Breakfast News Recap: Turkey blast, Gaza storm and Iran tensions dominate a crowded global briefing
A blast at a steel plant in Turkey's Izmir province has killed 17 people and sparked a fire at an industrial complex in the Aliaga district, with investigators still working to establish the cause. 🔗In the Middle East, Donald Trump said the war with Iran is now effectively over militarily and that further US strikes are highly unlikely, even as he said negotiations continue. He also posted that Iran's nuclear weapon ambitions are non negotiable and that the United States is locked and loaded if the situation changes. 🔗 🔗The fallout from the conflict is still rippling through the region... [Continue Reading]
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