Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities With Israel and Negotiate With U.S.
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We're exclusively reporting that Iran is signaling it wants to de-escalate its conflict with Israel and negotiate. That's according to Middle Eastern and European officials. In the midst of a ferocious Israeli air campaign, Tehran has told Arab officials that they would be open to returning to the negotiating table with the U.S. over Iran's nuclear program as long as the U.S. doesn't join Israel's attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the attacks will continue until Iran's nuclear program and ballistic missiles are destroyed. The country's military said it killed four senior Iranian intelligence officials in a single strike on Sunday night local time. Crude oil prices are pulling back down after a run-up in the conflict's wake and worries that a regional fight could disrupt global energy flows.

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