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Iran says pandemic will not force talks with the US

In today's Iran media review, Iranian officials have rejected a statement by US President Donald Trump to enter negotiations with the United States.
A carpet seller wears a protective face mask as he talks to a customer, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC2E8G9PKEW3

Iranian officials have denounced US President Donald Trump’s comments that the United States is ready to help the country fight the coronavirus.

Ali Rabiei, spokesman for the Hassan Rouhani administration, speaking about Trump’s recent statements that if Iran wanted aid to fight the coronavirus outbreak they can “ask for it,” said, “This comment by the president is a personal opinion and we have said multiple times that for us it does not make a difference who lives in the White House.” Rabiei said that the difference with Trump is that he makes accusations due to “his inability to cooperate with the world and his incorrect understanding of regional issues and domestic [US] issues.” 

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