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Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold

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Jenny Gross
Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.

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The 200-foot-tall atrium in the Underwriting Room, where brokers negotiate policies for ships carrying oil, gas and other goods around the world.

The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords

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Vivian Nereim， Isabel Kershner and Elian Peltier
The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.

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President Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington in 2020.

To Make a Deal With Trump, Iran Wants Billions of Its Money Unfrozen

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Ephrat Livni
The money has become a sticking point in talks, with Iran insisting that meaningful negotiations cannot begin without the funds’ release.

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A crowd carrying a photo of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday. The Iranian government has been pummeled economically by Western sanctions and recent wars.

Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations

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Anupreeta Das
The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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