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r Benjamin Netanyahu played his expected role in this choreography, criticizing the negotiators for agreeing to another round of talks on May 23 in Baghdad without getting concessions in return. "My initial impression is that Iran has been given a freebie," Netanyahu said. "It has got five weeks to con

f upbeat mood that's been created over the last couple of days? Back in January and February, we had sharp warnings back and forth, such as closing the Strait of Hormuz. The tone has certainly changed, in part because the Iranians understand that the harsh tone was not serving them well. Second of all, two factors

eriously." The Hill (1/5, Budryk, 5.69M) reports, "The message was received on Jan. 3, the first anniversary of the U.S.' killing of Soleimani at a Baghdad airport." Additional coverage includes Fox News (1/5, Singman, 23.99M). EFTA00148582 Arizona Man Sentenced To Over 3 Years In Bomb-making Case.

administration takes office." Bloomberg (1/5, Motevalli, 3.57M) reports that South Korea "ordered its naval destroyer ROKS Choi Young to waters near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday." Treasury Sanctions Chinese Firm Tied Iran's Steel Industry. Reuters (1/5) reports that on Tuesday, the US "blacklisted a Chinese compa

attack off the coast of the UAE Houthi drones attack Saudi cross-country oil pipeline US withdraws embassy staff from lraq A rocket is fired into Baghdad's Green Zone near the US embassy A Houthi drone attacks an arms depot at the Najran airport in southern Saudi Arabia 3 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026947 ---

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me to discuss the use of force or the decision to send our men and women to fight," said Crow. "I heard that in 2003 when I was carrying a rifle in Baghdad. I heard it again in 2004 and 2005 when I was leading my unit through the mountains of Afghanistan. And I am hearing it again today in the halls of

wn, leaving 290 dead. Adam Taylor reports: "On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by the U.S. military. The flight ... was flying over the Strait of Hormuz toward its destination, Dubai, when it was hit by two surface-to-air missiles. Though Pentagon officials at first denied any knowledge of the incid