Washington ‘getting close’ to reaching nuclear deal with Iran: Trump

The US president expressed optimism regarding the prospect of a nuclear deal and backed away from previous bellicose rhetoric about engaging in a preemptive military strike on Iran.

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Killed kolbar’s family decry lack of accountability

“What was my son carrying? Was he carrying narcotics? Was he carrying smuggled weapons?” asked Arman's mother

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Turkey-PKK peace process: Its influence on Iranian Kurds

In light of the historic Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) decision to end its armed campaign against the Turkish state, Kurds in Iran seek to ascertain the peace process' implications for their own situation within a country that has long denied them any degree of autonomy.

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Trump threatens ‘massive maximum pressure’ if Iran declines nuclear deal

“Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” stressed Trump.

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Iran open to limits on Uranium enrichment to ensure goodwill: FM

Araghchi told Iranian state TV in Muscat after the meeting that “enrichment... must continue and there is no room for compromise on it," but expressed his country’s openness to introducing limitations in a bid to “help build trust” between the two negotiating sides.

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Iranian opposition groups relocated to new camps in Sulaimani

The Saturday relocation also comes after Sulaimani’s internal security forces earlier this month gave a ten-day ultimatium for the exiled Kurdish groups that they must leave their bases in Zirgwez, or they would be moved out by force.

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Iran's FM Araghchi hopes fourth round of nuclear talks with US reach ‘decisive point’

"We had more consultations in Tehran this morning, and in this round we hope to reach a decisive point," said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi before heading to Muscat.  

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Syria-Israel talks ‘sign of weakness’: Iran’s Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at ongoing dialogue between Damascus and Tel Aviv seeking to mend discord, dubbing such diplomatic engagements by Israel to be "signs of weakness" and calling on "the whole world" to oppose its campaign in Gaza.

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Iran agrees to new round of nuclear talks with US on Sunday

A fourth round of talks was set to be held earlier this month but was postponed due to “logistical reasons.”

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