Mideast Headlines

Trump cancels further strikes on Iran, announcing peace deal is imminent
Fri Jun 12 6:46 am
President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.
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Former State Department advisor on the peace talks between the U.S. and Iran
Fri Jun 12 6:45 am
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department advisor and negotiator Aaron David Miller about peace talks and Iran's strategic options following President Trump's announcement that a deal is close.
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Trump now says a peace deal will be announced 'soon,' cancels further strikes
Thu Jun 11 4:04 pm
President Trump had previously been amping up his rhetoric against Iran.
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U.S.-Iran strikes continue, testing fragile ceasefire
Thu Jun 11 6:47 am
A second day of U.S. and Iranian strikes has intensified tensions, raising fears that the fragile April ceasefire could unravel as negotiations stall.
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Retired Gen. Joseph Votel on the U.S. strikes on Iran and Tehran's capabilities
Thu Jun 11 6:47 am
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, about the U.S. strikes on Iran and the extent to which Iran might be able to hit back.
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Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank Palestinians
Thu Jun 11 2:13 am
The London-based rights group says the Israeli government is deliberately trying to annex the Palestinian territory.
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Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors
Wed Jun 10 6:46 pm
The latest threat comes after a second day of intensified strikes between the U.S and Iran, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.
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Israel orders evacuation of Tyre's last safe neighborhood as strikes intensify
Wed Jun 10 5:10 pm
In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes are emptying parts of an ancient city, but for residents too old or too sick to flee, staying behind is the only option.
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Former Middle East adviser on the U.S. launching retaliatory strikes on Iran
Wed Jun 10 4:41 am
The U.S. military said it launched strikes on Iran for downing an Apache helicopter. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Michael Singh, a former Middle East adviser in the George W. Bush White House.
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Israeli leader who pulled out of Lebanon warns against getting stuck again
Wed Jun 10 4:40 am
Ehud Barak withdrew Israeli forces from Lebanon in 2000, ending an occupation that lasted nearly two decades. He says that was a quagmire Israel shouldn't repeat.
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