WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, 13 August. - (ANA) - US President Donald Trump says Washington is only "semi-negotiating" with Tehran as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there are no direct talks with the US and insists the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Washington meets Tehran's key demands

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government has formally rejected a US-brokered peace plan for Gaza

 

Yemen's Houthis attacked the Red Sea port of al-Makha, controlled by the internationally recognised government, killing at least seven people, an army spokesman said as fighting in the country continues

 

Oil prices have risen above $84 a barrel, as markets reopened in Asia amid continued uncertainty. - (ANA) -  

 

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