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Trump Pauses Iran Strikes; Israel Hits Tehran
Trump says the United States and Iran had talks over the weekend. He says Iran called him to make a deal.
Iran called this claim fake news. Iran's parliament speaker says no talks happened.
Trump paused United States strikes on Iran's power plants for five days. Israel launched new strikes on Tehran while Trump paused.
Oil prices fell nearly 11% after Trump announced the delay.
Klear Note — Tensions between US and Iran have escalated into military conflict. Oil prices affect gas costs worldwide, which is why markets react to Middle East conflicts.
Key Terms 5
- parliament speaker
- the leader who runs a country's law-making group
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Britain's top finance leader, like a treasury secretary
- Bank of England governor
- the person who runs Britain's main national bank
- economic fallout
- money problems caused by a big event like a war
- Tehran
- the capital city of Iran