Anxiety bites in Iran and Israel as Trump and the Ayatollah appear to dig their heels in
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Iranians are anxious as the standoff between President Trump and Iran's rulers escalates. There's anxiety, too, in Israel, along with preparation. But some Iranians speaking to CBS News have voiced not only nervousness, but hope that Mr. Trump will make good on his repeated promises to help them change their circumstances. In:
Iranians are anxious as the standoff between President Trump and Iran's rulers escalates. There's anxiety, too, in Israel, along with preparation. But some Iranians speaking to CBS News have voiced not only nervousness, but hope that Mr. Trump will make good on his repeated promises to help them change their circumstances.
As at least 10 U.S. warships — including an aircraft carrier and at least five destroyers — were heading toward Iran's coastal waters on Friday, diplomatic efforts by other regional powers to pull Washington and Tehran back from the brink of a military clash appear to be making slow progress, if any.
Mr. Trump told CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs on Thursday night that he'd had conversations with Iran over the last few days, and that he planned to have more, adding: "We have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn't have to use them."
"I told them two things," Mr. Trump said about his contacts with Iran. "Number one, no nuclear. And number two, stop killing protesters."
CBS News has sought clarification from the White House about any ongoing direct negotiations between the Trump administration and Tehran.
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