Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said progress has been made on talks with the United States

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said progress has been made on talks with the United States

Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.

Washington has deployed a naval battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off Iran's shores, after Trump threatened to intervene in the wake of a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. 

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