These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Monday August 3rd at 6pm GMT.

• Trump vows blockade until ‘deal or total surrender’ after Iran denies talks

• Lebanon cautiously optimistic ahead of seventh round of talks with Israel

• Israel conveys ‘concerns’ to US on Gaza plan, keeps up strikes on territory

• Lebanon president urges judiciary to issue Beirut port blast indictment

• Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds’ deal: sources to AFP

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