'US involved from beginning…': Iran rejects talks with Trump as long as Israeli attacks continue
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday (June 21) there was no room for negotiations with the U.S. while Israeli attacks continued, as foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Istanbul. "It is obvious I cannot go to the negotiations with the United States when our people are under bombardment, under the support of the United States," said Araqchi. The comments follow remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, who said he might support a ceasefire in the week-long aerial conflict between Israel and Iran "depending on the circumstances." Trump and the White House say he will decide in the next two weeks whether the U.S. will get involved in the Israel-Iran war. Trump has kept the world guessing on his plans, veering from proposing a swift diplomatic solution to suggesting Washington might join the fighting on Israel's side.
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