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I think we're going to make a deal with Iran",
Trump, in an interview with Time magazine published on Friday, said
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The trillion-dollar opportunity that our economy presents may be open to U.S. enterprises,
Mr. Araghchi said in a speech he shared on social media
If Iran wants a civil nuclear programme, they can have one just like many other countries in the world have one: and that is they import enriched material,
he said on the Honestly podcast
We're asking them, what is this for? They are telling us, it's none of your business,
Grossi told reportersThere is certainly a sense that the ground has shifted,
said Gregory Brew, an Iran analyst with the Eurasia Group who closely monitors Iranian media
Pezeshkian reportedly sought to delay retaliation against Israel during a recent cycle of tit-for-tat attacks, in hopes of preserving space for negotiations with the US. The supreme leader went along with that decision,
Sefat said, citing an example of their cooperationWhat is particularly significant now is that the supreme leader [Ali Khamenei] has taken up a mediating role between these two opposing poles,
Sefat addedThe balance of power has shifted in favor of the Islamic Republic,
said a recent article in the hard-line newspaper Javan, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThere has always been a push and pull among varying interest groups that have differing ideological alignments,
he saidThere’s a consensus among the elite that negotiations with the United States to secure sanctions relief should be a priority,
he saidRight now, certain companies have used their relationships with the government and monopoly over the market to push everybody else out of the mobile phone importation business and they’ve turned into the large importers themselves,
he saidTermination of unlawful and inhumane sanctions in an objective and speedy manner is a priority that we seek to achieve,
he addedThe only remaining point of disagreement in the general discussions and mutual understanding is the missile issue,
the official saidIf we don’t make a deal, I’ll be leading the pack.”
reiterating
It’s possible we’ll have to attack because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,
Trump told Time, stressing his readiness to act if diplomacy collapses
He may go into a war. But we’re not getting dragged in.”
Responding to concerns about being pulled into a potential conflict initiated by Netanyahu, Trump told The TimeUltimately I was going to leave that choice to them, but I said I would much prefer a deal than bombs being dropped,
he addedIran, I think, is going very well. We'll see what happens."
The Republican US president, speaking separately to reporters at the White House on Friday, reiterated his positive prognosis, saying
Iran’s enrichment (program) is a real and genuine matter, and we are ready to build trust regarding potential concerns, but the issue of enrichment is non-negotiable,
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is representing Iran at the nuclear talks, was cited as saying by the state-run Iranian broadcaster Press TV
There’s a pathway to a civil, peaceful nuclear program if they want one,
Rubio told The Free Press