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people-to-people diplomacy suggested to ease u.s.-iran tensions

Then on May 5, John Bolton, national security adviser, announced that an aircraft carrier strike group was dispatched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea in response to “escalatory indications and warnings from Iran.” Bolton did not elaborate on what prompted..

iran's rouhani rejects talks with washington

Iran has portrayed the hot and cold rhetoric as evidence Trump is being goaded into war against his better judgement by hardline aides such as National Security Adviser John Bolton. . “Right after threatening Iran, they were forced to say they do not seek a war,” Rouhani said in..

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Bolton has reportedly demanded that the Pentagon provide him with an option to dispatch 120,000 troops to the region. ... The new sanctions also target Iran’s exports of steel and other metals.  . ..

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