US President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (File Image)
\n\nIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has instructed officials to end the state of "neither war nor peace" with the United States.
\n\n"The supreme leader ordered us to end the no-war, no-peace situation," he said, according to Iranian media. "We can negotiate with dignity and resolve the issue with dignity. We favor dialogue and negotiations," the President said.
\n\n"However, we will not surrender to force and bullying," he added.
\n\nThe statement comes ahead of United States President Donald Trump meeting with the prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The two leaders are set to meet in a closed-door setting.
\n\nQatar has played a central role as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran, conveying proposals and seeking to bridge differences over Iran's nuclear program and the terms for ending the conflict.
\n\nSecretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that negotiations with Iran had made little progress and that he did not see an imminent breakthrough. Speaking before departing Florida for a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, Rubio said Trump preferred a diplomatic solution but described Iran's demands as…
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