WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran, adding the U.S. was in a strong negotiating position and would end up with what he called a great deal."I don't want to do that. We don't have that much time," Trump said when asked about the possibility of extending the ceasefire.Washington has expressed confidence that talks with Iran will go ahead in Pakistan, and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining.
Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran
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Wed 15:54 - Aftenposten (NO)
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Thu 09:24 - Aftenposten (NO)
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Fri 11:16 - Middle East Eye
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Sat 05:05 - Middle East Eye
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Sat 12:04 - The Hill
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Sun 13:03 - DW All
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Sun 13:06 - The Hill
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Sun 14:08 - Al Jazeera English
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Sun 15:43 - Middle East Eye
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Sun 19:52 - Al Jazeera English
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Mon 15:21 - n-tv Politik
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Mon 15:44 - Al Jazeera English
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Mon 16:44 - The Hill
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Mon 21:41 - The Hill
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Mon 23:08 - The Hill
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Tue 07:55 - Al Jazeera English
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Tue 08:21 - Al Jazeera English
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Tue 12:00 - Fox News
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Tue 12:22 - Al Jazeera English
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Tue 12:42 - Middle East Eye
Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran
Tue 13:01 - Al-Monitor
Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran
Tue 14:00 - Al-Monitor
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