Middle East conflict: latest developments
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Russia. Araghchi arrived in Saint Petersburg on Monday morning. Oil prices rose by approximately 1% on Monday morning in Asia due to ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East, following the cancellation of further talks between Iran and the United States and near-paralysis in the Strait of Hormuz. The price of West Texas Intermediate WTI crude for June delivery increased by 0.96% to $95.31, while Brent North Sea crude for the same month rose by 1.22% to $106.61 per barrel. Lebanese authorities reported that Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday killed 14 people, including two children, and injured 37 others, marking the highest daily death toll since a ceasefire began on April 17. US President Donald Trump stated on Fox News that direct negotiations would no longer occur, after canceling a planned trip to Pakistan involving his son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks with Iran. Trump asserted, "We have all the cards. If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us, we have very good secure phone lines." The Israeli army announced the death of Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, with an officer and five other soldiers injured in the same "incident." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad after visiting Oman as part of ongoing efforts to restart negotiations to end the war. According to th
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