Senior officials in the Trump administration do not have any clear information or guidance on what US President Donald Trump would hope to accomplish with military action in Iran as US and Iranian officials hold indirect talks in Oman on Friday,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump admin unclear on Iran military action goals
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U.S. and Iran Begin Nuclear Talks in Oman, Iranian Reports Say
Iran and the United States started high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday, Iran’s SNN reported, in an effort to overcome sharp differences over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over widening the agenda risks derailing diplomacy and…
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New release sheds light on Epstein’s ties to presidents, business titans and royals
The US Justice Department’s release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed the late financier and sex offender’s ties to many prominent people in politics, finance, academia and business — both…
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Iran’s Araghchi warns of firm stance in renewed US talks
Iran “enters diplomacy with open eyes,” Tehran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X/Twitter on Friday morning ahead of renewed talks with the US, which are due to begin in Oman later on Friday.Yet, the Islamic Republic has “a steady…
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Lebanon accuses Israel of spraying herbicide in border areas
Lebanon accused Israel on Wednesday of spraying herbicide on the Lebanese side of their shared border, with President Joseph Aoun decrying a “crime against the environment.”
The Lebanon border area has dense vegetation, which Israeli…
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US urges citizens to leave Iran amid unrest
The US’s virtual embassy to Iran issued a travel warning on Friday, reiterating a call urging all US citizens to “leave Iran now,” and providing a list of open border crossings at the time of the advisory.The warning to leave the country first…
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Why the US returned to talks with Iran at its weakest
“Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!” – that is what US President Donald Trump said nearly six years ago, in a July 29, 2019, post on then-Twitter, as tensions with Tehran edged toward open conflict.A year…
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Iran, US to negotiate in Oman amid deep rifts and mounting war fears
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won amid the threat of a…
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Placing blame elsewhere, Netanyahu shares his answers to state comptroller’s Oct. 7 investigation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Thursday released the full 55-page document of his answers given to the state comptroller as part of the ombudsman’s investigation into the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led atrocities, pinning the failure…
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Report: IRGC trained to supress protests since 2022
The violent, bloody crackdown on Iran’s protests on January 8-9 was part of a “multi-layered process” planned by the regime since 2022, Iran International reported on Thursday, citing a former Iranian Interior Ministry official speaking on the…
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