Mohammad Javad Zarif
“If they lift the sanctions that they reimposed illegally, then that’s a different situation,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. “Then we would consider [talks].”
Israel is “crying wolf” and seeking “innocent blood” says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exposes secret Iranian nuclear-test site.
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton says President Donald Trump’s willingness to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is part of his nature as a “dealmaker” and does not signify a weakening of his stance on the Islamic Republic.
Hassan Rouhani’s rejection occurred as U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to meet with the Islamic Republic.
At the G7 in France, U.S. President Donald Trump said it is “realistic” that such talks could happen in a few weeks as the sanctions on the regime have affected the Islamic Republic “horribly.”
The warning by Mohammad Javad Zarif comes as the United Kingdom joins the U.S. maritime initiative in the region.
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also claimed that the United States is isolated and cannot form a military coalition.
“Before Iran considers tactical negotiations regarding its nuclear program, they will seek to widen the divisions between the United States and Europe, and even the divisions within the Trump administration,” said Security Studies Group senior fellow Matthew Brodsky.
It comes amid increasing tensions after America withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, reimposing sanctions and adding new ones.
“Rand is a friend of mine, and Rand asked me if he could get involved,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House. “I have many people involved, and Iran is going to work out very nicely.”
Semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that a spokesperson for Iran’s supreme national security council, Keyvan Khosravi, said “Bolton’s statement is a clumsy use of a burnt-out happening for psychological warfare.”
“Iran will announce its decision to diminish its commitments to the (nuclear deal) ... after the unilateral U.S. withdrawal,” said the state news agency IRNA, which specified that Iran is not withdrawing from the agreement altogether.
