Trump says U.S. and Iran are 'in negotiations right now,' Tehran is 'talking sense'
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"Operation Epic Fury continues unabated" to achieve President Donald Trump's military objectives, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. and Iran are "in negotiations right now" and suggested Tehran is eager to make a peace deal, even as the Islamic Republic has denied it is in direct talks with Washington.
Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, said he decided to back off from his recent threat to order strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure "based on the fact we're negotiating."
"They're talking to us, and they're talking sense," Trump said when asked to further explain his pivot.
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