Author: Stephanie Liechtenstein
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Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US
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GENEVA (AP) — Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States over the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear program. It was the first time Iran has announced the closure…
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UK, France and Germany initiate ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear program
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a 12-day war with Israel. The process, termed a “snapback” by the diplomats who negotiated it into Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal…
