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Live updates - Trump suggests US could take Iran's Kharg Island. Follow live updates. The president also said that Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning and continuing over the next few days "out of a sign of respect."
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Trump mulls seizing Iranian island even as diplomatic talks appear to be moving ahead -- As a diplomatic effort being facilitated by Pakistan toward ending the war moved ahead, Trump said Iran had agreed to allow 20 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday as "a sign of respect."11 minutes ago
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