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 "title": "Signal No. 34  ·  E3 working groups, not war rooms  ·  8 April 2026",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSignal No. 34\n\n\nEurope mistook a monitoring instrument for a channel.\n\n\nWednesday · 8 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDIP INT Pakistan mediates the US–Iran ceasefire on a ten-point Iranian plan and a fifteen-point US plan. Europe had no seat at the table, no dialogue, and no back channel.\n\n\nAl Jazeera 8 Apr · Axios 7 Apr · Newsweek 8 Apr · Bloomberg 8 Apr · GOV.UK 8 Apr · Le Monde 12 Apr 2025 · Security Council Report 28 Aug 2025 · Consilium 29 Sep 2025 · Al Mayadeen 11 Oct 2025 · CRS IF11583 · Au",
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   "context": "US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire"
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