Iran has indicated it is prepared to make concessions on its nuclear program in talks with the United States in return for the lifting of sanctions and recognition of its right to enrich uranium, as it seeks to avert a US attack.Both sides remain…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran ready for nuclear consessions, relaxing of sanctions
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Fresh campus protests in Iran continue for second day with shows of defiance
New anti-government protests continued for a second day in Iran, witnesses said Sunday, as university students in Tehran and another city demonstrated around memorials for thousands of people killed in a crackdown on previous nationwide…
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Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says
US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.
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Oman confirms US-Iran talks in Geneva on Thursday
CAIRO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Oman’s foreign minister confirmed U.S.-Iran talks are set to take place in Geneva on Thursday.
Oman’s foreign minister, whose country has mediated talks between the two sides, said the talks are set “with a positive push…
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Hamas official says group in final stage of choosing new chief
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement was in the final phase of selecting a new leader, with two prominent figures competing for the position.
Hamas recently completed the formation of a new Shura…
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U.S.-Iran Negotiations Set for Thursday in Geneva, Mediator Oman Confirms
‘Positive Push Toward a Deal’
Oman’s foreign minister wrote he is ‘pleased to confirm’ the talks are set, ‘with a positive push to go the extra mile towards finalizing the deal.’ Araghchi told CBS news earlier Sunday he believes there is ‘still a…
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Israel targets Hezbollah to reduce missile threat from Iran
Israel’s latest strikes in Lebanon are not just another round in the slow-burning shadow war with Hezbollah. They are part of something larger: an effort to ensure that if the US – or Israel – strikes Iran, Tehran’s most powerful proxy will…
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Iranian students protest for second day at some universities
DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Students held protests which led to clashes at several Iranian universities for a second day on Sunday, according to local news agencies and social media posts, with Iran facing a U.S. military buildup as it seeks to…
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Syria closes IS-linked Al Hol camp after emptying it
Syrian authorities have closed Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, after emptying the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, a camp official told AFP on Sunday.
“All Syrian and non-Syrian families…
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US Secret Service kills armed man trying to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida estate
WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a…
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