World News Brief Tuesday
Iranian Foreign Minister called on Washington to respond to Tehran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the eight-month war, alongside international talks on the sidelines of the G7 and Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the United States on Tuesday to respond to Tehran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the eight-month war. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced that fires broke out on two oil tankers in the strait, as Tehran repeatedly targets ships crossing the waterway without its permission. Diplomatically, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani joined talks on the region on the sidelines of the G7 ministerial meeting in France, with US President Donald Trump present, as part of efforts to end the war with Iran. After the group's meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he sees no need to resume large-scale military operations against Iran, considering economic sanctions to be highly effective. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said at a press conference that the risk of renewed escalation between the US and Iran "has not been completely ruled out." Separately, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband urged a "comprehensive diplomatic effort" to end the war, warning of economic damage from the stalemate. Canada reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian companies in the energy and banking sectors.