Trump hints at Iran talks ‘pretty soon’, but Iran says ‘America is not trustworthy’
Trump casually says he feels the two countries will talk, but his Iranian counterpart says it cannot negotiate with someone ‘who threatens to destroy countries’
Tampa — US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that talks with arch foe Iran were imminent, but the idea has been criticised in Tehran, with the country’s foreign minister warning that "PR stunts won’t work." Tehran has not given a definitive response to Trump’s statement that he would meet "any time" without pre-conditions, but scepticism is rife in Iran over the possibility, with one lawmaker saying negotiations would be a "humiliation". "I have a feeling they’ll be talking to us pretty soon," Trump told a rally in Tampa, Florida, before adding: "And maybe not, and that’s OK too." He also used the occasion to again blast the "horrible, one-sided" 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers from which the American president withdrew. "It’s a horror show," Trump said. "I hope it works out well with Iran. They are having a lot of difficulty right now."
The US is set to start re-imposing full sanctions on Iran from August 6 — a move that has already contributed to a ...
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