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In this photo released by Belarusian presidential press service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and U.S. Presidential envoy John Coale talk during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)

US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he’ll help US farmers impacted by Iran war

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A thick plume of smoke rises March 8, 2026, from an oil storage facility struck overnight in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran war’s environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say

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