Costa, von der Leyen condemn Russian strikes across Ukraine as 'ruthless cruelty' targeting civilians

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemns Russian attack on civilian targets in Ukraine, including office of German broadcaster ARD.

Merz condemned the Russian attack on civilian targets in Ukraine, including the office of German broadcaster ARD.

Trump tells ABC Network final decision on Iran deal rests with him alone.

Trump told ABC Network that the final decision on the Iran deal depends entirely on him.

Trump: US blockade on Iran to remain until agreement is certified and signed.

Donald Trump says the blockade on Iran will remain in full force until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed.

Iran insists on unfreezing assets as prerequisite for any US deal, calls it 'red line', per Fars and Tasnim. Rubio says 'good news' on talks could come soon.

Iranian leadership insists on unfreezing part of the country's assets as a prerequisite for a possible deal with the US, calling this position a 'red line', while Washington proposes to postpone the issue. This is according to Iranian agencies Fars and Tasnim, citing sources. They say the decisive factor for any potential agreement is economic benefit for Iran. Also, lifting sanctions on oil, petrochemicals is another important point. Earlier, Marco Rubio said the world may hear 'good news' about US-Iran talks in the next few hours.