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President Trump has dismissed Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war as “totally unacceptable”.

Iran media reported that its response included proposals for an immediate end to the war on all fronts, a halt to a US naval blockade and guarantees of no further attacks on Iran.

Trump posted on the Truth Social platform: “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.” I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.”

US proposals are reported to include a suspension on Iranian nuclear enrichment, the lifting of sanctions, and restoring free transit of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has continued to block the Strait of Hormuz – leading to a rise in world oil prices. The US, for its part, has been enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports to exert pressure on Tehran to agree to its terms – a move that has infuriated Iran.

Inside Iran, the BBC has been speaking to people struggling with the impact of the war. The regime has imposed an internet ban, but using trusted sources, the BBC has been hearing from people traumatised by the war, and by government repression.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Davies and Fergal Keane.

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President Donald Trump has said the US Navy will “blockade any and all ships” trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz – a vital shipping route.

In a separate post on Truth Social, he added that direct talks with Iran in Islamabad failed because “Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions”.

Earlier, Iran’s delegation leader said the US failed to gain Tehran’s trust during lengthy negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.

The outbreak in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province has seen around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.

But it warned it could potentially be “a much larger outbreak” than what is currently being detected and reported, with significant risk of local and regional spread.

The current strain of Ebola is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the health agency said, for which there are no approved drugs or vaccines.

Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat, and are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding.

The WHO said there are now eight laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus, with other suspected cases and deaths across three health zones including Bunia the capital of Ituri province, and the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.

One case of the virus has been confirmed in the capital Kinshasa, believed to be in a patient returning from Ituri. The WHO said that the virus has spread beyond DR Congo, with two confirmed cases reported in neighbouring Uganda. Ugandan officials said a 59-year-old man who died on Thursday had tested positive.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood and James Gallagher.

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