US EditionIran wants to make deal rather than face military action, Trump says
Iran insists missile capabilities are non-negotiable but is open to talks based on mutual respect, amid regional diplomatic efforts led by Turkey to reduce tensions.
- On Friday, Iran's foreign minister said Iran's missile and defence capabilities will `never` be on the negotiating table, describing the ballistic missile programme as a red line.
- Following a regional build-up, Axios reported US officials say any deal must include a cap on long-range missiles, removal of enriched uranium, and a ban on independent enrichment, while Trump said `We have a large armada, flotilla, call it whatever you want, heading toward Iran right now`.
- Turkey pushed for a trilateral meeting and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, offered to mediate while Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, said Tehran will negotiate on an equal footing, though analysts said brokering a deal now would likely be impossible.
- President Donald Trump predicted Iran would seek a deal and said he set a deadline for talks, while Iran warned it would respond instantly with missile strikes and prepared for broader confrontation, Ali Shamkhani said.
- Amid domestic unrest and internet blackouts, Human Rights Activists News Agency confirmed 6,479 deaths, while the European Union designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a `terrorist organisation`, prompting Iran's judiciary to call it `hostile`.
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Trump expects Iran to seek deal to avoid US strikes
President Donald Trump predicted on Friday that Iran would seek to negotiate a deal rather than face American military action, despite Tehran warning that its arsenal of missiles would never be up for discussion.
Iran will not negotiate on its defence capabilities, including its missiles, declared its Foreign Minister in a meeting with Turkey.
Iran is ready for nuclear negotiations with the United States, but not on its missile and defense capabilities, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said after meeting with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul today. His host, meanwhile, urged Washington to ignore Israeli pressure to intervene militarily against the Islamic republic.
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Iran says defence capabilities 'never' up for negotiation
Iran's top diplomat said Friday that his country's missile and defence capabilities would "never" be on the negotiating table, as US President Donald Trump appeared to cool on threats of a strike after a military build-up in the region.
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