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Trump says the US is not talking with Iran as economic war in focus

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States is not talking with Iran as Washington focuses on punishing Tehran economically, vowing to penalize countries tha

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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States is not talking with Iran as Washington focuses on punishing Tehran economically, vowing to penalize countries that do business with the Islamic Republic.

“We don’t want to speak to them. We’re not looking to meet or anything,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Earlier in the day, Wh

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