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Iran refuses to be intimidated by U.S. threats, insisting on its right ” enrichment within the country for peaceful purposes” … Iran’s Top Diplomat Strikes a Hard Line on US Talks, Saying Tehran’s Power Comes from Saying ‘No’ (AP) … but can Trump say “No” to Israel? Netanyahu to Hold Urgent Meeting with Trump Wednesday…

Both sides are satisfied enough with the first round of talks to schedule another. Is it a ruse? Trump Says U.S. and Iran Had “Very Good Talks” (Axios) Talks with US Set to Continue After ‘Good Beginning’, Iran’s Foreign Minister Says (BBC) US, Iran Agree to More Nuclear Talks (The Hill) Iran–U.S. Negotiations Restart: Cautious…

Will Iran send equally hard-line delegates? … Kushner and Witkoff to Lead U.S.-Iran Talks in Oman (MS Now) … in any case, neither side seems optimistic: U.S. Asks American Citizens to ‘Leave Iran Now’ Ahead of High-stakes Talks with Tehran (CNBC) Iran Signals US Negotiations Won’t Lead to Quick Resolution (Bloomberg / The Edge Singapore)…

The U.S. has acceded to Iran’s call for changes to the venue and scope of the talks … U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Back on After Arab Leaders Lobby White House (Axios) … but journalist and documentary filmmaker Robert Inlakesh assumes “that most of what we are hearing ‘leaked’ from anonymous sources is part of a deliberate…

Conflicting reports on U.S. – Iran war continue: US Navy Shoot Down Iranian Drone in Arabian Sea (euronews) Trump Agrees to Move Nuclear Talks From Turkey to Oman per Iran’s Request, Report Says (Haaretz) US Negotiating with Iran ‘Right Now’: Trump (Andalou Ajansi) Israel Seeking US Strikes on Iran, but Trump ‘Just Not There’: Report…

Conflicting reports on prospects for U.S.-Iran war continue: Iran’s President Says It Will Negotiate with the US (BBC) Iran’s Shamkhani Says ‘No Reason’ to Transfer Enriched Uranium Abroad as Tehran Prepares for Talks with US (Andalou Ajansi) Iran Signals Major Nuclear Concessions in Bid to Ease Tensions (i24) A U.S. ‘Armada’ near Iran Could Signal…

Conflicting signals on U.S.- Iran war: U.S. Tells Iran It Is Ready to Meet and Negotiate a Deal (Axios) Iran Says Framework for Negotiations with US to Be Finalized in Coming Days (Times of Israel) Trump Says if Iran Doesn’t Agree to Nuclear Deal, ‘We’ll Find Out’ Whether U.S. Attack Would Spark a Regional War…

“[A]nalysts warn that the Israeli policy is aimed at achieving a net exodus of Palestinians”: Is Israel Opening the Rafah Border to Depopulate Gaza? (New Arab) Updates on prospects for U.S. – Iran war: Iran-Trump Latest: Two Explosions Leave Five Dead as Regime Denies Military Leader Targeted (Independent) Girl, 4, Dies in Iran Explosion a…

Updates on prospects for a U.S. – Iran war: EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Military Tells Key Middle East Ally to Prepare for Attack on Iran (Drop Site) Commando Raids and Missile Strikes: New Iran Military Options Presented to Trump (ynet) US Aims to Sway Saudi Defence Minister to Get Behind Iran Strikes, Sources Say (Middle East Eye)…

Protestors are relying “on doctors, nurses and other volunteers willing to risk their own safety by treating them secretly at their homes”: ‘Don’t Take Us to a Hospital’: Iran Protesters Treated in Secret to Avoid Arrest (BBC) “The Israelis came to D.C. to share intelligence on possible targets inside Iran. The Saudis, meanwhile, are highly…