The Guardian | Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour: Donald Trump has offered Iran direct talks, saying its leaders should �call me� and suggested the US would help revive the country�s economy as long as Iran did not acquire nuclear weapons.

The impromptu offer by the US president, if serious, represents a dramatic lowering of the bar set by his administration for lifting extensive sanctions, including an oil embargo. Iran is already party to a 2015 agreement that strictly limits its nuclear programme and places it under close scrutiny. Trump withdrew the US from the Obama-era treaty a year ago.

�What I�d like to see with Iran, I�d like to see them call me,� Trump said. He pointed out the Iranian economy was in a shambles as a result of the pressure from the US.

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