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Rubio to brief Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on US-Iran talks
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the US-Iran nuclear talks, two Trump administration officials said. Rubio…
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Iran’s Khamenei threatens to sink US warships in Gulf
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday, February 17, that United States (US) warships deployed to Gulf “could be sunk to the bottom of the sea”, as tensions mounted alongside…
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Iran temporarily closes Strait Of Hormuz amid US nuclear talks
Tehran: Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire military drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect…
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Iranian state TV reports that Iran has begun nuclear negotiations in Geneva
Geneva: The United States and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program Tuesday in Geneva as the US ramps up its military presence in the Middle East…
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US and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva
Geneva: The US and Iran are expected to hold their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program Tuesday, February 17, in Geneva as the United States ramps up its military presence…
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Donald Trump backs US-Iran talks in Geneva
Washington: American President Donald Trump said he would be “involved in those talks indirectly” as US and Iranian officials prepare to meet in Geneva, expressing hope for a breakthrough while warning of…
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Iran FM meets UN nuclear chief ahead of fresh US talks in Geneva
Geneva: Iran’s top diplomat met with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday, February 16, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States (US) over Tehran’s…
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Netanyahu seeks tough Iran deal terms, warns Gaza war could resume
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any potential agreement with Iran must include the removal of nuclear material, a halt to uranium enrichment and restrictions on ballistic missiles, voicing scepticism…
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US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week
Geneva: Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry has said. Oman, which welcomed the first round of…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy holds talks with Iranian opposition figure in Munich
Munich: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, February 14, that he met Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s last Shah and a prominent opposition figure, on the sidelines of the Munich Security…
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Widespread arrests roil Iran weeks after security forces crushed protests
Tehran: The Iranian security agents came at 2 am, pulling up in a half-dozen cars outside the home of the Nakhii family. They woke up the sleeping sisters, Nyusha and Mona, and…
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Iran says US talks can progress if ‘excessive demands’ avoided
Tehran: A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said negotiations between Tehran and Washington could advance and protect mutual interests if they are grounded in realism and avoid excessive demands.…
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Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East amid Iran nuclear talks
Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he decided to move a second aircraft carrier into the Middle East as he presses Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program. The…
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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi’s health worsens, husband says
Tehran: The health of Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is worsening, in part because of a beating she endured during her arrest two months ago, her husband has told…
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Trump says change in power in Iran ‘would be the best thing that could happen’
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the US administration weighs whether to take military action against…
