Trump insists Iran 'wants to meet' for talks
"So Iran wants to meet. As you know, their sites were obliterated, their very evil nuclear sites," the Republican leader told reporters at the White House without elaborating.
Iran's top diplomat said Wednesday that there was "no plan" for new negotiations.
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