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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Wednesday that Tehran would use some of its frozen assets in Qatar to purchase goods needed by the country following talks in Doha. Under the memorandum of understanding that halted the war between Iran and the United States, Washington agreed to make available Iran’s frozen or restricted assets as part of the agreement’s implementation. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
- The United States signed an agreement to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem, a move that Israel said reflected the “unbreakable alliance” between the countries.
- The US Department of Defence’s CENTCOM sais it stands “shoulder to shoulder” with regional partners in the Middle East following a security conference with leaders from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
- Israel‘s military has accused a West Bank charity of cooperating with the Palestinian movement Hamas and financing armed groups after shutting down its headquarters the previous day, an allegation the organisation denies.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
