US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would intensify economic pressure against Iran. (AFP)

Marco Rubio says US remains open to peace deal with Iran, calls Tehran’s conditions ‘absurd’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday said the Trump administration remained open to a peace deal with Iran, but called some of Tehran’s demands “absurd” and indicated that Washington would intensify its economic pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would intensify economic pressure against Iran….

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US President Donald Trump. (Bloomberg)

Trump administration steps up legal fight over Alaska senate race, seeks to challenge election certification

President Donald Trump‘s administration filed a revised lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Alaska’s election results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan narrowly loses and, according to a person familiar with the matter, issued more than 40 subpoenas and document requests in its probe. US President Donald Trump. (Bloomberg) The revised complaint by the US Justice…

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