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Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts

peace efforts ![Iranian worshippers perform their Friday prayers under the portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, second left, and top military officials who were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign

The United Arab Emirates says it's leaving OPEC, in a blow to oil cartel

talks, although some presidents have made requests of OPEC, and some U.S. oil executives have been [accused of collusion](https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248798148/ftc-bars-pioneer-ceo-exxon-mobil-deal-opec) with the cartel. The UAE's departure from the group comes after years

Trump says he is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802283/iran-middle-east-updates) "The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination