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Netanyahu faces tough odds in forming Israeli government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched into what could prove to be an impossible mission to form a new government Thursday after the president tasked him with doing so following deadlocked elections. The mandate from President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday night gave Netanyahu a...

Trump to bar Iran officials from U.S.

President Donald Trump Wednesday took steps to bar senior Iranian officials and their immediate family from entering the United States as immigrants or non-immigrants, the White House said in a proclamation. The proclamation repeated U.S. accusations that Iran sponsors terrorism,...

Iran to U.S.: 'You should ... pay more' for a new deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the United States must “pay more” for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned. Rouhani also appeared to reject meeting U.S. President Donald Trump while the two are in New York this week...

‘Increasing’ difficulties to save Iran deal: Mogherini

Participating countries will continue efforts to keep the Iran nuclear deal in the place, despite "increasing" difficulties, EU foreign policy chief said Wednesday. "I will not hide that it is increasingly difficult to do it and we have discussed today that fact that we will try to continue...