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Witkoff plans to meet with Araghchi to resume talks on Iran’s nuclear program — report
TASS
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 3. /TASS/. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oslo next week to resume talks on Tehran's nuclear program, Axios reported, citing sources. A final date hasn't been set yet,...
Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine war and Iran in sixth known phone call, Kremlin says
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 03/07/2025 - 20:26 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine, Iran and other issues on Thursday in a "frank and constructive" phone call, the Kremlin...
Putin and President Trump discuss Iran and Ukraine in phone call, Kremlin official says
WDHD 7 - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran, Ukraine and other issues on Thursday in a “frank and constructive” phone call, the Kremlin said, in their sixth publicly disclosed chat since Trump...
Iran charges imprisoned French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris with spying for Israel
Euronews
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July 3, 2025
Published on 03/07/2025 - 12:59 GMT+2 French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who have been detained by Iran for more than three years, have been charged with "spying for Israel", according to their relatives and diplomatic sources. On...
Traveling for the Fourth? Record numbers of Americans will be joining you
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The number of Fourth of July travelers is expected to hit a record this year, with 72.2 million Americans traveling for the holiday. That’s 1.7 million more than in 2024, representing a 2.4% increase, public and government affairs director for AAA...
After Iran’s missiles, a return to life’s rhythm
Jewish Journal - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
LETTER FROM TEL AVIV More than a week has passed since the last sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and across Israel, bringing a pause after 12 days of tension. Each day, Tel Aviv’s Old North continues to stir back to life – the hum of cars, distant...
To deter more US bombs, will Iran dash for a nuclear weapon?
Christian Science Monitor
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July 3, 2025
America’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities was not just bunker-busting. It was ground-breaking – an audacious departure from decades of U.S. policy on how to prevent more countries from acquiring nuclear weapons. And as the broad international...
Iran is accused of assassinating two Swiss diplomats including woman who 'fell' from 17th floor balcony
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Swiss diplomats may have been assassinated in Iran, Switzerland's intelligence service has said. The bleak warning comes after the mysterious deaths of two Swiss personnel and a tourist in Iran over the last four years, as well as an attack on an...
Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters
Sada Elbalad
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July 3, 2025
Thu 03 Jul 2025 | 01:57 PM Moscow branch of Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center, affiliated with Russian authorities and state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, is treating members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) injured in...
US envoy plans Oslo nuclear meeting with Iran’s Araghchi– Axios
Iran International
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July 3, 2025
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is planning to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oslo next week to relaunch nuclear talks, Axios reported Thursday, citing two sources familiar with the preparations. The meeting would mark the first...
Naqvi praises PM Shehbaz for Iran-Israel ceasefire mediation
Pakistan Today
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July 3, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for playing a pivotal role in brokering the Iran-Israel ceasefire after the two countries engaged in a 12-day conflict marked by bombing campaigns and...
Travel experts share tips for the July Fourth weekend
KOLN - Nebraska
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July 3, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - 72 million people across the country will travel for the Fourth of July weekend, according to AAA. Travel experts said the trend increases each year, but in 2025, more people, especially in the Midwest, are opting not to...
Suspected Iran spies accused of plotting assassination of ‘senior figure’ in Israel
The Times of Israel
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July 3, 2025
State prosecutors filed an indictment Thursday against two young men from Tiberias accused of carrying out missions on Iran’s behalf, including a plot to assassinate a “senior figure” in Israel. Another suspected spy was indicted on similar...
Things to know for 4th of July travel
WBAY - Wisconsin
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July 3, 2025
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - A record 1.6 million Wisconsinites are traveling for the 4th of July weekend, either driving or flying. That’s 2.4% more than last year. Flights are up this year, too. Nearly 59,000 Wisconsinites are flying to their...
A Young Iranian Singer Makes Her Voice Heard in ‘Bidad’ (Exclusive Karlovy Vary Trailer)
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 3, 2025
Seti loves music and singing, and she yearns for her voice to be heard. Great, you say? No problem, you say? Well, not so fast! What you need to know is that Seti lives in Iran, where it is against the law for women to perform in public. That is...
Iran Concerns and Dollar Weakness Support Crude Oil Prices
Yahoo Finance
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The index of oil up by Pashalgnatov via istock August WTI crude oil (CLQ25) Tuesday closed up +0.34 (+0.52%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25) closed up +2.82 (+1.36%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher Tuesday after the dollar index...
British holidays at risk as Ryanair and EasyJet forced to axe flights due to French air traffic control strikes - is YOUR flight affected?
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Tens of thousands of passengers have had their travel plans disrupted after easyJet cancelled 274 flights and Ryanair axed 170 due to French air traffic control strikes. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair said the cancellations today and tomorrow will...
Royal Navy mocked by Indian tourist board over £88million F-35B Lightning jet stranded in the country for over a fortnight
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
An Indian tourism board has ruthlessly mocked the Royal Navy over one of its F-35B stealth jets which has been stranded in the country for more than a fortnight. The £88m warplane, dubbed one of the world's most hi-tech, was forced to make an...
Iran accuses French couple of spying for Israel
Ynet
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July 3, 2025
They have also been charged with "conspiracy to overthrow the regime" and "corruption on earth", the Western diplomatic source and the sister of Cecile Kohler, who is being detained along with Jacques Paris, told AFP. Israel strikes Tehran's Evin...
Trump touts falling gas prices for holiday weekend
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
Gas prices are the lowest they’ve been in four years coming into the holiday weekend, sitting at a national average of $3.14 per gallon of unleaded, according to gas prices tracker GasBuddy. They’re down more than 8 cents from one week ago and...