Iran Says It Won’t Fall in Trap of Scuttling Any U.S. Talks

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Iran Nuclear Scientist Assassinated in Shootout
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Iran vowed it won’t “fall into the trap” of scuppering any future talks with the incoming Biden government following the assassination of a top nuclear scientist.

“Iran’s scientific and defense policies won’t change because of the assassination of one scientist or general,” government spokesman Ali Rabiei said in a statement Sunday posted on the government’s official website. The Islamic Republic “shouldn’t fall into the trap of linking the assassination to past nuclear negotiations,” he said.