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Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?

Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war.

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