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“Netanyahu’s visit marks his sixth trip to the US since Trump’s return to office – more than any other world leader. The leaders spoke for nearly three hours… Trump did not hold a press conference with him afterwards” … Trump Tells Netanyahu Iran Nuclear Talks Must Continue (BBC) … and yet: Second Carrier Strike Group…

The lines have been drawn: Trump Mulls Second Aircraft Carrier off Iran, as Netanyahu Flies to D.C. for Talks (Washington Post) Iran Says It’s Ready for Inspections to Prove Nuclear Program Peaceful, Won’t ‘Yield to Excessive Demands’ (Times of Israel) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: IDF Orders Soldiers to Prevent Palestinians from Plowing…

“According to the United Nations nuclear watchdog, Iran is the only state without nuclear weapons enriching uranium to 60 percent”: Iran Suggests It Could Dilute Highly Enriched Uranium for Sanctions Relief (Aljazeera) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Including a Child, Army Kills Seven Palestinians in Gaza (IMEMC) Palestinians Say New Israeli Measures in…

“Several reformist figures were arrested in Iran, while Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi received seven more years in prison”: Iran: Reformists Arrested as Crackdown on Dissent Widens (Deutsche Welle) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israel Kills Palestinian Man in Gaza as It Deepens West Bank Occupation (Middle East Eye) Palestine Condemns Israel’s…

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…