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It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Iran's military said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to continued Israeli military strikes in Lebanon; the U.S. said it remains open.
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The first peace talks between the United States and Iran were postponed Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cancelled his planned travel to Switzerland and intense new Israeli strikes in Lebanon cast doubts on the deal to end the war.
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