“We want to avoid manipulation & speculation,” Díaz-Canel said in a news conference following his speech. The talks, he said, were still “in their first phase...to establish an agenda” that high-level groups of officials on both sides would address.

“We have to construct the space that lets us move forward,” he said.

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Amid crippling #US #sanctions, an #oil blockade & threats of a takeover, #Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday said his government has held direct talks with the #UnitedStates “aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between the two nations.”

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Trump’s attempts to sidestep the blame for the strike have also already complicated the inquiry, leaving officials who have reviewed the findings showing #US culpability expressing unease. The people interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the sensitive nature of the ongoing investigation & Trump’s assertion at one point that #Iran, not the #UnitedStates, was responsible.

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Striking a #school full of #children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children.

While the overall finding was largely expected — the #UnitedStates is the only country involved in the conflict that uses Tomahawk missiles — it has already cast a shadow on the #US military operation in #Iran.

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Officers at #US #CENTCOM created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, people briefed on the investigation said.

Officials emphasized that the findings are preliminary & that there are important unanswered questions about why the outdated information had not been double checked.

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French President Emmanuel #Macron is chairing a video conference meeting of #G7 leaders to discuss the impact of the #Iran #war on the world #economy.

#France currently holds the rotating G7 presidency. Other member states are Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada & the United States.

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Iran's military command said on Wednesday the world should be prepared for #oil to hit $200 a barrel, as 3 more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf.

"Get ready ​for oil to be $200 a barrel, because the oil price depends on regional security which you have destabilised," Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spox for Iran's military command said in comments addressed to the #UnitedStates.

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