The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they unfold.

Trump says expecting Iranian response to latest US proposal ‘tonight’

US President Donald Trump says he is expecting Iran’s response to Washington’s latest proposal on a deal to ending the Middle East war by “tonight.”

“I’m getting a letter supposedly tonight, so we’ll see how that goes,” Trump tells reporters outside the White House.

US sanctions 10 people and firms for aiding Iran’s production of Shahed drones

The US Treasury announces sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons and raw materials used to build Tehran’s Shahed drones.

The Treasury move, first reported by Reuters, comes days before US President Donald Trump plans to travel to China for a meeting with President Xi Jinping and as........

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