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A second round of indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. concluded on Saturday with both sides saying some progress was made.
The talks are centering on Iran's nuclear weapons program.
NPR's Jackie Northam says Iran does not hold the best hand in the negotiations.
Iran is not in a position of strength right now.
Since the start of the Gaza War 18 months ago,
Israel has decimated Iran's main proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas.
And it took out key Iranian air defenses when the two countries traded missile fire this year.
And since Trump returned to office,
the U.S. has been carrying out frequent strikes on the Housis, which were also aligned with Iran.
The next round of talks begin on April 26th in Oman.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, meanwhile, have killed more than 90 people over the past 48 hours.
That's according to Gaza's health ministry.