Iran President Tells Tucker Carlson He's Open to Talks With US
'I'm of the belief that we could very much, easily resolve the differences and conflicts with the United States through dialog and talks,' Pezeshkian told Carlson in an almost-30 minute video interview conducted through an interpreter and aired on Monday.
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