US vice president JD Vance said that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity for the US to end its months-long war, as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.
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Tehran → say → negotiations
Vance, who has taken a leading role for the US side in peace talks, asked: "If you don't want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60 per cent enriched fuel?
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you → take → fuel
And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't build highly enriched fuel.
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you → want → fuel
Iran and the US have exchanged proposals in recent weeks to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran → exchange → Hormuz
But president Donald Trump has rejected Tehran's latest offer, and warned that military operations could intensify after the midterms.
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operations → reject → midterms
Meanwhile, Yemen said the Iran-backed Houthis attacked the Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones early on Wednesday.
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Houthis → say → Wednesday
One missile landed near the airport runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land, the ministry said.
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ministry → land → Cairo
The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile north of the Saudi capital Riyadh.
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it → lead → capital
Fighting between the Houthis and the recognised government in Yemen has intensified across several fronts this week.
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Fighting → recognise → fronts
Oil prices rise to over $101 a barrel
Oil prices rose today as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.
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market → rise → crude
Brent futures rose 93 cents, or 0.92 per cent, to $101.51 a barrel.
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futures → rise → 101.51
US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 82 cents, or 0.92 per cent, to $90.25.
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crude → rise → 90.25
US forecasters yesterday said a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico would become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days and would likely hit oil and gas producing facilities.
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storm → say → facilities
The offshore areas in the Gulf in the storm's path produce 15 per cent of US crude oil and 5 per cent of the country's natural gas.
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areas → produce → gas
Yemen says Houthi missile landed near runway minutes before flight landing
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missile → say → landing
The Yemeni government condemned a Houthi attack on the Aden airport and said one missile landed near the runway just "minutes" before a flight was due to land.
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flight → condemn → runway
Yemen's transport ministry said the Iran-backed group attacked the airport during the early hours of today with two ballistic missiles and drones.
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group → say → missiles
It said that a missile landed near the runway “minutes” before Yemenia flight 603 en route from Cairo was due to land.
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flight → say → Cairo
The aircraft was diverted to Jeddah.
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aircraft → divert → Jeddah
The attack “placed the lives of civilians and aviation crews in direct danger”, the ministry said.
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ministry → place → danger
“Aden airport should remain a safe space for passengers and workers, not an arena of fear and threat,” it added.
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it → remain → fear
Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war
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Iran → say → war
vice president JD Vance said that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the country’s seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.
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Tehran → say → negotiations
Vance, a longtime sceptic of US involvement in foreign wars, has taken a leading role in negotiating a settlement to the conflict and brokered a provisional peace agreement in June that quickly fell apart.
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that → take → June
"If you don't want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60 per cent enriched fuel?
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you → want → fuel
And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't build highly enriched fuel.
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you → want → fuel
That's a very basic threshold issue," Vance told Reuters.
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Vance → tell → Reuters
"I think if they want to show a commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, they would do something meaningful on their enrichment capacity."
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile
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it → think → missile
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen claimed to have intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile north of the capital Riyadh this morning.
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coalition → lead → capital
Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki said the missile launched by the Houthis was intercepted and destroyed.
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missile → say → Houthis
He said that the coalition was tracking the launch platform using its intelligence systems over Sanaa.
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coalition → say → Sanaa
Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports and airbase
The Houthis claim to have successfully struck Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with ballistic missiles and drones.
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Earlier on Tuesday, the Iran-backed rebels said they attacked the King Khalid airport in Riyadh with drones and targeted an airbase in Khamis Mushait with missiles.
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they → back → missiles
Most families of US troops killed in the Iran war won't be at White House event
Most families of the six soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war will not be attending a major White House event for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump.
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families → kill → Trump
Only one family member of those killed in an Iranian drone strike on 1 March at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait confirmed that they planned to attend Tuesday's reception with Trump and the First Lady.
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they → kill → Trump
Troops who survived the attack have raised questions about why they were stationed at a site that didn’t have sufficient air protection and was viewed as a likely target.
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that → survive → target
Trump was misunderstood over US attack comments, says White House
The White House clarified Donald Trump's comments in which he said attacks on two US cities would be a “small price to pay”.
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attacks → misunderstand → cities
White House communications director Steven Cheung said the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack US cities but instead wanted to prevent Tehran from having that capability.
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Iran → say → capability
He said Trump’s comments had been misunderstood.
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comments → say → ?
Trump was discussing the Iran war and resulting high gas prices that have become a midterm liability for Republicans when he mentioned the possibility of an Iranian attack on US soil.
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he → discuss → soil
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