Trump Says US Will Work Closely With Iran, Discuss Sanctions

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠United States ⁠will work closely with ​Iran, which has undergone “regime change,” ‌and will be ‌talking about ⁠tariff ⁠and sanctions relief with Tehran, U.S. President ​Donald Trump said on Wednesday after declaring a ​two-week ceasefire.

“We are, and will ⁠be, talking ⁠Tariff and ⁠Sanctions relief ​with Iran,” Trump said in ​a social ⁠media post.

He also said that any country supplying military weapons ⁠to Iran would immediately face a 50% tariff ⁠on any goods exported to the U.S.

Trump said there would be no enrichment of uranium and said many of the 15 points in ⁠the U.S. plan proposed to Iran have been agreed to.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)

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