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Dozens Protest Peace Deal Outside Iran Foreign Ministry

Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US.

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Iran Will Target Any Vessel Traffic in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's military command said Thursday it will target any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, after it struck two vessels attempting to pass through the strategic waterway, as talks to end the war faltered.

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US Appeals Court Limits Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Ban

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot remove transgender troops currently serving in the US military.

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Trump Calls Netanyahu After Israel-Iran Clashes

US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP, after the first exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran since an April ceasefire.

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Trump Urges More ‘Surgical’ Strikes Against Hezbollah

US President Donald Trump called for more "surgical" strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said he is not demanding the conflict be included in a peace deal with Iran, in an interview broadcast Sunday.

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Iran FM Says ‘No Tangible Progress’ in Talks but Trump Says Deal Close

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that "no tangible progress" has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war as fresh US and Iranian strikes strained a fragile ceasefire.

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Netanyahu Downplays Row With Trump, Says Both Agree on Disarming Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed a row with US President Donald Trump, saying they both were aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to achieve peace between Israel and Lebanon.

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Trump Board of Peace’s Official Gaza Fund Is Empty

US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has no cash in its official Gaza reconstruction fund, a source familiar with the board told AFP, despite member countries pledging billions of dollars.

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US Says Iran Deal Still Possible, as Trump Tempers Expectations

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal to end the war with Iran could materialize on Monday, as President Donald Trump tempered expectations.

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US, Iran Seek to Finalize ‘Largely Negotiated’ Deal to End War

The United States and Iran sought on Sunday to finalize an agreement to formally end the Middle East war after Donald Trump said a proposal that included opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was "largely negotiated."

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