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Iran Negotiations
Sources: US Proposes 20-Year Halt to Iranian Enrichment

The US proposed that Iran refrain from enriching uranium for a period of 20 years in exchange for easing sanctions, but the proposal was rejected during talks in Pakistan this weekend, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

This is a softer line than the US's previous stance, which entailed a permanent ban. Iran reportedly countered with a proposal that would have entailed a ban for only a couple of years, but the talks broke down and never resulted in any agreement.

Situation in the Strait of Hormuz
NATO countries refuse to participate in Trump's blockade

Several NATO countries have announced that they will not participate in Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports.

Countries such as Britain and France state that they do not intend to be drawn into the conflict, and emphasize the importance of opening the strait for free passage.

– We do not support the blockade, says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the BBC.

Yesterday, Donald Trump claimed that other countries will be involved in the blockade, and that several countries, including Britain, will send minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz.

NATO chief Mark Rutte has previously said that NATO can provide assistance in the strait if all 32 member states can agree on what such a mission should look like. 

The election in Denmark
Analysis: Mette Frederiksen is betting on two different horses

The Danish Social Democratic Party leader Mette Frederiksen announced on Sunday that she wants to explore whether there are opportunities to form a broad government in the middle of Danish politics, and negotiations will begin today with the liberals in Venstre and the wave-making party Moderates.

However, it is absolutely too early to shout hello, writes Politiken's Elisabeth Swan in an analysis. She believes that many Danish voters are crossing their fingers at the idea of ​​a new center-right government.

At the same time, Venstre and the Moderates must realize that a pure right-wing government is a rather distant dream, she writes.

"There were attempts in 2022. They didn't work. Others have tried again in 2026, and that didn't work either. Maybe there's no need for a third attempt."

According to TV2's Ash Rostrup, it is also still unclear which side S leader Mette Frederiksen actually stands on. He writes that she is trying to open a new door, without closing the one that leads to a government with the left-wing parties.

"Mette Frederiksen is now openly betting her political capital on two different horses," writes Rostrup.

Political situation in Cuba
Cuba's president after the threats: "If we have to die, we will die"

There is nothing that would justify an American attack on Cuba, the country's president Miguel Díaz-Canel tells NBC News. It would rather have serious consequences for the security of Cuba, the United States and the entire region.

But if that were to happen, he says that Cuba is prepared to defend itself.

– It will be a fight, and we will defend ourselves. If we have to die, we will die, because as our national anthem says: ‘To die for the fatherland is to live,’ he tells the newspaper.

The statement comes after Donald Trump said on several occasions that the country is “next in line” after the interventions in Venezuela and Iran. Among other things, the American president has stopped all oil supplies to the region.