The last time the two top leaders were seen on the streets of Tehran was on “Iranian Quds Day” with Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, days before he was killed in US-Israeli strikes.

The positive sentiment may not fully capture the impact from the Iran war, analysts said, as Japan’s Tankan survey period ended in March.

NASA prepares Artemis II, the first crewed flight of SLS, to orbit the Moon and test Orion spacecraft systems.

Former Google executive Matt Brittin’s appointment comes as the BBC prepares to battle a $10 billion defamation claim from U.S. President Donald Trump.

The rapper “started feeling very ill” mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.

The rapper says she felt faint while performing in the Broadway show and was later diagnosed with “extreme exhaustion”.

US President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down.

Both sides are currently incentivised to escalate: the US to prove its deadlines aren’t hollow, and Iran to prove that its “survival” doctrine can withstand direct kinetic pressure.

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