US EditionTrump Hopeful over Iran Deal After Khamenei Warns of Regional War
Iran's Supreme Leader warns US attack would trigger regional war while Trump remains open to talks, despite deadly protests and reciprocal terrorist designations between Iran and the EU.
- U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he was hopeful of a deal with Iran, while Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned a U.S. attack would trigger a regional war and likened protests to a coup.
- After protests that peaked last month, Tehran's presidency published a list of 2,986 names out of 3,117 it said were killed, while the Human Rights Activists News Agency reported 6,842 deaths, mostly protesters.
- Amid reciprocal designations, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier battle group was deployed off Iran's shores after threats, and the Iranian parliament responded by designating EU militaries as terrorist groups.
- Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said negotiations are progressing as Qatar's premier held talks to de-escalate tensions and Iran released Erfan Soltani on bail.
- Two explosions on Saturday fuelled fears of an attack in Bandar Abbas and Ahvaz, while 131 unidentified casualties remain, with details to be released soon.
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Iran is ready to hit back if Trump attacks. It could trigger a nuclear stand-off
Donald Trump has said that the US will “hopefully” reach a deal with Iran, after warnings from Tehran that any attack on Iranian soil would spark a regional war. “The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war,” supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Sunday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. Asked for his response to the warning, Trump nonchalantly responded: “Why wouldn’t he say…
Trump 'hopeful' of deal amid military posturing, Iran open to 'fair and just' talks
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hopes Washington and Tehran can reach an agreement, responding to warnings from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that any U.S. strike on Iran would ignite a wider regional war.
Trump hopeful of making a deal with Iran
US President Donald Trump’s positive remarks about reaching a “deal” with Iran lowered tensions over a potential American attack on the Islamic Republic. The comments were part of a surge in diplomacy aimed at averting conflict; Qatar’s prime minister visited Tehran, while a senior Iranian official traveled to Moscow. In a sign of confidence that an attack may be off the cards for now, oil prices fell and Gulf stock prices rose. The risks of a U…
Trump Hoping to Reach a Deal With Iran
U.S. president Donald Trump said on Sunday, February 1st that he remains hopeful of reaching a deal with Iran, despite heightened tensions following warnings from Tehran that any U.S. military action would lead to a regional war. Khamenei described the recent wave of anti-government protests in Iran as a “coup,” claiming they involved attacks on police, government buildings, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) centres, banks, and mosques, a…
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