President Trump on Monday denied that the United States is seeking regime change in Iran, dialing back hawkish rhetoric days after ordering 1,500 additional U.S. troops to the region. (Kiyoshi Ota/AP)That could set the stage for U.S. talks with Iran, Trump suggested, saying that “I do believe Iran would like to talk and if they’d like to talk, we’ll talk also. Under a 2015 deal backed by President Barack Obama, Iran agreed to restrict its nuclear program in exchange for the dropping of sanctions. Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated further, as the Trump administration and some of its allies in the Persian Gulf region accused Iran or its proxies of attacking oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. On May 19, Trump tweeted: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2019 19:02 UTC