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As Trump Squares Off With Iran, Middle East Is on Edge

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The Wall Street Journal |
The Trump administration’s high-pressure campaign to deal with Iran’s nuclear program has put U.S. allies in the Middle East on edge that failure at the negotiating table could spark another war.
Yahoo |
Iran is giving talks with its arch foe the United States "a genuine chance", the Iranian foreign ministry's spokesperson posted on X on Friday.
Reuters |
"Continued external threats and putting Iran under the conditions of a military attack could lead to deterrent measures like the expulsion of IAEA inspectors and ceasing cooperation with it," Ali Sha...

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As Trump Squares Off With Iran, the Middle East Is on Edge
The risk is if talks hit a logjam, the U.S. or Israel could decide to strike, potentially prompting retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.
US sends 2nd aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump threatens to bomb Iran
The Pentagon extended the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group and ordered a second flotilla to the Middle East, Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Tuesday. It also sent additional warplanes to the region, including F-35 fighters and B-2 stealth bombers, according to a U.S. official.
Trump Aims for New Nuclear Deal With Iran
Potentially lost in the shuffle around President Trump’s you-know-what frenzy was his revelation that the U.S. on Saturday will participate in talks with Iran in an attempt to tame the country’s advancing nuclear program.
Iran is giving talks with US a 'genuine chance', foreign ministry says
Iran is giving talks with its arch foe the United States this weekend "a genuine chance", the Iranian foreign ministry's spokesperson posted on X on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that Washington and Tehran were poised to begin direct talks in Oman on Saturday over Iran's nuclear program,
Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s
Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set for Saturday. President Trump has set a high bar for success.
Anxious Iranians hope nuclear talks may ease risk of US attack
Weary from long years of biting sanctions and worried about U.S. threats of military action, Iranians have responded to the prospect of talks this weekend with expressions of hope that have boosted their stock market and depressed currency.
Iran says external threats could lead to deterrent measures against IAEA
Iran may suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog if external threats continue, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump again warned of military force if Tehran does not agree to a nuclear deal.
What is Iran's nuclear programme and what does the US want?
The US and Iran are due to hold the first talks in years on Saturday to try to reach a new deal over Iran's controversial nuclear programme. Donald Trump pulled the US out of a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in 2018,
Trump: Israel would be 'leader' of Iran strike if Tehran doesn't give up nuclear weapons program
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran doesn’t give up its nuclear weapons program. Trump made the comments ahead of this weekend's scheduled talks involving U.

US Issues New Sanctions on Iran

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President Donald Trump remains adamant that his administration will engage in "direct" nuclear talks with Iran on Saturday in Oman, while Tehran appears to remain equally steadfast in its insistence t...
ABC |
The U.S Treasury Department on Wednesday issued new sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear program, just days before senior American and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks in the Middle East su...

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Trump demands do-or-die nuclear talks with Iran. Who has the leverage?
U.S. diplomats led by Steve Witkoff will travel to Oman on Saturday to hold nuclear talks with Iran, though it remains unclear whether those will be "direct" or "indirect."
US Issues New Sanctions on Iran as Trump Seeks Talks
The United States issued fresh sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, the Treasury Department said, two days after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. planned direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.
Iran Shows Off Nuclear Advances Ahead of US Talks
Iran's president said nuclear achievements cannot not be compromised and the Islamic Republic does not seek weapons
Treasury Department hits Iran with new sanctions targeting its nuclear program ahead of Oman talks
The U.S Treasury Department on Wednesday issued new sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear program, just days before senior American and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks in the Middle East sultanate of Oman.
Long, Fraught Timeline of Tensions Between Iran and the US as Nuclear Negotiations Loom
Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program
Trump admin live updates: Trump expected to hold Cabinet meeting Thursday
Meanwhile, Trump revealed Monday in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahy that the U.S. is in direct talks with Iran and the the two countries would soon have "high-level" talks. Trump and Netanyahu discussed Israel's war with Hamas and the tariffs that the U.
US military planes flew a Patriot air defense battalion out of the Pacific to the Middle East. It took over 70 flights, commander says.
US military airlifters flew over 70 cargo loads of equipment from the Pacific to the Middle East, moving a Patriot air defense battalion from a priority theater to the tense region, a top commander said on Thursday.
Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Now Deployed Near Iran: Video
U.S. forces in the region have been building up ahead of a threatened attack on Iran as well as during strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi militia
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Trump: Israel would be ‘leader’ of Iran strike if Tehran doesn’t give up nuclear weapons program
President Donald Trump says that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran doesn’t give up its nuclear weapons program.
Iran Orders Drone Base Expansion as Tensions Grow With US
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Netanyahu met Trump seeking wins on tariffs and Iran. He returns to Israel empty-handed
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