Iran Proposes Novel Path to Nuclear Deal With U.S.
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Iran Proposes Novel Path to Nuclear Deal With U.S.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Iran has proposed the creation of a joint nuclear enrichment venture involving regional Arab countries and American investments as an alternative to Washington’s demand that it dismantle its nuclear program, according to four Iranian officials familiar with the plan. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas…

U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say
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U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In recent years, an office within the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem had a direct line of communication with Washington. That was meant to signal that the United States saw Palestinian issues as important, and considered the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip…

Palestinian Leader Abbas Appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as Deputy Amid Succession Fears
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Palestinian Leader Abbas Appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as Deputy Amid Succession Fears

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Palestinian leaders in the Israeli-occupied West Bank met this week for the first gathering of its kind in years. Their mission: to allow Mahmoud Abbas, the aging Palestinian Authority president, to appoint a longtime loyalist to a newly-minted senior position. On Saturday night,…

What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
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What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A brief handshake may be the most likely outcome from preliminary diplomatic talks set for Saturday between American and Iranian officials. It would probably be enough to keep the discussions going, and potentially lead to the first official face-to-face negotiations between the two…

Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump
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Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a closely held, urgent meeting. Iran was pondering a response to President Trump’s letter seeking nuclear negotiations. So the country’s president, as well as the heads of the judiciary and Parliament huddled with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month,…

Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s
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Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 2016, running for president and pressed for details on how he would handle some of the world’s knottiest security issues, then-candidate Donald J. Trump had a simple formula for defanging the Iranian nuclear program. Barack Obama’s negotiating team, he said, should have…

Rubio Visits Israel as Trump Pushes Plan to Expel Palestinians From Gaza
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Rubio Visits Israel as Trump Pushes Plan to Expel Palestinians From Gaza

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Marco Rubio was meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as political chaos rippled across the Middle East over President Trump’s insistent proposals to seize the devastated Gaza Strip and force out its Palestinian residents….