A mural of Simón Bolívar in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, last year. Mr. Rubio urged patience in creating conditions for a free and fair vote in a country that has come under effective U.S. control following a military intervention in January.
Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.
Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said this week that Iran would not hold talks on its nuclear program until the U.S. accepts the country’s demands. Privately, however, he has shown more openness to discussing the issue, officials say.
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