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        <title><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy Challenges Israel Over Grain From Russia-Occupied Land]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Discusses Iran Proposal With Aides, White House Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/iran-suggests-interim-deal-to-us-to-reopen-hormuz-axios-says</link>
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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[Hezbollah Celebrates Truce That Puts Pressure on Netanyahu]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Khraiche]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:51:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Boys wave Lebanese and Hezbollah flags while going past a heavily damaged building as displaced people return to their neighborhood in Beirut&apos;s southern suburbs on April 17.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel-Lebanon Truce In Force as Trump Eyes Imminent Iran Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Sykes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:04:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Hails Lebanon Talks Despite Slim Odds of Breakthrough]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney McBride]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter speaks to members of the media outside the U.S. State Department following working-level peace talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh on April 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. In their first direct diplomatic talks in more than 30 years, Lebanon and Israel have entered negotiations to potentially end Israel&apos;s conflict with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mossad Says Israel Will Keep Trying to Topple Iran’s Government]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Israel&apos;s Mossad Director David Barnea speaks during the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) World Summit in Herzliya, Israel in 2023. Photographer: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel, Lebanon Begin US Talks to Defuse War With Hezbollah]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Khraiche]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:40:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Rescue workers at the site of an Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, on April 13.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why the Lebanon Conflict Complicates Resolution of the Iran War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Khraiche]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Hezbollah flag in the rubble following an air strike in Valley, Lebanon, on March 23.  Photographer: Guy Smallman/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Reiterates Threat to Destroy Iran as Deadline Nears]]></title>
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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’s Iran Deadline Looms With Mediators Pushing for Truce]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/new-trump-deadline-looms-as-ceasefire-push-keeps-markets-on-edge</link>
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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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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Says More Than 1,000 Iranian Missiles Still Threaten It]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Blast damage to buildings following a missile attack by Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 24.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Passes Death Penalty for Lethal Attacks by Palestinians]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:45:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran-Backed Houthis Join War as More US Troops Reach Region]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-28/iran-backed-houthis-join-war-as-more-us-troops-reach-middle-east</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:17:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Houthis Join War as Iran Retaliates Over Atomic Site Attacks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Khraiche]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:52:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - Supporters of Yemen&apos;s Huthi rebels attend a gathering to mark annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Sanaa on March 28, 2025 (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Versus Hezbollah: Why the Iran War Has Spread to Lebanon]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Khraiche]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:55:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Demands Iran Dismantle Nuclear Sites as Part of Rejected 15-Point Plan]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-25/us-demands-iran-dismantle-nuclear-sites-as-part-of-rejected-15-point-plan</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A replica of Iran&apos;s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Isfahan, Iran. Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Backs Off From Iran Threat, Citing Talks to End War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hadriana Lowenkron]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:23:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Shrugs Off Trump’s Rebuke Over Attack on Iran Gas Field]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:23:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Says It Won’t Strike Iran Energy Sites After Trump Rebuke]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marissa Newman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Aims to Curb Soaring Oil Prices as Iran Vows More Retaliation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Sykes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:24:05 GMT</pubDate>
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