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Iran’s president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East newsIran's president on Sunday defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war while the new head of the Islamic Republic's top security body took a more defiant stance, warning of retaliation if neighbors join U.S. threats to further sanction Tehran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday is expected to announce new measures against Iran after the U.S. vowed to impose an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation. Also Monday, Pakistan’s army chief planned to travel to Tehran, Iranian media reported, as mediators try to revive talks. Meanwhile, violence continued in the occupied West Bank, and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike in