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    <text>Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi says that a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States to end the war is expected &quot;sooner rather than later&quot;. </text>
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      <date>2026-04-24</date>
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      <text>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will arrive in Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a uncertainty of a second round of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States. </text>
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    <text>A Iranian official says that Iran may attend ceasefire talks with the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan, following moves by Pakistan to end the blockade of Iranian ports. However, a decision has yet to be made. </text>
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    <date>2026-04-18</date>
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    <text>Iran says that a date for another round of talks with the United States has not been set, pending an agreement on a framework for negotiations. </text>
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      <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian tells French president Emmanuel Macron that the Islamabad Talks did not lead to deal because the United States took &quot;maximalist positions&quot; and had a &quot;lack of goodwill&quot;. </text>
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    <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian tells French president Emmanuel Macron that the Islamabad Talks did not lead to a deal because the United States took &quot;maximalist positions&quot; and had a &quot;lack of goodwill&quot;. </text>
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      <date>2026-04-5</date>
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      <text>Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Isfahan province, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman. </text>
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    <text>Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-23</date>
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      <text>United States president Donald Trump says he is postponing his 48-hour ultimatum for five days before attacking the Iranian power plants as Iran and the U.S. have held &quot;very good and productive conversations&quot; on ending the war. Trump also claims that a &quot;15-point plan&quot; focused on Iran's renunciation of the nuclear weapon has been dealt. Iran denies any dialogue took place. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-23</date>
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      <text>United States president Donald Trump says he is postponing for five days his 48-hour deadline before attacking the Iranian power plants as Iran and the U.S. have held &quot;very good and productive conversations&quot; on ending the war. Trump also claims that a &quot;15-point plan&quot; focused on Iran's renunciation of the nuclear weapon has been dealt. Iran denies any dialogue took place. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says he is postponing his 48-hour ultimatum for five days before attacking the Iranian power plants as Iran and the U.S. have held &quot;very good and productive conversations&quot; on ending the war. Trump also claims that a &quot;major points of agreement&quot; focused on Iran's renunciation of the nuclear weapon are being talked. Iran denies any dialogue took place. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-14</date>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump calls on the United Kingdom and other allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-14</date>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire or negotiations with the United States. </text>
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      <text>Anonymous state intelligence actors tell &quot;The New York Times&quot; that the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence have signalled to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency an openness to talks on ‌bringing an end to the war. </text>
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    <text>Anonymous state intelligence sources tell &quot;The New York Times&quot; that the Iranian intelligence ministry have signalled to the United States Central Intelligence Agency an openness to talks on ‌bringing an end to the war. </text>
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  <text>Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, is arrested by the U.S. Justice Department after allegedly planning attacks on Jewish sites in the United States, including a synagogue in New York City, along with attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran over the war. </text>
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