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1. A day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. would hold talks with Iran without preconditions, Iran rejected the offer, calling the proposal "word play," according to the Wall Street Journal.

2. A look at the USS Abraham Lincoln — the aircraft carrier the U.S. deployed to the Middle East to deter Iran.

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Iran rejects Pompeo's offer for talks with no preconditions.

Mike Pompeo in Berlin on Friday. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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1. A day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. would hold talks with Iran without preconditions, Iran rejected the offer, calling the proposal &quot;word play,&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to the Wall Street Journal." data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-rejects-pompeos-offer-of-talks-with-no-preconditions-11559579956" data-vars-content-id="068b48f1-5db4-41ad-8800-4481a4c5e5a3" data-vars-headline="Today in Iran news" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-rejects-pompeos-offer-of-talks-with-no-preconditions-11559579956" target="_blank">according to the Wall Street Journal.</a>2. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="A look at the USS Abraham Lincoln" data-vars-click-url="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/1st-us-aircraft-carrier-rushed-middle-east-deter/story?id=63453520" data-vars-content-id="068b48f1-5db4-41ad-8800-4481a4c5e5a3" data-vars-headline="Today in Iran news" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/1st-us-aircraft-carrier-rushed-middle-east-deter/story?id=63453520" target="_blank">A look at the USS Abraham Lincoln</a> — the aircraft carrier the U.S. deployed to the Middle East to deter Iran.

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