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What we are witnessing now is that the US administration has escalated tensions and resorted to military threats and pressure. Yet Trump continues to claim that he wants an agreement,
We are ready for both psychological warfare and military action by the enemies, but we will not retreat a single step if that happens,
IRGC head Major General Hossein Salami told commanders on Saturday We are definitively opposed to any US threats of using force against Iran, let alone threats of military action against [Iran’s] nuclear sites. We condemn such policies. Russia has always believed that the only solution to Iran's nuclear program is through diplomacy,
the IRNA quoted Ulyanov as saying on Saturday We are now facing a paradox,
We are not worried about war at all. We will not be the initiators of war, but we are ready for any war,
the official IRNA news agency reported him as saying If you want negotiations, then what is the point of threatening? Today, America is not only humiliating Iran, but also the world,
The Islamic Republic of Iran wants dialogue on equal footing,
AFP quoted Pezeshkian as saying during a meeting I think it goes faster and you understand the other side a lot better than if you go through intermediaries,
the US president argued on Thursday We don’t avoid talks; it’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far
In response to Trump, Pezeshkian had said If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing,
Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC I think it's better if we have direct talks,
he told reporters onboard the presidential plane Air Force One They wanted to use intermediaries. I don't think that's necessarily true anymore,
