Iranian president says he doesn't want war with Israel
NBC News by Dan De Luce, Andrea Mitchell and Chantal Da Silva 24 September 2024

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Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a video on Telegram, adding that he planned to stay in New York for an extended period
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"We are prepared and if the other parties are also prepared, we can have another beginning of the talks during this trip"

The U.S. is not expecting to talk to the Iranian government any time soon, a senior Biden administration official said Monday

The official said the U.S. continues to signal to Iranian officials what is expected if its leaders are serious about changing the country's standing in the international community

Yet Iran is selling ballistic missiles to the Russian government, the U.S. official said, a move that fuels the war in Ukraine

The U.S. and its allies say Iran has supplied Russia with armed drones and ballistic missiles for its war against Ukraine which the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied
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Pezeshkian said, Iran opposes “Russian aggression” against Ukraine and called for dialogue to resolve the conflict