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    <text>A bulk freighter reports being attacked by multiple small craft outside the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Sirik, Iran. </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 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 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>United States president Donald Trump warns that &quot;a whole civilization will die tonight&quot; and will &quot;never be brought back&quot; if Iran does not agree to a deal by noon (GMT). </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump warns that &quot;a whole civilization will die tonight&quot; and will &quot;never return&quot; if Iran doesn't agree to a deal by 8pm EST. </text>
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  <text>A bulk freighter reports being attacked by multiple small craft outside the strait, off Bandar Sirik, Iran. </text>
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