DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States began a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, officials said, just ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump to the Middle East this week.

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President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff suggested during a recent interview that the United States could walk away from ongoing nuclear talks with Iran if no progress ensues after the