TEHRAN -- Relevant Iranian institutes, including the parliament, are considering the country's withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
The report added the conclusion that there is no reason for Iran's remaining in the NPT is becoming certain in the country. (Iran-NPT-Withdrawal)
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JUBA -- At least 74 people were killed in an attack by unknown armed men at a gold mining site in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, a local official confirmed on Monday.
Kwacijwok Dominic Amandoch, spokesperson for the South Sudan National Police Service, said the incident occurred on the evening of March 28 in a gold mining area of Jebel Iraq. (Attack-South Sudan-Gold Mine)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to "completely obliterate" all of Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island if a deal is not reached shortly.
In a post on Truth Social, he also said that the United States is in serious discussions with Iran to end military operations there. (U.S.-Iran-Deal)
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BEIRUT -- A peacekeeper from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed and another injured when a projectile exploded at a UNIFIL position near a southern Lebanese village, UNIFIL said in a statement early Monday.
The injured was transferred to a hospital and remains in critical condition, the UN mission said. (Lebanon-Explosion-UN Peacekeepers) ■
