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Iran cites change in US tone on negotiations

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Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei says Washington’s tone changed after the United States sent a letter seeking to restart negotiations with Tehran. He has not yet replied, while indirect mediation continues through Qatar, according to his statements on Iranian television.

Mohsen Rezaei, an official of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the tone of the United States had “completely changed” as Washington seeks to restart negotiations with Tehran. He was speaking on Saturday in a video broadcast on Iranian television, Vanguard reports.

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