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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had not requested a ceasefire or negotiations.
In an interview with CBS News, Araghchi said: “We have never asked for a ceasefire and we have not even asked for negotiations.”
He added that Iran was prepared to defend itself “for as long as it takes” until Donald Trump is convinced that “the war is illegitimate and there is no victory in it.”
“We are strong enough and see no reason to talk to the Americans,” he said.
Araghchi also said Iran was targeting “only American assets, American facilities and American military bases”.
He added that territory in Gulf countries was being used to launch attacks on Iran, saying there were “many examples” of this.
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