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United States President Donald Trump cast doubt on Sunday on the possibility of resuming fighting with Iran, declaring that it is a "highly unlikely" scenario as long as talks continue to move forward.
In recent weeks, Trump had threatened to resume attacks, and US media suggested that hostilities could restart after last week's midterm elections.
"It is highly unlikely that it will be necessary (to resume the war). I would do it if necessary, but we already hit them very hard," Trump told the CNN network.
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Trump previously acknowledged that the war with Iran was responsible for the harsh defeat the Republican Party suffered in the elections.
However, the president warned that any decision to resume hostilities "depends on whether (the Iranian authorities) sign a very solid agreement or not."
These statements contrast with those of the head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, who stated shortly before that negotiations between the two countries were deadlocked due to the "shock" caused by the recent Republican defeat.
"In recent days, there have been no more trips (by mediators), and the reason for this is the shock that the election results in the United States have caused everyone," Araghchi declared on Sunday to state television.
"Now we must see how long it takes them to assimilate these results to determine how we will move forward," he added.
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict had intensified before the elections.
Iran continues to block transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which has affected oil supplies from the Gulf. That, in turn, has sent gasoline prices in the United States soaring, contributing to the unpopularity of the war.
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