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The United States urges Moscow and Tehran to take the "decisions" needed to revive the 2015 nuclear accord, putting the ball squarely in their camp as last-minute Russian demands threatened to derail the process. "We remain confident that we can achieve mutual return to compliance in fairly short order" if decisions are "made in places like Tehran and Moscow," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters during a briefing after the European Union announced a pause in negotiations. SOUNDBITE
Iranians burn a portrait of Donald Trump and a US flag chanting "down with USA" during an anti-US demonstration after Friday prayers to protest against Trump's decision to pull America out of the nuclear deal. IMAGES
Iran's Foreign Minister is given a heroes' welcome in Tehran, after leading Iranian negotiators to an initial nuclear agreement that could potentially lead to the end of economic sanctions. Mana Rabiee reports.
COP28 chief Sultan Al Jaber says the UAE is proud of its role in brokering UN climate deal that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels. SOUNDBITE
Air pollution blankets the skyline in Tehran as school children and many employees in Iran's capital were told to stay at home due to a spike in levels. Tehran, a city of around 9 million people, suffers from chronic air pollution and regularly ranks among the world's most polluted cities. IMAGES
The White House denies that the unfreezing of $6 billion of Iranian funds to help secure the release of five US citizens was effectively a ransom payment. "This is not a payment of any kind. It's not ransom," says White House national security spokesman John Kirby, pushing back against criticism of the deal. SOUNDBITE
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