Trump Says US Will 'Win' Standoff With Iran
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President Trump talked again about the US and Iran.
He said the US will win this problem with Iran. He said it will happen "one way or another."
Trump said US negotiators talked with people from Iran. He said they used intermediaries. This means other people helped pass messages.
But Iran said something different. Iran said it has no plans to talk with the US.
This makes people worried. Many people are not sure if talks between the US and Iran will happen.
The situation between the US and Iran is still not clear. People are watching to see what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- win
- to be the best; to succeed
- negotiators
- people who talk to make a deal
- intermediaries
- people who help two sides talk
- situation
- what is happening now
- claims
- says something is true
- conflict
- a big problem between two sides
- officials
- important people who work for a government
- doubt
- not sure if something is true
- president
- the leader of a country
- talks
- meetings to discuss a problem
- plans
- things you want to do
- repeated
- said again
- worried
- feeling scared about a problem
- message
- words sent from one person to another
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
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1. Win the conflict with Iran 2. It has no plans to negotiate with the US 3. False
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President Trump talked again about the US and _____.
He said the US will _____ this problem with Iran.
He said it will happen "one way or _____."
Trump said US _____ talked with people from Iran.
He said they used _____.
This means other people helped pass _____.
But Iran said something _____.
Iran said it has no _____ to talk with the US.
This makes people _____.
The _____ between the US and Iran is still not clear.
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