Iran's ambassador to the United Nations denied that Tehran had given a green light to its proxies to attack U.S. forces in the Middle East, accusing U.S. officials of employing 'fake intelligence.'
an Iranian officialTrump said on Thursday that his administration had information Iran was"threatening" the United States, though he provided no details.
Trump added:"I look forward to the day where we can actually help Iran. We're not looking to hurt Iran.Asked about Trump's request for talks, Ravanchi said Trump had derailed diplomacy by pulling the United States out of the nuclear agreement last year. The accord had been negotiated between Iran and six governments, including the United States.
As ambassador to the United Nations, Ravanchi is the highest-ranking Iranian official in the United States, because the two countries have no diplomatic relations. He spoke to NBC News a day after Iran announced it would stop complying with elements of the 2015 nuclear deal in response to U.S. actions.
The Iranian diplomat, who took part in the negotiations for the 2015 deal, cited more than a dozen reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency finding Tehran was abiding by the accord."We are not interested in nuclear weapons," he said.The Trump administration issued yet more warnings to Iran later on Thursday.
Bolton"has strong views on things but that's OK. I actually temper John on things, which is amazing," Trump said.
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