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Greenblatt to resign after peace plan released: officials

Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, plans to resign once the long-delayed U.S. peace plan for Israel and Palestine that he has been working on is released, officials said on Thursday. Greenblatt, who had intended to stay only two years when he began...

Iran to provide details of latest nuclear move Saturday

Iran will announce details Saturday of its latest scaling back of its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal in response to sweeping US sanctions, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. Atomic energy organization spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi will hold a news conference to set out...

Israeli leader calls for more pressure on Iran, not talks

Israel's prime minister says now is the time to ratchet up pressure on Iran and not the time for talks, as the Islamic Republic appears poised to move further away from its commitments under the nuclear deal with world powers. Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran's continued violations of the deal,...