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After Khamenei rejects talks, White House says Iran can be dealt with militarily or with a deal
WASHINGTON — The White House, responding to Iran’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s call to negotiate a nuclear agreement, reiterates Trump’s assertion that Tehran can be dealt with either militarily or by making a deal.
“We hope the Iran Regime puts its people and best interests ahead of terror,” White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes says in a statement, after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran will not be bullied into negotiations.
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