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President Trump and Republican senator exchange shouts over Iran war framework
The closed-door meeting occurred one day after the Senate directed an end to hostilities and hours before the administration requested $70 billion for the conflict. A late-night Senate vote blocked a war powers resolution by 50-47.
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The exchange centered on a framework deal signed last week that provides Iran financial incentives but falls short of initial war goals. Several Republicans who attended said the senator told reporters afterward that the American people need to know more than they are being told. The senator added that the course of the conflict does not appear to be going the way officials had stated.
Regional developments Benchmark oil prices fell on Thursday to their lowest level since before the war began, following the initial accord that lifted Iran's restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps warned vessels to use routes designated by Tehran and threatened action against ships using unapproved lanes.
The framework deal sets up 60 days of talks on remaining issues including Iran's nuclear program. Washington and its Gulf allies oppose any future tolls or fees Iran might propose for passage through the strait. In Washington, Lebanon and Israel discussed a U.S.-backed proposal for Israeli forces to withdraw from some territory in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not pull troops out. An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed two people on Wednesday.
