Senior Emirati diplomat arrives in Tehran with Trump’s letter

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Gargash reportedly delivered the letter to Abbas Araghchi, Iran's top diplomat. It remains unclear whether the letter has been forwarded to Ayatollah Khamenei.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">The content of the letter is also not known. But Trump said during an interview aired on Friday that he had written to Iran’s Leader and asked him to engage in new nuclear talks or risk getting attacked by the United States. </p> <p style="text-align:justify">Trump left an international deal on Iran’s nuclear program in 2018. 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