"U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters that activists said had killed at least 646 people. Iran had no direct reaction to Trump's comments, which came after the foreign minister of Oman - long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran - traveled to Iran this weekend."
"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran, insisted "the situation has come under total control" in remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence, without offering evidence. "That's why the demonstrations turned violent and bloody to give an excuse to the American president to intervene," Araghchi said, in comments carried by Al Jazeera. The Qatar-funded network has been allowed to report live from inside Iran, despite the internet being shut off."
President Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike over a crackdown that activists said killed at least 646 people. Oman’s foreign minister visited Tehran, prompting no direct Iranian reaction. Tehran faces U.S. demands on its nuclear program and ballistic missiles, which Iran calls essential to national defense. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the situation was under control and blamed Israel and the U.S. for stirring violence while saying Iran remained open to diplomacy. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said talks require mutual acceptance, not unilateral dictation. Pro-government demonstrations filled streets with chants against the U.S. and Israel.
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