Iran warned Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant "Closing the doors of diplomacy" between Tehran and Washington amid heightened tensions, even as the country's president derided the White House as being "Afflicted by mental retardation."
From Israel, President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton said Iran could walk through an "Open door" to talks with America, though he also warned that "All options remain on the table" if Tehran makes good on its promise to begin breaking one limit from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
While resembling the exchange of insults just before North Korea's leader and Trump sat down for talks, Iran so far appears to have no interest in negotiations.
The crisis gripping the Middle East stems from Trump's withdrawal of the U.S. a year ago from the nuclear deal with Iran and other world powers and then imposing crippling new sanctions on Tehran.
Mousavi's statement echoed that of Iran's U.N. ambassador, Majid Takht Ravanchi, who warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is "Very dangerous" and said any talks with the U.S. are impossible in the face of escalating sanctions and intimidation.
The sanctions were announced as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with officials in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia about building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European countries to counter Iran.
Bolton said Trump was open to real negotiations to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program and "All that Iran needs to do is walk through that open door." He was meeting with his Russian and Israel counterparts in a first-of-its-kind trilateral security summit in Jerusalem that was focused on Iranian involvement in regional conflicts, particularly in neighboring Syria.
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From Israel, President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton said Iran could walk through an "Open door" to talks with America, though he also warned that "All options remain on the table" if Tehran makes good on its promise to begin breaking one limit from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
While resembling the exchange of insults just before North Korea's leader and Trump sat down for talks, Iran so far appears to have no interest in negotiations.
The crisis gripping the Middle East stems from Trump's withdrawal of the U.S. a year ago from the nuclear deal with Iran and other world powers and then imposing crippling new sanctions on Tehran.
Mousavi's statement echoed that of Iran's U.N. ambassador, Majid Takht Ravanchi, who warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is "Very dangerous" and said any talks with the U.S. are impossible in the face of escalating sanctions and intimidation.
The sanctions were announced as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with officials in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia about building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European countries to counter Iran.
Bolton said Trump was open to real negotiations to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program and "All that Iran needs to do is walk through that open door." He was meeting with his Russian and Israel counterparts in a first-of-its-kind trilateral security summit in Jerusalem that was focused on Iranian involvement in regional conflicts, particularly in neighboring Syria.
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