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Summary: As the US insists that all is not lost in Afghanistan, regional powers line up to meet with the Taliban. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts more doubt on prospects for a nuclear deal ahead of Iran’s presidential handover. Plus: the latest Olympic news.