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Iran Rejects Direct US Talks Amid Escalation As Israel Attacks Key Petrochemical Plant At South Pars Gas Field
Iran Rejects Direct US Talks Amid Escalation As Israel Attacks Key Petrochemical Plant At South Pars Gas Field
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A Sunday night Axios report on a US-proposed 45-day ceasefire has by Monday morning been rejected by Iran: diplomatic talks are "absolutely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes, and threats to commit war crimes," the Foreign Ministry said.
Israel strikes large petrochemical plant at South Pars, which is responsible for half of the country’s petrochemical production.
There's been another extension of what had been a 10-day deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz - a...
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