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Middle East: No talks or conversations with Iran, Trump says

Trump also claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was "open and operating," contrary to Iranian reports. Meanwhile, Syria, the US and Turkey condemned Israeli strikes on a Syrian airbase. Follow DW for more.

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade ties with Iran following accusations that Iran fired two ballistic missiles on Tuesday. The Emirates' Foreign Ministry stated that the missiles undermined peace and security in the region and beyond, leading to the suspension of trade activity and financial exchanges with Iran. Iran, however, rejected the UAE's accusations, calling them baseless.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military acknowledged marking Palestinians with numbers during a raid in the northern West Bank, a practice deemed controversial due to its historical association with Nazi-era identification methods.

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