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Netanyahu says he thinks Khamenei is alive and "trying to exert his authority". Peace hopes stall as Iran criticises "unreasonable demands" from US and Trump condemns the Iranians' "unacceptable" response.

Amid stalled nuclear talks and rising Strait of Hormuz tensions, President Donald Trump is increasingly weighing a tougher military response against Iran while divisions grow within his administration over the next course of action.

The United States said on Friday it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack.

Tehran's lengthy response on setting a framework for talks didn't resolve the U.S. demand for commitments in advance on its nuclear program

Iran is circumventing the U.S. naval blockade by importing supplies from Russia via the Caspian Sea, including drone components, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing U.S. officials with knowledge on the matter speaking under conditions of anonymity.

Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment