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Iranian officials play down Trump's claims of active talks to end conflict

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An in-person U.S.-Iran meeting could be held in Pakistan, sources told NBC News, after Trump postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants.

The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel's public broadcaster reporting that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel.

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Iranians grieving over school missile strike express rage at the U.S.

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Police said Dayton Webber, 27, was behind the wheel when, they allege, he shot his front seat passenger during an argument.

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