President Joe Biden orders preparations in case troubled talks over Iran's nuclear programme fail, saying 'we must turn to other options'
US President Joe Biden orders his staff to prepare"additional measures" if troubled talks over Iran's nuclear programme, which resumed in Vienna, fail to reach a resolution.
"The president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to other options," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday. Meanwhile, US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley told Al Jazeera TV that the United States was ready to hold direct negotiations with the Iranians, calling it the best solution to such a complicated issue.
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