Trump Rejects Public Iran Peace Terms, Threatens Renewed Strikes

President Trump rejected publicly reported Iran peace terms, calling them completely fabricated and fake news.

The White House said Trump had been presented a different, private 10-point plan than the one Iran released publicly.

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Trump said there is only one group of meaningful points that are acceptable to the United States.

US forces will remain in place in, and around, Iran until the real agreement is fully complied with.

The Guardian highlighted that Iran's president called Israel's strikes on Lebanon a blatant violation of the ceasefire.

The Strait of Hormuz became a focal point of contention as Iran announced it would allow no more than 15 vessels per day.

The White House denied reports that Iran had closed the strait outright.

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Iran, Pakistan and the US disagreed on whether Lebanon was included in the ceasefire.

The physical and geopolitical containment of the strait threatened 20% of global oil shipments.

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to allow the atomic watchdog to continue monitoring Iran's nuclear program.

Washington secured a separate resolution to unfreeze $150 billion in Iranian assets for humanitarian use.

Council members debated for hours over which resolution to take first.

Market uncertainty persisted as geopolitical risk had yet to be fully resolved.

Israel continued strikes in Lebanon, killing hundreds.

Hezbollah launched retaliatory attacks.

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Trump faced congressional resistance with Democrats seeking to pass a war powers resolution.

Stock markets remained volatile, with Brent crude rising 2.4%.