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In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared Iran's official statement in the name of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

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Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Wednesday: The GIF Nifty signalled that the Nifty50 may open over 600 points higher as oil prices corrected sharply after US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire

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President Donald Trump over the course of a day went from threatening Iran with "annihilation" to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a "workable" plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects to pave the way to end the nearly six-week-old war.
The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries, led by Pakistan, worked feverishly to head off a further escalation of the conflict. Even China - Iran's biggest trading partner and the United States' most significant economic competitor - quietly pulled strings to find a pathway toward a ceasefire, according to two officials briefed on the matter who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
"The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East," Trump declared in a social media post announcing

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But also says a deal with tehran could conclude on Monday

A photograph purportedly showing US aircraft destroyed during the rescue mission to find a stranded airman, in Iran’s Isfahan 	| Photo: Reuters via Iranian Media

A photograph purportedly showing US aircraft destroyed during the rescue mission to find a stranded airman, in Iran's Isfahan 	| Photo: Reuters via Iranian Media

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The National Commission cited the Supreme Court's observation that in appropriate cases the consumer forum has the authority to decide whether the terms of an agreement are valid

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The country's gold imports rose 28.73 per cent to USD 69 billion during April-February 2025-26 on account of high prices of the precious metal, according to the Commerce Ministry data.
Gold imports stood at USD 53.52 billion in April-February 2024-25.
The rise in gold imports pushed the country's trade deficit (difference between imports and exports) to USD 310.60 billion during the 11-months of the last fiscal as compared to USD 261.80 billion during April-February 2024-25, the data showed.
Prices of the yellow metal are hovering at around Rs 1,51,500 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) in the national capital.
Switzerland is the largest source of gold imports, with about 40 per cent share, followed by the UAE (over 16 per cent) and South Africa (about 10 per cent).
The precious metal accounts for over 5 per cent of the country's total imports.
The country's total imports from Switzerland were up 11.57 per cent to USD 23.5 billion during April-February 2025-26. In February, go

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This came in response to US President's threats of military action against Iran if Tehran fails to reach an agreement with Washington to end the conflict and open the strategic Strait of Hormuz

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