TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday the United States has responded to Iran's 14-point proposed plan to end the war.
He made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while noting that the U.S. response is being reviewed. (Iran-U.S.-Plan)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will begin guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, Middle East time.
Calling the action "Project Freedom," Trump said it is "a humanitarian gesture." (U.S.-Trump-Strait of Hormuz)
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CAPE TOWN -- South Africa's National Department of Health confirmed on Sunday evening that two people have died from an acute respiratory infection on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The two individuals were on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, operated by the Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions, which was en route from Ushuaia in southern Argentina to Cape Verde. (South Africa-Ship-Infection)
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BEIRUT -- At least eight people were killed and 11 others injured Sunday in a series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official sources.
Two people, identified as Hassan Ezzeddine, a municipal council member, and Hussein Mohammad Murad, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the municipality of Braiqaa, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. (Lebanon-Israel-Strikes) ■
