U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he remains optimistic about reaching an agreement with Iran, even as the countryβs supreme leader warned that any American military strike would ignite a broader regional war.
Following the Iranian authorities' deadly response to anti-government protests that peaked last month, Trump has threatened military action and ordered the dispatch of an aircraft carrier group to the Middle East.
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday likened the recent protests to a "coup", warning that a U.S. attack would trigger a broad conflict.
"The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war," he said, telling Iranians they "should
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