LOS ANGELES -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday any country or person that buys oil or petrochemicals from Iran would face immediate U.S. sanctions, after the indirect talks between the two countries were postponed.
"All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions," Trump wrote on Truth Social. (U.S.-Trump-Tariff)
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NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated his national security advisor Mike Waltz as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
"In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department," said Trump in a post on social media. (U.S.-Mike Waltz-UN)
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NEW YORK -- About a month ago, with Tesla's stock sinking and some investors irritated about Elon Musk's White House focus, Tesla's board got serious about looking for Musk's successor, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Thursday.
Board members reached out to several executive search firms to work on a formal process for finding Tesla's next chief executive, while tensions had been mounting at the company with sales and profits deteriorating rapidly, said the report. (Tesla-Elon Musk-Succession)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Thursday that the fourth round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States, scheduled for Saturday in Rome, has been postponed at the mediator Oman's proposal.
He made the announcement in an address to reporters, adding that the new dates would be announced later, according to a statement by the ministry. (Iran-US-Talk) ■
