'Iran wants to make a deal; they're not ready,' President Trump says following rally in North Carolina | LIVE BLOG
"We're gonna either make a deal that's good, or we're not gonna make a deal at all," stated the US President
While speaking to Pakistani TV, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said, ‘The time has come,’ to activate the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, in response to Houthi attacks on Mecca. In a statement the defense minister said, “If the situation escalates any further, then without any doubt we stand with Saudi Arabia both tactically and diplomatically." This comes as China privately asked Tehran to rein in Yemen's Houthis after Saudi Arabia asked Beijing for help, according to three Iranian sources that spoke with Reuters.
Meanwhile, the US State Department has blocked the visa of Palestinian Authority leader Mansour Abbas for the second year in a row. The department accused the PA and PLO of seeking unilateral international recognition, continuing to provide stipends to Palestinians convicted of terrorism and their families, and glorifying terrorism in official statements and school textbooks. As a result, the United Nations General Assembly voted to allow President Abbas to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video. READ MORE FROM THURSDAY
IRGC says it struck a Togo-flagged tanker which it says attempted an 'illegal passage' through the Strait of Hormuz
According to the Revolutionary Guards' Navy, the tanker caught fire and was halted
South Korea says it will not deploy troops to intervene in the war with Iran
President Lee Jae Myung made the statement on Friday following reports that the country was considering deployment to the region