Iran defends two-day proposal for peace talks after US rejects conditions

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Iran defended its proposal to restart peace talks with the United States within two days, arguing that the offer is reasonable. Tehran says negotiations should follow the lifting of U.S. sanctions and its naval blockade, and should address an end to the war on all fronts; Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected some conditions.

DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran defended a proposal on Monday to restart peace talks in as few as two days as the most reasonable offer on the table, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called some of Iran's conditions "outrageous and ridiculous". "Is it unreasonable that Iran demands that US illegal sanctions and its naval blockade must be lifted before negotiations start and that the war should end on all fronts?" Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told a weekly press conference in response to Rubio's remarks.