Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the U.S. after Trump letter

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter President Trump sent earlier this month over the country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. It was Tehran’s first official response to Mr. Trump’s letter. “Although the possibility of direct negotiations between the two sides

Taliban Releases US Citizen Faye Hall Held in Afghanistan

U.S. special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, negotiated Faye Hall’s release with the help of Qatari officials. An American citizen detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month said on March 29 that she has been released. Faye Hall thanked President Donald Trump for securing her release in a video message posted to