Trump says U.S.-Iran talks to resume in Qatar despite weekend military strikes
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Aya Batrawy
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President Trump announced that U.S.-Iran talks will resume Tuesday in Qatar, despite a weekend escalation of military strikes between the two nations. The exchange began with an Iranian attack on a cargo ship near Oman, followed by U.S. retaliatory strikes and Iranian counterstrikes on U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran has not confirmed its participation in the upcoming talks, which aim to advance an interim peace deal.
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Iran did not confirm whether it will participate in the next round of meetings to advance an interim peace deal.
The latest exchange of strikes began when Iran attacked a cargo ship on Thursday near Oman, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, setting off attacks by the U.S. in response and counterstrikes by Iran at U.S. military and naval bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
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