Washington 0
29 July 2019

President Trump tweeted that “just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!” Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif replied that “for millennia, Iranians have outlasted every aggressor. But, the U.S. has spent $7 trillion and rivers of blood in our region, in its biggest failure since Vietnam”. He further advised President Trump to “reject the B-Team's fake history and its thirst for forever war. Diplomacy equals prudence; never weakness”.

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