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Washington]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5e4dbcdc-760a-4c99-baca-eb321e410ff3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e4dbcdc-760a-4c99-baca-eb321e410ff3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 19:54:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump warns Netanyahu not to strike Iran as US holds talks with Tehran]]></title><description><![CDATA[American president’s comments signal tensions with ally Israel]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/79247965-6b65-4773-8833-93833bd3ed07</link><guid isPermaLink="false">79247965-6b65-4773-8833-93833bd3ed07</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 18:41:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran leader says he does not expect results from US talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments damp expectations of breakthrough to end long-running crisis over Tehran’s nuclear programme]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/652001ef-30f7-4110-940d-7d2331f6ba10</link><guid 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with the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has become one of the most influential people in the Islamic republic]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/26afdb1f-8980-45b2-8536-c2e97ebb09fb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">26afdb1f-8980-45b2-8536-c2e97ebb09fb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 04:00:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he will impose secondary sanctions on buyers of Iran’s oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude prices rise after US president intensifies pressure on Tehran as nuclear talks falter ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/213cb744-35ee-420c-96f9-a4e94f75573e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">213cb744-35ee-420c-96f9-a4e94f75573e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 22:35:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran executes alleged Mossad spy as concern grows over Israeli sabotage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehran imposes death penalty on man amid fears Israel is seeking to derail nuclear talks with US]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/99226436-42ae-47bd-911f-2faa66529b72</link><guid isPermaLink="false">99226436-42ae-47bd-911f-2faa66529b72</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:35:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubio says US may accept civilian nuclear programme in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of state suggests Tehran must import enriched uranium and halt domestic production]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ebd31b43-a2cc-4221-9893-db9a131a9b6a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ebd31b43-a2cc-4221-9893-db9a131a9b6a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:11:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran agree to another round of talks to end nuclear stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adversaries will meet in Oman next week after ‘forward-looking’ negotiations in Rome   ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f87f289c-cb50-4be4-898b-241bfade8f06</link><guid 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over Iran oil purchases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump administration accuses Shandong Shengxing Chemical of buying crude as it increases pressure on Beijing and Tehran]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/18f2d68d-1e6f-4958-b7cb-ca9820ffa486</link><guid isPermaLink="false">18f2d68d-1e6f-4958-b7cb-ca9820ffa486</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:16:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US envoy calls for Iran to ‘eliminate’ nuclear programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Witkoff’s comments come after he signalled Washington might accept limited uranium enrichment by Tehran]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5fa3707d-7952-464f-a67c-37ddfc061ed5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa3707d-7952-464f-a67c-37ddfc061ed5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:17:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The narrow window for a nuclear deal with Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump team should accept that both Washington and Tehran need to make compromises]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5ba45dac-6cde-43f7-9646-85b77974e40d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ba45dac-6cde-43f7-9646-85b77974e40d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:16:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran agree to follow-up talks over nuclear crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi met briefly after indirect negotiations in Oman ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/771f3b6f-75f9-4978-8bdb-f7834b9e7d04</link><guid isPermaLink="false">771f3b6f-75f9-4978-8bdb-f7834b9e7d04</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:37:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump announces ‘very high level’ talks with Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president hints at deal on Tehran’s nuclear weapons programme after meeting Netanyahu]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5b5947a4-21a6-4aec-acb1-0bc7a866f15d</link><guid 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nuclear talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian’s hopes for détente with west in tatters as rival factions tighten grip on power]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/60072ea8-d4b7-4f90-8070-cac6094c655a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60072ea8-d4b7-4f90-8070-cac6094c655a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:00:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump urges Iran to negotiate on its nuclear programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president sends letter to supreme leader in Tehran in effort to resume talks ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/98b7262a-12c6-401a-b361-698ff2d68361</link><guid isPermaLink="false">98b7262a-12c6-401a-b361-698ff2d68361</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:45:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s president calls for unity against Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fading hopes of negotiations with US and sanctions relief send currency to record 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