Iran ‘fully prepared’ for war to resume if Trump authorizes strikes after midterms

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New diplomatic push in middle east negotiations, Iran says it could open Hormuz Strait by mid-next week

New diplomatic push in middle east negotiations, Iran says it could open Hormuz Strait by mid-next week

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that his country is “fully prepared” for the conflict with the U.S. to resume if President Trump authorizes new strikes on the regime after the November midterm elections.

Araghchi told NBC News’s Kristen Welker in an interview on “Meet the Press” that the U.S. has “tested us in their aggression” and in diplomacy. He said that although Trump rejected Iran’s seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter a ceasefire, the offer still stands.

“We are fully prepared for the war to be resumed,” Araghchi told Welker. “And I repeat, we stand firm in the face of any new aggression, even if it comes to a doomsday war. But at the same........

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