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      <text>The delegations of the United States and Iran arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance. </text>
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      <text>The delegations of the United States and Iran arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. delegation led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance. </text>
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    <text>The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance. </text>
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      <text>The SNSC announces that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will start on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan. </text>
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    <text>The SNSC announces that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will start on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the U.S. contingent to be led by vice president JD Vance alongside senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff. </text>
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    <text>It is reported that U.S. vice president JD Vance would serve as the U.S. interlocutor in ceasefire talks. </text>
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      <text>Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by the United States and Iran, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. </text>
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    <text>Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. </text>
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      <text>A preliminary assessment by the US Defense Intelligence Agency finds that Iran's nuclear program may have only been set back by a few months after the US airstrikes, with the centrifuges required to enrich uranium left largely intact, contradicting previous claims made by US President Donald Trump that the facilities were &quot;obliterated&quot;. </text>
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      <text>A report by the United States Defense Intelligence Agency finds that Iran's nuclear program has only been set back by a few months after the U.S. airstrikes, with the centrifuges required to enrich uranium left largely intact. </text>
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      <text>A report by the US Government Defense Intelligence Agency finds that Iran’s nuclear program has only been set back by a few months after the US airstrikes, with the centrifuges required to enrich uranium left largely intact. </text>
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    <text>A preliminary assessment by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency finds that Iran's nuclear program may have only been set back by a few months after the U.S. airstrikes, with the centrifuges required to enrich uranium left largely intact, contradicting previous claims made by U.S. president Donald Trump that the facilities were &quot;obliterated&quot;. </text>
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      <text>The United States Air Force deploys 6 nuclear-capable B-2 Stealth Jets to Diego Garcia, amid rising tensions with Iran over their nuclear program. </text>
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    <text>The United States Air Force deploys 6 nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, amid rising tensions with Iran over their nuclear program. </text>
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      <text>U.S. Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz are announced to be in charge of a potential TikTok sale. </text>
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      <text>Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz are announced in charge of a potential TikTok sale. </text>
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    <text>U.S. Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are announced to be in charge of a potential TikTok sale. </text>
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      <text>Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote. </text>
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      <text>Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote after Vice President JD Vance casts the tie-breaking vote, making him the first Vice President to cast a tiebreaker vote on a Cabinet nominee since Mike Pence did so in 2017 to confirm then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. </text>
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    <text>Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. </text>
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      <text>Republican candidate and former 45th U.S. president Donald Trump is elected as the 47th U.S. President. Trump will become the first person since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to serve non-consecutive presidential terms, as well as the oldest presidency candidate and convicted felon to be elected president. </text>
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      <text>Republican candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump is elected as the 47th President of the United States </text>
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      <text>Republican candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump is elected as the 47th President of the U.S. </text>
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      <text>Republican candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump is elected as the 47th President of the United States. Trump will become the first person since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to serve non-consecutive presidential terms, as well as the oldest person and first convicted felon to be elected president. </text>
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    <text>Republican candidates 45th U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Senator JD Vance are elected as the 47th U.S. President and 50th U.S. Vice President respectively. </text>
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      <text>Former president Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. </text>
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  <text>U.S. vice president JD Vance, who led the American delegation in the ceasefire talks, says that the two sides have not reached a deal to end the war, with disagreement over nuclear weapon development, and that the U.S. made its &quot;final and best offer&quot; and stated &quot;We'll see if the Iranians accept it&quot;. </text>
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