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As a math teacher, I always try to understand what is confusing to a student. Here, the confusion is about two numbers (100 and 600) that differ by a factor of 6. That concept is being conflated with a 600% rise or drop.

I have arrived in Saudi Arabia, where I will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Yesterday, at a meeting with European leaders, we secured financial guarantees for our resilience. Today, we are advancing our agreements with Saudi Arabia in the areas of security, energy, and infrastructure. It is important that the strengthening is mutual. I appreciate the substantive cooperation between our countries.

BREAKING: Iran says it has decided not to enter negations with the US and denies making any request for direct talks with the US, per Tasnim.

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A third US aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East. The USS George HW Bush joined the USS Gerald R Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln in a massive buildup of naval firepower. Trump gives orders to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats placing sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US naval siege of Iran’s ports continues, and officials in Tehran say talks will not resume until the blockade is lifted.