Trump: Iran wants a deal

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Published 18.40

 

US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/TT

Iran is willing to make a deal with the US to avoid an armed conflict.

US President Donald Trump claims this at a press conference at the White House where he also says that there is a deadline for an Iranian response, without saying when it expires.

Earlier on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the country is “ready for dialogue” but that there are no concrete plans for talks with the US.

At a press conference in Istanbul, he set conditions for “fair and reasonable negotiations”, but at the same time warned:

– The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready for negotiations, but also for war.

This week, Trump announced that a “massive war fleet” was heading towards Iran, and urged the country to come to the negotiating table or face attacks. Iran responded that it was ready to “respond like never before.”