Iran open to ballistic missile talks, Trump administration says

1. Iran's top diplomat has opened the door for the first time to talks with the U.S. over Tehran's disputed ballistic missile programs, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday, as President Trump emphasized he is not seeking regime change in Tehran.
2. U.S. officials say harsh economic sanctions imposed after President Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal last year have clearly changed the calculus for Iran's theocratic leadership.
3. Zarif gave the hopeful sign of talks on Iran's missile program after months of escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, which included tightening U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports and the Iranian military's downing of an unmanned U.S. Navy surveillance drone last month over the Strait of Hormuz.
4. Iran and the other signatories to the deal — China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany — point to U.N. inspections that have found Tehran had largely been living up to its nuclear commitments under the 2015 deal and that it was Mr.

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