Trump Says He Wrote to Iran to Open Nuclear Talks
The White House did not immediately provide details. The move was a sharp pivot for President Trump, who withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran in 2018.
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Trump Hits Iran With Renewed ‘Maximum Pressure’
The president used a visit from Israel’s prime minister as the moment to ramp up a campaign intended to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear campaign.
Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others Despite Threats From Iran
The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump’s first term.
Trump Revokes John Bolton’s Secret Service Protection
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.
C.I.A. Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents About Israel
The analyst was charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act and faces up to a decade in prison for disclosing sensitive information about Israel’s response to an Iranian attack.
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.