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People look at a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

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The attack comes after a frenzy of speculation that Israel was planning to take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities

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A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, Iranian and American flags in this illustration.

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Tensions reach a boiling point as an IAEA report finds Tehran in breach of its nuclear obligations. Meanwhile, US personnel are ordered out of the region in a sign that escalation may be imminent.

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Iranian motorists drive past a billboard depicting an Israeli soldier receiving military supplies from the United States at Tehran's central Valiasr square on November 6, 2024.

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US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 10, 2025.

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This picture shows a magazine front page at a kiosk in Tehran on April 19, 2025, featuring the Iran-US talks on the Iranian nuclear programme.

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US-Iran talks steam ahead

Both sides are committed to getting a deal, but will outsiders be able to derail them?

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The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flies in front of its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo

UN Nuclear Officials Leave Iran After Talks, Result Unclear

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials left Iran on Monday after talks with the head of its nuclear energy organization, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, without saying whether they addressed an…

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1- The atomic symbol and the Iranian flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iranian Regime Refuses to Accept Final Draft

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An Iranian cleric walks past a mural on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran. (Getty)

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Now that Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States, the main question for many Middle East watchers and policy makers, is not how his policy will differ from Trump’s maximum…

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