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What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The U.S. and Iran plan to hold new talks in Geneva Thursday, according to Iran's foreign minister. The goal? Averting what Iran says could be a regional war if the U.S. attacks. NPR's Jaina Raff has more.
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arakji, said he will probably meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday in Geneva. In the latest negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, Oman, which has facilitated the talks, confirmed the plan. Arakji made the comments in a CBS interview in which he also said there was a good chance for a diplomatic solution on the issue. The U.S.
has built up its military presence in the Middle East to the highest level in decades to back threats of an attack on Iran if negotiations fail. The U.S. administration insists that Iran not enrich uranium. Iran says the program is for peaceful purposes, while the International Nuclear Watchdog says it has not seen evidence that Iran is building a bomb. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
The Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago in Florida early this morning after he breached a security perimeter at President Trump's resort. Palm Beach Sheriff Rick Bradshaw.
They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun. He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him, at which time he put down The gas can raised the shotgun to a shooting position. At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons.
Trump wasn't there at the time. The man died at the scene and no agents or officers were injured. The shooting is under investigation and there's no word on a motive. A major winter storm is hitting the East Coast with blizzard warnings from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, with some areas expected to get over two feet of snow. Thousands of flights have been canceled so far.
In New York, the mayor has declared a state of emergency. Steve Kastenbaum reports.
The snow started falling here around 11 a.m. and it's expected to continue through Monday morning, prompting Mayor Zoran Mamdani to declare a travel ban. It goes into effect later in the evening.
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