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The Telangana government is set to rename a road named after US President Donald Trump here next week. The 'Donald Trump Avenue located near the American consulate here is expected to be inaugurated on June 23, official sources said on Tuesday. The Telangana government in December last year said a high-profile road along the United States Consulate General in Hyderabad will be named 'Donald Trump Avenue'. It has also decided to name the upcoming greenfield radial road at the proposed RRR (Regional Ring Road) in honour of the late industrialist Ratan Tata. The government had also said a prominent stretch would be named 'Google Street' to recognise the global impact and contribution of Google and Google Maps. The naming of the key roads after globally renowned personalities and companies is part of the Revanth Reddy government's initiative to position the state as a hub for innovation-driven development.
Negotiators from Iran and the United States prepared Friday for high-level talks planned to start a day later in Islamabad, seeking to steady a ceasefire teetering over Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire and Tehran's chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. US Vice President JD Vance was set to take off from Washington, with Iran still remaining mum over its team as it tried to pressure Washington to halt Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, claimed that talks would "remain suspended" otherwise. Meanwhile, Kuwait said it faced a drone attack Thursday night that it blamed on Iran and its militia allies in the region. Though Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard denied launching any assault, it has in the past carried out attacks across the Mideast it did not claim. In addition to talks in Iran, Israel-Lebanon negotiations are also expected to begin next week at the State Department in Washington - a potential boost to .