{"id":65858,"date":"2018-03-04T16:11:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T16:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/04\/iran-says-will-negotiate-if-west-dismantles-nuclear-arsenal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:52:29","slug":"iran-says-will-negotiate-if-west-dismantles-nuclear-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/04\/iran-says-will-negotiate-if-west-dismantles-nuclear-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says will negotiate if West dismantles nuclear arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting that a top military commander says Iran will negotiate over its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2017\/09\/25\/in-first-iran-publicly-displays-s-300-air-defense-missile-system\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">missile program<\/a> if the U.S. and Europe dismantle their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2017\/10\/31\/irans-supreme-leader-limits-range-for-ballistic-missiles-produced-locally\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saturday report quotes armed forces spokesman Gen.Masoud Jazayeri as saying \u201cThe precondition for negotiation over Iran\u2019s missiles is the dismantling of the U.S. and Europe\u2019s nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/09\/27\/iran-points-at-us-and-warns-of-a-new-nuclear-arms-race\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Iran points at US and warns of a new nuclear arms race<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the first time that Iran has made the remarks. 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