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Window for diplomacy with Iran may be closing as Trump again threatens Pickaxe Mountain

Al-Monitor17 October 2026, 16:59 UTCIran

Israel still wary of Damascus, writes Ben Caspit from Israel; our correspondent in Tehran and Amberin Zaman explain how Iran and Turkey look to exploit Azerbaijan’s headscarf controversy; Qatar’s top diplomat offers energy assistance to Lebanon, Beatrice Farhat reports from Beirut.

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