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Mon Jan 12, 2026, 06:08 PM 9 hrs ago

Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 599 [View all]

Source: AP News

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters in nationwide demonstrations that activists said Monday had left at least 599 people dead.

Iran had no direct reaction to Trump’s comments, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran, insisted “the situation has come under total control” in remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence, without offering evidence.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-us-israel-war-nuclear-economy-53f2b79c8a0de827b1b8602ac9f0a57b



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