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U.S., Like Iran, Says Ready for Conflict if Diplomacy Fails
By Tom O'Connor On 2/3/21 at 10:12 PM EST
President Joe Biden's administration is seeking to distance itself from the previous White House by pursuing diplomacy with Iran, but the new U.S. leadership has informed Newsweek that a military option remains on the table in the event talks should fail and confrontation arise.
An Iranian official also expressed to Newsweek his country's hopes for a return to diplomacy, but warned his country was prepared to respond to any attack.
Even in the first weeks of the Biden administration, the stakes of Washington-Tehran relations are running high. Iran seeks to expedite the return of the U.S. to a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former President Donald Trump, whose aggressive "maximum pressure" campaign State Department spokesperson Ned Price said "has failed" in a statement sent to Newsweek.
"Iran has both accelerated its nuclear program and intensified its regional activities," he said.
Rather than continue down the path forged by Trump, Price explained that Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw negotiations as the best way to advance the interests of the U.S. and like-minded nations.
"The President and Secretary of State are determined to resume diplomacy as a more effective means of achieving our goals," Price said. "As for the details of how this can be achieved, we intend to consult closely with congress, our allies and partners."
But if this new path should end in hostilities, Price said the president was ready to shift from the State Department to the Pentagon.
"That said, If Iran chooses to narrow the space for diplomacy by confronting the United States, there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that he will be prepared to defend U.S. troops and vital interests, including with appropriate force," Price said. "We certainly hope it doesn't come to that, but the President will never hesitate to uphold his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief."
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Mr. President
America must respect and adhere to jcpoa.
The selections on the table.
Say less.
We have seen many of these options on the table .. In the first step, act on the basis of the contract ..
You yourself know very well that this war has no result except defeat in the Persian Gulf and loss of your own dairy cows ....
Ahmad
U.S., Like Iran, Says Ready for Conflict if Diplomacy Fails
By Tom O'Connor On 2/3/21 at 10:12 PM EST
President Joe Biden's administration is seeking to distance itself from the previous White House by pursuing diplomacy with Iran, but the new U.S. leadership has informed Newsweek that a military option remains on the table in the event talks should fail and confrontation arise.
An Iranian official also expressed to Newsweek his country's hopes for a return to diplomacy, but warned his country was prepared to respond to any attack.
Even in the first weeks of the Biden administration, the stakes of Washington-Tehran relations are running high. Iran seeks to expedite the return of the U.S. to a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former President Donald Trump, whose aggressive "maximum pressure" campaign State Department spokesperson Ned Price said "has failed" in a statement sent to Newsweek.
"Iran has both accelerated its nuclear program and intensified its regional activities," he said.
Rather than continue down the path forged by Trump, Price explained that Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw negotiations as the best way to advance the interests of the U.S. and like-minded nations.
"The President and Secretary of State are determined to resume diplomacy as a more effective means of achieving our goals," Price said. "As for the details of how this can be achieved, we intend to consult closely with congress, our allies and partners."
But if this new path should end in hostilities, Price said the president was ready to shift from the State Department to the Pentagon.
"That said, If Iran chooses to narrow the space for diplomacy by confronting the United States, there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that he will be prepared to defend U.S. troops and vital interests, including with appropriate force," Price said. "We certainly hope it doesn't come to that, but the President will never hesitate to uphold his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief."
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Mr. President
America must respect and adhere to jcpoa.
The selections on the table.
Say less.
We have seen many of these options on the table .. In the first step, act on the basis of the contract ..
You yourself know very well that this war has no result except defeat in the Persian Gulf and loss of your own dairy cows ....
Ahmad
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