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        <title><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada - Breaking News Editor: Iran & Middle East]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Rues State of Iran Talks, Says Prefers Not to Strike]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/iran-says-trump-s-blockade-will-keep-pushing-up-oil-prices</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Sykes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran’s New Leader Pledges to Guard Nuclear and Missile Tech]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/us-iran-standoff-shows-no-sign-of-easing-as-trump-backs-blockade</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Sykes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:20:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Tells Aides to Prep for Lengthy Hormuz Blockade, Report Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:14:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says Iran Wants Hormuz Open in Tussle Over War’s End]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[White House Sends Team to Pakistan as Iran Balks at Talks]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/iran-chief-diplomat-to-visit-pakistan-as-trump-talks-up-blockade</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Strumpf]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Talks Up Iran Blockade as Israel-Lebanon Truce Extended]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Wallace]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-Iran Tensions Build Over Hormuz as Peace Talks Stall]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/us-says-it-awaits-iran-response-on-talks-as-hormuz-tension-rises</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Tamo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Vie for Hormuz Control After Peace Efforts Stall]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Hesitant on Talks Even as Trump Says Vance Is on Way]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/iran-wavers-on-peace-talks-as-tensions-rise-after-us-seizes-ship</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Demands Reopening of Hormuz as US-Iran Peace Talks Near]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/trump-warns-on-reopening-of-hormuz-before-us-iran-peace-talks</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisa Odenheimer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Iran on Hormuz Before Talks]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/trump-says-optimistic-on-iran-despite-israeli-strikes-on-lebanon</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer A Dlouhy]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Prepare for Talks With Lebanon Conflict Unresolved]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/trump-vows-troops-to-stay-with-iran-talks-set-amid-fragile-truce</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hormuz Tanker Transits Blocked After Lebanon Hit, Fars Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ex French Detainees in Iran Returning to France, Macron Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny Che]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Reiterates Threat to Destroy Iran as Deadline Nears]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/iran-keeps-up-attacks-before-us-deadline-dimming-peace-chances</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Tamo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:28:41 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - A woman walks past the residential buildings that were damaged by recent strikes at Vahdat town in Karaj, southwest of Tehran on April 3, 2026. Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside civilian infrastructure -- with the month-long war on April 3 showing little sign of easing. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Amps Threat to ‘Take Out’ Iran Before Tuesday Deadline]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hadriana Lowenkron]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Iran Deadline Looms With Mediators Pushing for Truce]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:02:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>President Trump during a primetime address to the nation at the White House on April 1.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Issues Iran Threats as Mediators Reportedly Seek Ceasefire]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:46:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>President Trump during a primetime address to the nation at the White House on April 1.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Under Pressure as Oil Surges on Fears of Prolonged War]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/trump-rattles-markets-with-pledges-to-stick-to-fighting-iran-war</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:24:41 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation at the White House in Washington on April 1.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Israel Hit Nuclear Targets as Tehran Vows Retaliation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Golnar Motevalli]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:52:42 GMT</pubDate>
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