Trump predicts Iran will speak "soon"

IRAN TALKS? In this file photo, US President Donald Trump heads for Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP

TAMPA, USA – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, July 31, that talks with Iran were imminent, despite the silence of the leaders of the Islamic Republic on its offer of meeting. Skepticism was widespread in Iran over possible discussions, with a lawmaker saying the negotiations would be a "humiliation".

The country's top leaders did not react immediately to Trump's statement a day earlier than he would meet them "no matter when" "I've got it. impression that they will talk to us very soon, "said Trump at a rally in Tampa, Florida, before adding:" And maybe not, and that is OK too. "

He took the opportunity to reiterate the 2015 "horrible, one-sided" nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers that the US president withdrew.

"It's a horror show," says Trump. well with Iran, they have a lot of trouble right now. "[19659006] The United States should begin to reimpose full sanctions against Iran from August 6 – a decision that has already contributed to a major currency crisis, the rial losing two-thirds of its value in 6 month

.It was impossible to imagine negotiations with Washington after tearing apart the nuclear deal in May

"With the scornful (Trump) statements addressed to Iran, the US, the idea of ​​negotiating is inconceivable. It would be a humiliation, "said Ali Motahari, deputy speaker of parliament, according to conservative Fars News.

Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said:" America n & # Is not trustworthy. After arrogantly arrogantly and unilaterally agreeing to the nuclear deal, how can we trust him?

Last week, Trump fired a tirade on his Twitter counterpart Hassan Rouhani, warning against "suffering" if Iran continued much in Iran so be wary of its latest flip-flop [19659006] "We can not negotiate with someone who violates international commitments, threatens to destroy countries and constantly changes position," said the analyst. Mohammad Marandi, Tehran University, who was part of the nuclear negotiating team

Some officials remained more receptive.

"Negotiations with the United States should not be a taboo," said Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh In an interview with the semi-official ISNA news agency, the Foreign Minister said: "Trump understands that he does not have the ability to wage war on Iran, but because of historical mistrust, "said Falahatpisheh, adding that this left no choice but that to work to reduce tensions.

Motahari added that extremists, who have long opposed any rapprochement with the United States, share responsibility for the failure of nuclear power. "If the whole Iranian system had worked to implement this agreement, today we would witness the presence of European companies in Iran and their investments, and even Trump could not withdraw so easily from the agreement ", he added.

" But as soon as Part of the system did not want the agreement to work. "

" Possibly an opportunity "

In the streets of Tehran, meanwhile, the l '39; The focus remained resolutely on the domestic economic difficulties of Iran.

"We all believe that Trump is the enemy of Iran and the Iranian people, but now maybe Trump wants to give a chance to the Iranian people and, God willing, that could to be a way to overcome our dire situation, "added Hushiar, an office director in his fifties

. One can trust the man who is trying to destroy their economy and forbids them from flying to the United States.

"If they are honest in their words, they want to have negotiations with us without preconditions, at least they should stay in the JCPOA (nuclear deal) or they should let us enjoy the benefits of European trade" , said Morteza Mehdian, a computer engineer in his twenties.

"But the reality is that this man is a liar and we can not"

For now, it's also the official line, with the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, asserting earlier this month that talking to Trump would be "useless".

Bahram Ghasemi, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry July 30, said "there is no possibility of talks", in front of Tr "Washington reveals its untrustworthy nature day after day", said Mr. Ghasemi, according to the conservative news agency Mehr.

The Trump administration says its "maximum pressure campaign" is designed to force Iran into a new deal that goes beyond limiting its nuclear program and includes brakes to its regional program of behavior and missiles. – Rappler.com