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WASHINGTON — The effort by the U.S. and Iran to negotiate an end to the war has been defined by dramatic fits and starts and punctuated by missile strikes and naval blockades.

Iran peace talks have been chaotic. But confusion has only grown since the MOU was signed. ↗

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Israel could further disrupt U.S.-Iran talks, from which it has been almost completely excluded, by continuing strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, U.S. spy agencies believe

Shut out of U.S.-Iran talks, Israel makes its impact felt with deadly Lebanon strikes ↗

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Follow live updates and coverage of the 2026 World Cup games as USA takes on Australia and Brazil seeks its first win.

U.S. advances to knockout round with a 2-0 win over Australia ↗

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Follow live updates and coverage of the 2026 World Cup games as USA takes on Australia and Brazil seeks its first win.

U.S. jumps to 2-0 lead over Australia at close of first half ↗

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Follow live updates and coverage of the 2026 World Cup games as USA takes on Australia and Brazil seeks its first win.

U.S. vs. Australia underway with star Christian Pulisic out with an injury ↗

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Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire Friday after a deadly escalation between the two looked set to derail Washington — Tehran peace talks in Switzerland, a U.S. official told NBC News

Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire, U.S. official says after fighting threatens Iran talks ↗

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Former President Barack Obama said it seems like the United States has either returned to the status quo or is “worse off” now than before President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran in February.“We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military.

Obama says U.S. may be ‘worse off’ now than before Iran war ↗

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The first peace talks between the United States and Iran were postponed Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cancelled his planned travel to Switzerland and intense new Israeli strikes in Lebanon cast doubts on the deal to end the war.

U.S.-Iran talks postponed as Vance cancels trip and Israel intensifies strikes in Lebanon ↗

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