News about U.S.

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has extended until May 30 a general license allowing certain transactions related to the sale of Lukoil International GmbH (a subsidiary of Russian oil company Lukoil, which owns the group’s foreign assets). This decision allows to finalize the transaction with the American investment company Carlyle Group, which was announced earlier.

US President Donald Trump, during a meeting in the Situation Room, expressed dissatisfaction with Iran’s new initiative to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and end the war.

US President Donald Trump was not injured in a shooting incident during a gala dinner in Washington, DC, CNN reported.

The USA Freedom 250 festival, dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, took place in Chisinau, Balti and Comrat.

The U.S. has notified Israel that Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran until April 26.

US President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the truce in the war with Iran. According to him, it will remain in effect until Tehran “develops a unified proposal” and until the negotiations are completed.

The White House believes that Trump’s latest statements could have affected negotiations with Iran.

Romanian Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare held meetings with investors and representatives of rating agencies in Washington and New York, during which he agreed to invest 2 billion euros. These funds will accelerate the implementation of strategic projects in the neighboring country.

Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply at the start of the week after the U.S. Navy seized an Iranian vessel during a weekend of Tehran shelling ships and reimposing controls in the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the terms of the ceasefire and again threatened Tehran with the destruction of the country’s critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. Iranian authorities, in turn, accused the United States of violating the truce after the U.S. military seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran has not yet agreed to the next round of talks because of the naval blockade and excessive demands from the US.

American President Donald Trump yesterday formulated two ultimatums at once. First, he announced that he had banned Israel from bombing Lebanon, and soon wrote on his social network Truth Social that NATO should “stay out” of the unblocked Strait of Hormuz.

Due to the Gulf War, the inaction of the U.S. Federal Reserve and tightening policies in Europe and Asia-Pacific, some currencies are pulling away from the weakening U.S. dollar.

US President Donald Trump reacted to the announced opening of the Strait of Hormuz and thanked the Iranian leadership in a post on his Truth Social platform.

Bitcoin traded near $74,700 in Asian morning hours on Friday, down 0.4% in 24 hours but up 3.5% for the week as a 10-day rally in global stock markets paused ahead of the expiration of a truce between the U.S. and Iran next week.

US President Donald Trump said it “looks very good” that the United States and Iran will reach an agreement to end the war and that US and Iranian representatives could meet this weekend.

Moldovan MPs have informed the US authorities about the decision to cancel customs duties on the overwhelming majority of goods imported from the USA. This was said during official meetings of the Moldovan parliamentary delegation with representatives of the US Senate and Congress in Washington.

The leaders of Israel and Lebanon will hold their first talks in more than 30 years on April 16. The location of the meeting and the names of the participants were not disclosed.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that a second round of talks with Tehran could take place in the next two days. The first round of consultations, which took place over the weekend in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, ended in failure.

Not a single vessel has been able to break the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the 24 hours since it began, Logos Press reported, citing RBC.