
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington had reached "major points of agreement" with Iran and was in contact with "a top person," even as Tehran denied any direct or indirect communication with the United States.

The U.S. administration said on Saturday that if Iran "doesn't fully open, without threat, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 hours", Washington "will hit and obliterate their various power plants, starting with the biggest one first".

The U.S. government on Friday issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures, media reports said.

"Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. Inflation remains somewhat elevated," said the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in a statement.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he's not ready to make a deal to end the military campaign against Iran "because the terms aren't good enough yet."
The rapid expansion of US data center construction is creating new opportunities for Chinese heavy equipment manufacturers, and they arrived at North America's largest construction trade show to demonstrate how their portfolios are positioned to meet this growing demand.


A countdown clock set up in a public square in Guadalajara, Mexico on March 2, 2026 shows that 100 days remain until the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.


Demonstrators gather in New York City on March 2, 2026 to protest military actions launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to "cut off all trade with Spain" for Spain's refusal to allow the U.S. military to use its base for attacks on Iran, while saying he is not happy with Britain either.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the nuclear submarines Navy base Ile Longue in Crozon, France, March 2, 2026.PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the military operations launched by the United States and Israel were conducted "outside international law" and could not be approved by France.
However, a spokesman from the office of Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, confirmed on Saturday morning that the senator had not been notified.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday afternoon that U.S. combat operations "continue at this time in full force," predicting there would be more U.S. casualties in the coming days.

President Donald Trump and his national security team would continue to closely monitor the situation in Iran throughout the day.The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran, plunging the war-torn Middle East into a new round of violent conflicts.
A report released on Thursday revealed that the U.S. has leveraged its technological dominance to seize large volumes of global virtual currency assets, collecting more than $30 billion worldwide across multiple cases, according to available data.

Former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.

The office said it will implement a "favorable licensing policy" toward specific license applications seeking authorization for the resale of Venezuelan origin oil to Cuba.
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