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Iran, US give diplomacy a chance as strikes put on hold

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The United States and Iran have paused missile strikes, but the wider Middle East remains gripped by conflict. As mediators urge Washington and Tehran to return to diplomacy, the international community has raised concerns over regional security, energy supplies and the humanitarian cost of war.

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