Long, Fraught Timeline of Tensions Between Iran and the US as Nuclear Negotiators to Meet Again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Trump returns -- and reaches out Jan. 20, 2025 -- Trump is inaugurated for his second term as president. Feb. 7, 2025 - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says proposed talks with the U.S. are "not intelligent, wise or honorable.
46% : Western intelligence services and an Iranian opposition group reveal Iran's secret Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. June 2003 -- Britain, France and Germany engage Iran in nuclear negotiations. October 2003 -- Iran suspends uranium enrichment.
40% : " March 7, 2025 - Trump says he sent a letter to Khamenei seeking a new nuclear deal with Tehran. March 15, 2025 -- Trump launches intense airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen, the last members of Iran's self-described "Axis of Resistance" capable of daily attacks. April 7, 2025 -- Trump announces the U.S. and Iran will hold direct talks in Oman.
30% : Trump unilaterally withdraws the U.S. from the nuclear agreement, calling it the "worst deal ever."

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