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Iran's foreign minister says Tehran sent response to Trump's letter through Oman, IRNA says
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Iran has sent a response through Oman to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter that had urged it to reach a new nuclear deal, the state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, citing the Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
Abbas Araqchi © INS
Iran has sent a response through Oman to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter that had urged it to reach a new nuclear deal, the state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, citing the Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
Tehran reiterated its stance on not negotiating directly while under pressure, but is open to indirect talks, Araqchi was reported as saying.
Reporting by Elwely Elwelly
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