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🌍 Geopolitics
February 05, 2026

What are the potential benefits and challenges of Iran and the US talking about their differences?

DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Talks with the U.S. should be pursued to secure national interests as long as "threats and unreasonable expectations" are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday. "Taking into account demands from friendly regional countries to respond to the U.S. President's suggestion for talks, I instructed the foreign minister to prepare the ground for equitable and fair negotiations . should an atmosphere free of threats and unreasonable expectations arise," Pezeshkian said. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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🌍 Geopolitics
January 30, 2026

How should Europe balance its own defense strength with its relationship with the US?

BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for a stronger NATO within Europe but said that it should also always extend the hand of cooperation to the United States. Speaking to the German parliament, Merz also said that Europe will not be cowed by tariff threats any longer. (Reporting by Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, Editing by Friederike Heine)

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