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Iran says ‘extremely cautious’ on success of nuclear talks with U.S. 
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Iran says ‘extremely cautious’ on success of nuclear talks with U.S. 

United States Capitol building and an Iranian flag are seen at the National mall in Washington D.C., United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran and the United States have agreed to continue nuclear talks next week, both sides said on Saturday, though Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced “extreme” caution about […]

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Iran, U.S. to hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal
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Iran, U.S. to hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal

A newspaper featuring the headline story on indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat, Oman, is displayed at a newsstand in Tehran, Iran, on April 12, 2025.  Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran and the United States will hold a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to […]

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Why Trump’s nuclear talks with Iran could be far more successful than Biden’s
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Why Trump’s nuclear talks with Iran could be far more successful than Biden’s

This combination of pictures created on April 09, 2025 shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff after a meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 (L); and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah on March 7, […]

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US targets China oil storage terminal in new Iran-related sanctions
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US targets China oil storage terminal in new Iran-related sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iranian oil trading networks Thursday, including on a China-based crude oil storage terminal linked via a pipeline to an independent refinery, just days before direct talks between the U.S. and Iran. The sanctions came after Secretary of State Marco […]

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Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen
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Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree speaks during a rally in solidarity “with the people of Gaza” in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, Yemen on Dec. 13, 2024. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile over Israel on Monday that had been launched from Yemen, according to a statement. The Houthis, undeterred by waves of U.S. strikes since […]

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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues

A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear […]

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Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?
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Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?

An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a street in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2024.  Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iran’s fortunes may look entirely different over the course of President Donald Trump’s […]

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U.S. will collapse Iran’s economy by shutting down its oil industry, Treasury Secretary says
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U.S. will collapse Iran’s economy by shutting down its oil industry, Treasury Secretary says

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the Economic Club of New York on March 6, 2025.  Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Iran are designed to shut down the country’s oil industry and “collapse its already buckling economy,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. The U.S. is deploying […]

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Israel’s Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump
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Israel’s Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss “victory over Hamas,” countering Iran […]

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Jimmy Carter quotes: ‘I could have wiped Iran off the map’
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Jimmy Carter quotes: ‘I could have wiped Iran off the map’

Quotations by former President Jimmy Carter Former President Jimmy Carter, March 25, 2014. Getty Images “My name is Jimmy Carter, and I’m running for president.” — Opening his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, July 15, 1976. “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” […]

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