MUSCAT/TEHRAN -- Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi said on Wednesday that the fifth round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran will be held in Rome on Friday, May 23. The announcement was made in a post on his official X account.
The talks, aimed at reviving stalled diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program and U.S. sanctions, are being facilitated by Oman. Four rounds have taken place since April, three in Muscat and one in Rome. (Oman-Iran-Indirect Talks)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Tehran is considering whether to take part in the next round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.
He made the remarks at a ceremony in Tehran to mark the first anniversary of his predecessor Hossein Amir-Abdollahian's death in a helicopter crash on May 19 last year. (Iran-Nuke Talks-US)
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JERUSALEM/BEIRUT -- The Israeli military said it launched a drone strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, killing a commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force.
The military issued a statement stating that the strike was carried out in the Yater area, without specifying the commander's name. (Israel-Lebanon-Hezbollah Commander)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that all areas of the Gaza Strip will be under Israeli security control and Hamas will be defeated by the end of the ongoing "Operation Gideon's Chariots."
Netanyahu described the operation, which he said began on Saturday, as the "final phase" of Israel's military campaign. That campaign was launched following a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 people in Israel. (Israel-Gaza-Full Control) ■
