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The Swiss People’s Party promoted the petition

The federal council wants to cooperate with the E.U. rather than opposing it

The Swiss government recommended rejecting the initiative in March 2025

Switzerland will hold a referendum in June on capping its population at 10 million by limiting immigration

Last week senior officials from the United States and Iran met for talks in Oman the Gulf country that has often served as a mediator between the two adversaries

But the sides did not appear to have made much progress

American officials have demanded an end to Iranian nuclear enrichment restrictions on the construction of ballistic missiles and for Iran to stop sponsoring armed groups like Hezbollah across the Middle East

He was fiercely critical of the Obama-era 2015 nuclear deal with Iran from which Mr Trump later withdrew

Time is running out Mr Trump wrote on social media in late January adding the next attack will be far worse than last year’s assault

He has since vacillated between threatening to attack Iran and seeking a favorable diplomatic settlement

While Mr Trump has mostly emphasized Iran must agree to no nuclear weapons Israel is also concerned about Iran’s stockpiles of ballistic missiles

Iranian forces fired scores of missiles at Israel during their war last year some of which landed in densely populated cities despite the country’s sophisticated aerial defenses

President Trump said he told Prime Minister Netanyahu negotiations with Iran continue over a possible deal over the country’s nuclear program

Mr Trump said nothing definitive came out of his meeting with Mr Netanyahu at the White House

Mr Netanyahu had initially planned to travel to Washington later this month

After antigovernment protests in Iran prompted a brutal crackdown that killed thousands Mr Trump ordered a buildup of U S forces in the region and threatened to attack unless Iran cut a deal with Washington

During a 12-day-war between Israel and Iran last year Mr Trump ordered stealth bombers to join Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities

NATO uses surveillance drones to test their ability to withstand harsh weather conditions

NATO has increased maritime patrols in the Norwegian Sea and into the GIUK Gap where Russian submarines and ships put Europe and North America at the most risk

Lara Jakes reports on conflict and diplomacy with focus on weapons and wars in Ukraine and Middle East