Mangaluru (Karnataka), Aug 27: Mangaluru Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), one of the largest refineries in the country and a subsidiary of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation -- owner of the brand 'HiQ', on Tuesday announced the commissioning of a retail outlet at Bengaluru at Devanagonthi town in the Eastern Bengaluru urban district.

According to a statement from the refiner on Tuesday, the newly operational terminal is expected to be a shot in the arm for MRPL to meet its ambitious target of selling 1 million metric tonnes of fuel through the retail path through its popular brand, "MRPL HiQ Auto fuels".

This terminal will also ensure cost-effective placement of ATF near the major airports, including Bengaluru.

MRPL has a strength of over 100 retail outlets in north of Kerala and in Karnataka and there are more in the pipeline in coming years.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.