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Iran has 'no cards' beyond extorting Strait of Hormuz, warns Trump

US President Donald Trump during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran are "going well" ahead of a Tuesday night deadline to agree to a deal, even as he insisted that freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz must be part of any agreement. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz / CNP / Bloomberg

Iran has 'no cards' beyond extorting Strait of Hormuz, warns Trump

First responders rush to the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the Lebanese State Security office in the southern town of Nabatieh on Friday. AFP

Israeli strikes on Nabatieh kill at least 12 Lebanese state security officers

Israel continues attacks on Lebanon ahead of expected direct talks in Washington and despite Iran's demands that it be included in its ceasefire deal with the US

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Riot policemen line up along a road near the expected venue of the US-Iran talks in the Red Zone area of Islamabad. AFP

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