Iran does not rule out negotiations with Trump

An adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rohani (pictured) said that the return of the United States to the nuclear deal was a prerequisite for direct talks. (Image: Lisi Niesner / Reuters)

At first threatening, then speaking – that's how US President Donald Trump, who considers himself the best negotiator, thinks foreign policy is the best way to achieve its goal. That's what he did to North Korea's nuclear and now to Iran. After issuing warnings to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rohani a week ago, Trump returned and offered talks without preconditions.

Iran asks

It is ready, the Iranians do not want it, Trump said Monday. "No preconditions," he added. "If you want a meeting, I will meet you at any time.This meeting would be beneficial for Iran, for America and the world." In initial reactions, Iranian officials have not fundamentally excluded from such talks. However, they reminded Trump on Tuesday that it was he who had come out of the 2015 nuclear deal. Dialogue is the way to resolve differences in civilized societies, said Hamid Aboutalebi, a close advisor from Rohani. For talks between the two countries, however, it was a condition for Washington to return to the nuclear deal. In addition, America must show "respect for the Iranian nation" and reduce "hostilities", the Iranian media quoted Aboutalebi. Rohani himself called the end of the Trump agreement "illegal." It's up to the Europeans to save him. Like Russia and China, the European Union is in agreement and does not want to adhere to the sanctions that Trump intends to put in place in a few days.

After a week of verbal escalation on both sides, extremists of the Iranian regime also slowed his tone. The week had begun with Rohani's threat to close the Ormuz Strait – and thus one of the most important oil routes – after which Trump had tabled his infamous tweet in uppercase. For the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, however, he needs certain conditions, said Tuesday the commander of the Iranian navy, Admiral Hossein Khanzad. Such a measure would also harm Iran. The decision was ruled by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Rohani is out of power

Khamenei has not commented yet. The question is, of course, why should Iranians trust Trump's offer? Even if they did, Rohani would not be powerful enough to apply the agreed points. Negotiations on the current nuclear deal were only possible because they had Khamenei's blessing and he brought together the various factions of the Iranian power apparatus. . Rohani himself is in the middle of his second and last term, and that's what Americans like to call a lame duck. It is also under pressure because of the economic crisis.