2026-04-14
3 分钟The Economist.
Donald Trump said that Iran had made contact and wanted a deal,
quote, very badly after America began a blockade of ships using Iranian ports and coastal areas.
Earlier, Mr. Trump warned that any Iranian boats that approached American military vessels would be,
quote, immediately eliminated.
Ships arriving at or leaving from non-Iranian ports will be left alone, the Pentagon said.
Hezbollah's leader, Naim Qassem, said that Lebanon should cancel talks with Israel scheduled for Tuesday in Washington.
Lebanon's foreign minister has said the meeting would go ahead.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross said it was deeply distressed by the killing of a volunteer who died on Monday from injuries
sustained in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon on Sunday.
In his first press conference after defeating Viktor Orban in Hungary's election,
Petr Madjar pledged closer ties with the EU and said his government would stop
blocking the bloc's 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine.
He added, quote, MAGA is not our deal.
The election's result has sparked debate among Europe's hard right.
One lawmaker from the Alternative for Germany party said Mr Trump's friendship
hung like millstones around Mr Orban's neck.
Goldman Sachs reported a 14% year-on-year increase in net revenue to $17 billion and a 19% rise in net profit
to $5.6 billion in the first quarter.
Its markets division enjoyed higher investment banking fees and record levels of equities trading,