Despite the soaring tensions, the US is open to talk with Tehran, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said. But there’s a catch: such discussion should revolve around “a series of steps” that would make Iran “a more normal country.”
“We’re willing to sit down and discuss without precondition a new way forward, a series of steps by which Iran becomes a more normal country,” Esper said on Sunday, speaking on the CBS’s ‘Face the Nation.’
On negotiations between U.S. and Iran, @EsperDoD acknowledged that Iran, once deemed "corrupt" is "still the legitimate government" and didn't rule out talks. Says, “The president has drawn no preconditions other than to say we're willing to meet with the Iranian government" pic.twitter.com/KjPtYfL79X
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 12, 2020
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