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Source: https://www.axios.com/trump-national-security-adviser-iran-negotiate-43c2d0ee-a8ca-4db2-9ba7-e4112201f144.html

U.S.: Iran More Likely to Negotiate Now

(Axios) Margaret Talev - White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien told Axios on Friday: "I think the chances of sitting down with the Iranians and getting to a deal have improved significantly" because Soleimani's "off the battlefield." The strike will "reset deterrence," he added. "The Iranians have realized they don't want a military confrontation with the U.S. and that the maximum pressure campaign is not going to end." "Soleimani's belief was he could end the maximum pressure campaign by going up an escalation ladder with the U.S., taking out drones, taking out Saudi refineries, taking ships and that sort of thing. I think those plays are over now."

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