Iran refuses to negotiate under US ‘pressure,’ says Supreme Leader

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei instructed Iran on Saturday (March 8) that the country would not be pushed into negotiations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had penned a letter urging Tehran to negotiate a nuclear deal. Speaking in an interview with Fox Business, Trump signaled there were “two ways to

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U.S. and Israel reject Arab plans for Gaza reconstruction

Arab countries, led by Egypt, have categorically rejected President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to “take over” Gaza and resettle its more than 2 million Palestinian residents to turn the territory into a luxury real estate development. Instead, they’ve put forward an alternative. In a Cairo summit, the leaders of the 22-member Arab League voted

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US in talks with Hamas as Trump issues ‘final warning’ on hostages

The White House has confirmed direct talks between US officials and Hamas as the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire hangs in the balance. This represents the first direct communication between the US and Hamas since the group was designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department in 1997. The US has long avoided direct contact with

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