Iran offers faster talks with the US but insists sanctions, the blockade and hostilities must end before negotiations resume.
Iran defends two-day proposal for peace talks after US rejects conditions
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Iran defends a two-day proposal for peace talks, rejecting US criticism of its conditions, including lifting sanctions and ending hostilities.
- Iran insists on lifting US sanctions and ending hostilities before peace talks begin.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran's conditions 'outrageous and ridiculous'.
- Iran claims US pressure on Iraq to close borders with Iran is unwarranted.
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