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It was Tehran's first official response to Mr. Trump's letter. "Although the possibility of direct negotiations between the two sides has been rejected in this response, it has been emphasized ...

As President Donald Trump edges closer to potentially bombing Tehran, Iran, the intelligence community does not yet believe Iran is moving toward a nuclear weapon. "If they don’t do a deal ...

MOSCOW - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi on Wednesday discussed ongoing negotiations regarding Tehran's nuclear programme with Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has responded to a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to its supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing ...

The decision by Tehran leaves open the possibility of indirect talks with Washington. However, such talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from ...

Trump sent a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earlier this month urging Tehran to reach a new nuclear deal. The US President warned: 'There are two ways Iran can be ...

Iran has sparked nuclear weapon fears after issuing Donald Trump a stark warning. The Middle Eastern country will develop nuclear weapons if the US President launches military strikes against it ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has responded to a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to its supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear ...