Irans president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations' with the United States
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The announcement marked a major turn for reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who broadly had warned Iranians for weeks that the...
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