Marco Rubio stated, 'If now we have reached a point where the NATO alliance means that we can't use those bases, that in fact we can no longer use those bases to defend America's interests, then NATO is a one-way street.'
Pahlavi pledged to lead a transition to a 'free and democratic Iran.' He called on President Trump to continue the American-Israeli military operation against Iran, in the hope of displacing a regime he decried for placing a 'sea of blood' between itself and its people.
Iran's top diplomat said that success on this path requires seriousness and realism on the part of the other side and avoidance of any miscalculation and excessive demands. He did not elaborate on what those demands are.
Between the lines: Larijani, a close confidant of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, visited Moscow earlier this week and met Russian President Putin. The Russians are one of several channels used by Iran and the U.S. to pass messages in recent days. The other side: President Trump told Fox News on Saturday that Iran is negotiating."The last time they negotiated, we had to take out their nuclear, didn't work, you know. Then we took it out a different way, and we'll see what happens"