US EditionIran President Confirms Talks with US After Trump's Threats
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian authorized talks with the US under threat-free conditions after Trump’s warning, following regional diplomatic efforts and ongoing unrest.
- On Tuesday, Iran's president confirmed he ordered conditional talks with the US, provided they were free of threats, after Trump warned `bad things would happen`.
- After being suspended last year, nuclear talks were abandoned following Israel's June bombing campaign that triggered a 12-day war, while Masoud Pezeshkian said talks followed requests from friendly governments and regional mediators Turkey, Egypt, Oman and Qatar.
- Amid nationwide protests, rights groups counted 6,854 deaths and at least 50,235 arrests, while Iranian authorities acknowledged more than 3,000 deaths during unrest.
- An Arab official said a meeting is likely in Turkey on Friday, as Masoud Pezeshkian instructed his Minister of Foreign Affairs to pursue fair nuclear negotiations in a threat-free environment.
- The US has sent an aircraft carrier group and spoken of potential military action, while Iran launched drone and missile strikes and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of a `regional war` if attacked.
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Iran’s president confirms talks with US after Trump threats
Iran’s president confirmed on Tuesday that he had ordered the start of talks with the United States, provided they were free of threats, after his counterpart Donald Trump suggested “bad things” would happen without a deal.
Tehran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian again yesterday called for the opening of negotiations with the United States on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his expectation of a settlement that would avoid military intervention, although he warned of possible consequences if dialogue fails.
Iran’s president confirms order to begin nuclear talks with US
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed on Tuesday that he had ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, after his counterpart Donald Trump threatened "bad things" if no deal was reached. "In light of requests from friendly governments in the region to respond to the proposal by the President of the United States for negotiations..... I have instructed my Minister of Foreign Affairs, provided that a suitable environment ex…
The U.S. president ordered in January the deployment of a Navy fleet in the Persian Gulf and has warned that he will attack Iran if an agreement is not reached to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon. Read
US-Iran talks: the only viable solution
After Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has been fixed for Friday in Istanbul. According to the Iranian news agency Fars, talks will strictly be held within the framework of the nuclear issue. The meeting has come about after hectic efforts by regional countries which acted as mediators. Foreig…
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