Trump extends Iran strike deadline, G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris

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Nearly a month into the war between the US, Israel and Iran, Washington ascending mixed

signals talking about diplomacy while continuing to build up forces in the region.

President Donald Trump now says he's delaying a possible strike on Iran's energy sites.

In a post on social media, he said he will give Tehran another 10 days to open the

strait of Khormuz.

The extension comes just hours after his first cabinet meeting since the conflict began.

Trump also claimed Iran is begging for a deal.

Meanwhile, Gulf leaders are warning the impact of the war will be far reaching.

The Gulf Cooperation Council says key shipping routes are being disrupted, raising fares of shortages

for global food supplies.

The Iran war is top of the agenda at a meeting of G7 foreign ministers.

They are worried about the impact of the conflict on oil prices and supply chains.

Le Mans has been killed in a rocket attack in northern Israel.

The projectile was fired from Lebanon by Hisbalah, striking a residential building.

Hisbalah began firing rockets into Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's

supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Haminay.

Israel has since launched strikes across Lebanon and sent ground troops to the south.

And fighting in southern Lebanon is continuing between Iran's ally, Hisbalah and Israeli forces.

Hisbalah fighters destroyed Israeli army tanks in the town of Tabi.

The Israeli military says two soldiers have been killed.

G7 foreign ministers are meeting near Paris to discuss the conflict in the Middle East.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Kayakalis, says all countries are impacted by the war.

And an exit, not an escalation, is needed.

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