War remains possible unless talks make progress, Iranian lawmaker says

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"The possibility of war still exists unless negotiations can lead to progress," he told the Iranian news website Fararu. The lawmaker said Washington was using its blockade to…

Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of Iran's parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said on Saturday that renewed war remained a possibility unless diplomatic negotiations produced a breakthrough.

"The possibility of war still exists unless negotiations can lead to progress," he told the Iranian news website Fararu.

The lawmaker said Washington was using its blockade to weaken Iran and increase public dissatisfaction, hoping to pressure the country's leadership into negotiations.

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