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An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran's foreign minister

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Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran 's foreign minister.

It is unclear how Iran will react to the letter, which Trump revealed during a television interview last week .

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said he's not interested in talks with a “bullying government” Iran struggles with economic woes exacerbated by sanctions over its nuclear program.

It is unclear how Iran will handle further pressure. The Islamic Republic’s currency, the rial, has dramatically fallen in value. Unemployment and underemployment are rampant. Meanwhile, women have continued their defiance of laws on the mandatory headscarf, or hijab, and go without the head covering, two years after the death of a detained young woman, Mahsa Amini , sparked nationwide protests. ___ Associated Press writers Amir Vahdat and Mehdi Fattahi in Tehran , Iran , contributed to this report..