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Iranian president: Peace talks can only succeed ‘without pressure and threats’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says at a regional summit in Turkmenistan that peace negotiations will only succeed without “pressure and threats,” with its months-long war with the US locked in a stalemate.
“Dialogue holds meaning and a chance of success only when based on mutual respect and mutual commitments, and when devoid of pressure and threat,” he says during his speech at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit.
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