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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Casts Doubts on Iran Peace Proposal as Details Emerge]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Reviewing Iran’s Latest Offer But Doesn’t Rule Out Strike]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:10:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Signals No Letup of Naval Blockade as It Aims to Squeeze Iran]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:46:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Tells Aides to Prep for Lengthy Hormuz Blockade, Report Says]]></title>
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            <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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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Discusses Iran Proposal With Aides, White House Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-Iran Peace Talks Stall as Conflict Nears Two-Month Mark]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Wingrove]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:31:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - A woman walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel mural, in Tehran on April 21 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region. With the end of a two-week ceasefire approaching, the White House said US Vice President was ready to return to Pakistan for fresh negotiations to end a conflict that has sent crude soaring and revived inflation fears. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran’s Araghchi Left Pakistan Meeting With US Talks in Limbo]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:08:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Iran&apos;s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, with Pakistan&apos;s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on April 24, in a handout photo released by Iran&apos;s foreign ministry. Source: -/Iranian Foreign Ministry</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Deadlocked Over Hormuz After Trump Extends Truce]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Deadlocked Over Hormuz After Trump Extends Truce]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Subramanian]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:06:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Signals No Truce Extension on Eve of Scheduled Peace Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says New Iran Talks to Seek End of Hormuz Standoff]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hormuz Chaos, Lebanon Clashes Dent Trump Peace Deal Hopes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Longley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:15:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Sees Iran Deal as Imminent, Nuclear Issue Remains in Limbo]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:57:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Sees Good Prospects for Permanent US-Iran Ceasefire Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Wingrove]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:37:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Seek Further Talks as Hormuz Standoff Intensifies]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Sykes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:21:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Pursue New Talks as Tehran Weighs Pause in Hormuz Shipments]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:48:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Sends Gulf Port Warning After US Threat to Block Hormuz]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Vows to Blockade Hormuz After US-Iran Peace Talks Fail]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:05:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-Iran Peace Talks Set to Kick Off Hours After Vance Arrives]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US Vice President JD Vance, center, arrives in Islamabad for peace talks on April 11.</media:description>
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