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US Resumes Airstrikes; Explosions Reported Near Iran's Nuclear Plant
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US Resumes Airstrikes; Explosions Reported Near Iran's Nuclear Plant

The U.S. resumed airstrikes against Iran after IRGC missiles struck an American military base, as explosions were reported near an Iranian nuclear facility on Wednesday.

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Iran Claims U.S. Struck Nuclear Site as War Expands to Jordan
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Iran Claims U.S. Struck Nuclear Site as War Expands to Jordan

Tehran says U.S. strikes hit a nuclear facility under construction and civilian sites; an Iranian missile reached Jordan's Aqaba port for the first time in the current conflict.

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Iran Denies IAEA Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites, Stockpile Unaccounted
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Iran Denies IAEA Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites, Stockpile Unaccounted

Iran's parliament has barred IAEA inspectors from bombed nuclear sites, leaving roughly 440 kg of 60%-enriched uranium unverified and undermining the Islamabad MOU.

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Iran Blocks IAEA Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites as Fighting Resumes
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Iran Blocks IAEA Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites as Fighting Resumes

Tehran's parliament speaker has barred UN inspectors from bombed enrichment sites, leaving Iran's stockpile of weapons-usable uranium unaccounted for.

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Iran Refuses IAEA Access to Nuclear Sites With Deal Deadline Six Weeks Away
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Iran Refuses IAEA Access to Nuclear Sites With Deal Deadline Six Weeks Away

Tehran insists inspectors may not enter bombed enrichment facilities until a final deal is signed, even as the 60-day ceasefire clock runs toward an August expiration.

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Trump Says Iran MOU 'Not Final,' Warns of Renewed Strikes
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Trump Says Iran MOU 'Not Final,' Warns of Renewed Strikes

President Trump told reporters Wednesday the Geneva deal with Iran is a memorandum of understanding subject to change, and that the US will 'go back' to strikes if he is dissatisfied.

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Geneva MOU's Hardest Test Is Verification, Not Signatures
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Geneva MOU's Hardest Test Is Verification, Not Signatures

The Iran-US framework signed in Geneva moves the nuclear file into a verification track. The hard questions start now: access, timelines, and snapback triggers.

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IAEA Board Demands Iran Declare Uranium Stocks; Tehran Rejects Vote
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IAEA Board Demands Iran Declare Uranium Stocks; Tehran Rejects Vote

The IAEA Board of Governors passed a US-backed resolution ordering Iran to account for its uranium stockpile. Tehran called the move counter-productive within hours.

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Vahidi, the Interpol-Wanted IRGC Chief, Is Iran's Real Veto Player
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Vahidi, the Interpol-Wanted IRGC Chief, Is Iran's Real Veto Player

Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, sanctioned by the U.S. and on Interpol's Red Notice for the 1994 AMIA bombing, is now the hardliner driving Tehran's maximalist demands on any deal with Washington.

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Pezeshkian Sets Blockade-Lift Precondition After Mojtaba Meeting
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Pezeshkian Sets Blockade-Lift Precondition After Mojtaba Meeting

Iran's president, hours after a 2.5-hour sit-down with new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told reporters Hormuz talks require the US to lift its naval blockade first.

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Rubio: Operation Epic Fury Is Over, US Shifts to Defense
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Rubio: Operation Epic Fury Is Over, US Shifts to Defense

Secretary of State Rubio declared the US-Israel military campaign against Iran complete, saying Washington has moved to a defensive posture as deal talks advance.

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IRGC Warns of 'Long, Painful Strikes' on US Gulf Positions
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IRGC Warns of 'Long, Painful Strikes' on US Gulf Positions

A senior IRGC official threatened sustained retaliation against US Gulf-region bases if Washington launches new strikes, hours after Trump was briefed on three military options against Iran.

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Brent Crude Falls to $108 on Iran Peace Signal
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Brent Crude Falls to $108 on Iran Peace Signal

Brent crude settled at $108.17 Friday as Iran peace-talk optimism trimmed a $126 peak, but Hormuz war-risk insurance remains effectively closed and the nuclear file unresolved.

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Trump Posts 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' Cancels Islamabad Talks
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Trump Posts 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' Cancels Islamabad Talks

Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz proposal, canceled Pakistan-mediated talks, and threatened an extended blockade as Brent crude held above $114 for an eighth straight session.

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