The U.S. and Iran have launched negotiations to strike a new deal that would scale back Iran's nuclear program.

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After President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in his first term, his administration launched negotiations ...

President Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal with Iran in his first term. Now he's trying to negotiate a new agreement that ...

For the first time in years, the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks on a new deal concerning Iran's nuclear program.

After President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in his first term, his administration launched negotiations ...

The head of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh, and his deputy have been fired, according to two prominent ...

For more, we are joined by NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre. Hey, Greg. GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hey, Scott. DETROW: So what do we know about this initial round of talks today? MYRE ...

The U.S. is now very involved. NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre joins us. Greg, thanks so much for being with us. GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Good to be here, Scott. SIMON: How did we get from ...