WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a deal with Iran could be reached on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
"We are in talks with the Iranians, and I think there is a chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open the strait and move towards a more normalized position in this conflict," Bessent said in an interview with CNBC. (US-Iran-Deal)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Tuesday described the ongoing talks between Iran and Oman as "positive" at both technical and political levels, with a focus on designating safe routes for vessels' passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The negotiations are continuing, Baghaei told state-run IRIB TV, saying that Iran seeks to develop mechanisms with Oman to manage future shipping traffic through the strategic strait. (Iran-Oman-Talks)
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ADDIS ABABA -- Fourteen people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region, local authorities have confirmed.
The landslide occurred in the North Shewa Zone of Amhara, burying worshippers gathered at a monastery. The accident killed 14 people, while seven others sustained serious or minor injuries, the North Shewa Zone Communication Office said in a statement issued late Monday. (Ethiopia-Landslide-death)
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LOS ANGELES -- Part of a used SpaceX rocket is expected to crash into the Moon on Wednesday, but the impact poses no danger to Earth, NASA said Tuesday.
In a news release posted on its website, NASA said it is using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets to track the used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial mission. The roughly 3,900-kilogram part is expected to impact the Moon near the Einstein and Bell craters. (US-SpaceX Rocket-Moon) ■
