briefed

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Iran has told Pakistan that ending such threats could help convince hard-liners that now is time to restart talks, according to an Iranian diplomat and other people briefed on the communications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

According to the indictment, Van Dyke was first briefed on the U.S. plan on Dec. 8.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

One person briefed on a working draft summed it up as “Sunnis. Shiites. Cartels.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

President Trump told reporters last week that he had been briefed on the missing and dead scientists, which he described as “pretty serious stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

They had already been briefed on the Tolkachev case when the CIA learned some unsavory things about Edward Lee Howard's past, including theft and lying on a polygraph test.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau