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WASHINGTON, March 23 (KUNA) -- US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff said that President Donald Trump's letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about Tehran's nuclear program is meant to avoid restoring to the military action.
"We don't need to solve everything militarily," Witkoff told Fox News, referring to President Trump's administration efforts to preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon.
"Our signal to Iran is let's sit down and see if we can, through dialogue, through diplomacy, get to the right place. If we can, we are prepared to do that. And if we can't, the alternative is not a great alternative."
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, said on Thursday that Tehran would soon reply to both the letter's "threats and opportunities." (end)
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