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A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.

Also, the Republican leader  has assured us that the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships have begun to pass through it, adding that he is considering taking control of that passage. 

The war in the Middle East continues and Iran, for the time being, shows no signs of fatigue. The Persian country continues its attacks on Israel and neighbouring US-allied countries with the aim of creating a global economic crisis.

Last year, some 80,000 people died in the United States from drug-related overdoses and poisoning, many of them from cocaine and methamphetamine mixed with fentanyl.

On Monday, the Finance Ministers of Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom will meet urgently to discuss the war in the Middle East and its economic consequences.

"We want to make sure that when I'm not here, the US will not have to take responsibility for Iran every ten years," the US president said.

The military offensive has worsened and fires have erupted in basic infrastructure, increasing instability in the region.

Garikoitz Knörr, a professor of Euskera who was in Doha, Qatar, at the time when the US and Israel launched an armed attack on Iran, has spent a week explaining to us in this video his difficulties in returning home.

"Due to Iran's misconduct, we are seriously considering the complete destruction of wider areas and the death of people who have so far not been targeted," the US president said in a social media message.

The war began with the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and continues with the attacks and counter-attacks of both, while Trump has called on the Islamic Republic to "surrender unconditionally."

As a result of the war in the Middle East, all energy exporters in the region could cut production in a few weeks, bringing the price of oil to $150 a barrel and "sinking the world's economies."

According to the President of the United States, the Cubans "want to reach an agreement," and to negotiate Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio. En the words of the Republican, Cuba's fall would be "the cherry of the cake."

The President of the Spanish Government reiterates the slogan "No to war" at the summit between Spain and Portugal Sánchez stresses his "respect" for the US and its society, but stresses that the position of the Spanish Government is clear

Christian pastors and evangelical leaders met at the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday and prayed for President Donald Trump in a coordinated event with the White House Faith Office.

WHO has confirmed several attacks on the Iranian health system and stressed that  is protected by international humanitarian law by any facility or building dedicated to health.

Macron's government has made it a condition that these US aid aircraft cannot be used for operations against Iran, but "protect the partners" in the Middle East. 

"They want to talk, and I accept it, so I'm going to talk to them," he said in a telephone conversation. However, he did not specify when negotiations would begin. The US president added that some of the leaders who have been negotiating so far have died.

Dozens of flights have been cancelled following the attacks of the last few hours, and thousands of tourists do not know when they will be able to return home.

After nearly 40 years in power, power will now fall to a council headed by President Pezeshkian.

"There are many indications that Khamenei is not alive," the Israeli prime minister said, following the US-Israel attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday.