President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Iran that calls for Tehran to dilute its and waives U.S.-backed , immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, .
The White House had planned a signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland, but its fate is now uncertain, with conflicting information from the U.S., Iran and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans for their own security.
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Trump pushes back against Iran deal detractors
Trump, soon after returning to Washington early Thursday morning from the G7, took to social media to push back against critics of the Iran deal.
鈥淭hese fools, who think I haven鈥檛 been tough enough on Iran, when the Stock Market Just Hit A RECORD HIGH, and Oil prices are 鈥榯umbling鈥� down, are either jealous, bad people, or stupid,鈥� Trump posted on Truth Social.
Macron deploys Versailles鈥� gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump
explained the appeal in one sentence: 鈥淰ersailles is not gold leaf 鈥� Versailles is the real deal.鈥�
For , that was precisely the point.
On Wednesday night, the French president threw open Louis XIV鈥檚 palace to his U.S. counterpart for a private reception, show and dinner marking . At for the trans-Atlantic alliance, it could help Macron keep a personal channel open as the two navigate differences over Iran, Ukraine and tariffs.
It already kept Trump from leaving a early, as he did last year in Canada.
鈥淚鈥檓 a fan of beautiful places,鈥� he told reporters, saying he had planned to leave earlier until 鈥渁 very nice man鈥� invited him to dinner.
After posing in front of Versailles鈥� golden doors, Trump enjoyed a private tour of the chateau鈥檚 glittering interior. And in a surprise move over a dinner of lobster, caviar and vanilla ice cream, he signed a memorandum on at a venue steeped in
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Trump administration to buy back another energy company鈥檚 offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
The Trump administration said Wednesday it鈥檚 buying back another energy company鈥檚 U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to in favor of fossil fuels.
The latest deal brings the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion.
Chicago-based Invenergy has agreed to end its four offshore wind leases that were very early in development in exchange for reimbursements of lease fees totaling $765 million. The company had already canceled the largest of the four in November, Leading Light Wind off New Jersey鈥檚 coast. The others are off the coasts of Maine and California. It will invest that money in natural gas and geothermal ventures that can be built more quickly instead.
By buying back leases, the Republican administration is stopping offshore wind farms that Trump does not support and redirecting the money to fossil fuel projects that he does. It adopted this strategy after to stop offshore wind development through executive action. Trump has frequently talked about his and calls turbines ugly.
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Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans for their own security.
鈥淭his will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe,鈥� he told his NATO counterparts in Brussels.
Hegseth lambasted European allies for failing to provide U.S. forces access to to launch attacks on Iran, calling it 鈥渟hameful.鈥�
鈥淭hese allies, they put America鈥檚 sons and daughters, our sons and daughters, at risk by denying them the predictable access, basing and overflight that never should have been in question at all,鈥� he said.
Taking the microphone at the top of the meeting, Hegseth also railed against migration and gender equality policies in Europe, in remarks reminiscent to those of in February last year that angered many Europeans.
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Read the transcript of the deal
Senior U.S. officials on Wednesday read the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy over what is in the document.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to read the deal before a formal signing ceremony set for Friday. Iranian state TV later released text that largely tracked what the U.S. put out.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country has been mediating between the sides, later said the leaders of the U.S. and Iran had signed the deal and it 鈥渟hall enter into force with immediate effect.鈥�
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US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue
President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its and waives U.S.-backed , immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details released by both countries.
The initial deal to end the war takes 鈥渋mmediate effect鈥� after leaders from both countries signed it, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who helped mediate the agreement, said online.
The agreement calls for a permanent end to hostilities and starts a 60-day negotiating clock to reach a final deal on the future of Iran鈥檚 nuclear program, though Trump left the door open to resume attacks. It appears to offer Iran several benefits up front while extracting little in return.
The deal has been shrouded in secrecy and confusion for days. The White House had planned a signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland, but its fate is now uncertain, with conflicting information from the U.S., Iran and Pakistan.
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