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Iran rejects talks with US under pressure and aimed at surrender, senior Iranian official says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran could attend talks with the United States in Pakistan if Washington abandons its policy of pressure and threats, a senior Iranian official tells Reuters, adding that Tehran rejects negotiations aimed at surrender.
The official says mediator Pakistan is continuing efforts to persuade the United States to lift its naval blockade and release the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, which was boarded and seized by US forces on Sunday, and its crew.
He accuses Washington of “creating new obstacles every day instead of resolving the differences” to end the war.
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