Iran-US war latest: Trump warns Tehran ‘we will take over your country’ if the Strait of Hormuz is closed – UK Times

At least 54 people were injured and another 18 were missing after an explosion at Qatar’s core LNG processing site of Ras Laffan on Sunday, authorities said.

Qatar’s Interior Ministry attributed the explosion to a “technical accident” and said there was no leak that posed a threat to public safety.

An incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City resulted in an explosion and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility on Sunday evening, QatarEnergy said in a statement. Emergency response teams were deployed to contain the fire, which was now under control, it said.

Search operations have begun for the 18 missing people.

QatarEnergy did not indicate whether the explosion had caused any damage to the plant, which supplies gas to the domestic market.

A Reuters witness earlier reported that a loud boom was heard in the capital Doha, south of the Ras Laffan facility.

Democratic Senator Cory Booker claimed Iran gets “all of the benefits” from the latest deal to end the war.

“When you have Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and progressives, all coming out talking about capitulation, surrender, catastrophe, you know how bad this deal is. Iran gets all of the benefits, literally billions and billions of dollars,” Booker said Sunday on NBC News’ Meet the Press.

“And America continues to hurt and see the losses from the $100 billion we’ve spent in the war to every American citizen seeing their costs skyrocket. This has been a cataclysmic failure of his making,” he added.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely try to undermine Donald Trump’s deal with Iran, U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly warned the administration.

Current and former U.S. officials told The Washington Post Netanyahu is intent on continuing operations in Lebanon despite an agreement signed by President Trump earlier this week.

A joint statement from Pakistan and Qatar says negotiations have been “conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere” and “encouraging progress has been made including the creation of a mechanism for further technical talks.”

The statement followed a first day of “high level” talks in Burgenstock, Switzerland, with representatives from the U.S. — including Vice President JD Vance — and diplomats from Iran.

The group has so far agreed to the “establishment of a High Level group to ensure the effective implementation” the memorandum of understanding to end the war, which will act as a “roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days, laying the foundation for the immediate commencement of further technical talks,” according to the statement.

An line of communication has been opened to “avoid incidents and miscommunication with the aim of safe passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement says.

“The mediating parties will continue to do their utmost to ensure that the negotiations continue to be conducted in a constructive atmosphere with the aim of reaching a final deal,” the parties said.

A new poll says 92 per cent of the Israeli public believe Iran has emerged the winner in the conflict with the US and Israel.

According to a new survey conducted by the Hebrew University and Agam Labs, the vast majority of the Israel population have a negative view of Donald Trump’s deal agreed this week between the US and Iran, which includes a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The poll suggests that 82.9 per cent of Israelis believe the military campaign against Iran has weakened Israel’s long-term security and 86 per cent have a negative attitude towards the outcome of the conflict.

Speaking at the Jerusalem News Syndicate’s International Policy Summit on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touched on his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.

“In the United States, they say that President Trump does everything that I ask him to do. And in Israel, they say that I do everything he wants me to do. Well, neither is true. We’re leaders of independent and proud countries,” Netanyahu said.

“Often we see eye to eye, sometimes we don’t. But we respect each other’s sovereignty and leadership and commitment to our people,” he added.

The press pool traveling with Vice President JD Vance was given a lid 1:14 a.m. local time, indicating that US officials are not expected to make any further public appearances or announcements until morning.

The vice president’s office provided an earlier statement attributed to a US official stating that negotiations are still ongoing. The diplomatic team is expected to “continue through the night,” according to the statement.

But Vance’s slap at far-right members of the Israeli cabinet – that “You’re a country of nine million people. You can’t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have” – does not mean that Israel is likely to remain the dominant partner.

A senior U.S. diplomat engaged in the negotiations said negotiations with Iran are ongoing, and the U.S. team is expected to continue working through the night, according to the reporting pool traveling with Vice President JD Vance.

The diplomat said discussions included “clarifying some of the confusing messaging from Iran on the Strait and building deconfliction mechanisms to ensure the Strait will remain fully open.”

“We have also worked through deconfliction mechanisms and enforcing the ceasefire in southern Lebanon,” the diplomat said.

There have been “robust discussions on all elements of the nuclear deal” and plan to use Sunday’s talks to “work as a starting point for ongoing technical talks going forward.”

Shortly after returning to the White House from a weekend at Camp David, President Donald Trump lashed out at the “Corrupt and Failing New York Times,” which published an analysis on the U.S. war with Iran finding that neither the conflict nor an agreement to end it have definitively cut off threats from the regime.

The title is “What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.”

“REALLY?” Trump responded on Truth Social.

“Their Military is DONE, their Navy is GONE, their Air Force is GONE, their Launching Pads, Missiles, Drones and Manufacturing of same, is almost GONE, their top two sets of Leaders are GONE, their Inflation is at 250%, their Economy is BROKEN, their Soldiers aren’t being paid, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN, THE OIL IS GUSHING, and the U.S. Stock Market and Jobs are at record HIGHS,” he added.

“That’s what’s CHANGED, you corrupt and unethical cowards, and MORE!!!” the president wrote.