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Iran president gives go-ahead for talks with US

By Thomson Reuters Feb 2, 2026 | 11:22 PM

DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Talks with the U.S. ‍should be pursued to secure national interests as long as “threats ‌and unreasonable ‌expectations” are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday.

“Taking ​into account demands from ‍friendly ​regional countries to ​respond to the ‍U.S. President’s suggestion for talks, I instructed the foreign minister ‍to prepare the ground for equitable and ‍fair ‍negotiations … should ​an atmosphere ​free ⁠of threats ‌and unreasonable expectations arise,” Pezeshkian said.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Tom ⁠Hogue)