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The Senate has voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. And, President Trump extends the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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For the second time this week, President Trump extended an ultimatum for Iran to completely open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic, saying peace talks "are going very well."
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The US president's commitment to deadlines is fluid but he uses them for a purpose, writes the BBC's James Landale.
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Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran early Friday ahead of a planned United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure, while Iran and the United States appeared at a diplomatic impasse, setting the stage for more potential escalation as the first month of the Middle East war neared its end.
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