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U.S. Midterms Loom Over a Deadlock Between Trump and Tehran

Renewed military conflict before or after the midterms won’t resolve the disputes the United States and Iran will eventually have to confront across the negotiating table.

Sources (1)· Oct 21, 1:35 PM

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Russia and Ukraine trade fresh strikes despite renewed push for U.S.-brokered peace talksBoth Putin and Zelenskyy said Thursday they were open for peace negotiations, even as they continued strikes overnight.

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