Trump claims Iran talks will start Monday, and 4 other developments in the Middle East

Samy Magdy, Associated Press Samy Magdy, Associated Press Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Elena Becatoros, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which about a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed before the war. Please check your inbox to confirm. Iranian state media quoted the country's foreign ministry as saying Tehran was not currently holding negotiations with the United States.

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A strike on a residential apartment in southern Gaza killed three family members, including a 4-year-old child, according to Nasser hospital, where the bodies arrived. Left: A woman waves an Iranian flag in downtown Tehran, Iran on Saturday, next to a billboard showing a graphic of a man wearing a shirt showing the face of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during a joint U.S. and Israeli strike on Feb. Nine vessels transited through the strait Sunday, most of them using an Iranian-controlled route, according to trade data and analytics platform Kpler.