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GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States is constantly sending messages to Iran to open negotiations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday in a speech broadcast on state television.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends press conference with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin after meeting in Tehran, Iran, on September 7, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev / Pool via REUTERS
Tensions have intensified between Iran and the United States following President Trump's withdrawal from a landmark deal with Iran last May and the reintroduction of sanctions against the Islamic Republic last month.
Trump said he would meet the Iranian leaders.
"On the one hand, they are trying to put pressure on the Iranian people, on the other hand, they are sending us messages every day through various methods that we have to negotiate and negotiate together," he said. Rouhani.
He added, "[They say] we should negotiate here, we should negotiate there. We want to solve the problems … should we see your message? .. or should we see your brutal actions? "
Washington aims to force Tehran to end its nuclear program and support militant groups in Syria and Iraq.
US sanctions targeting the Iranian oil sector are expected to be reimposed in November.
Iran is facing an "economic, psychological and propaganda war," Rouhani said on Saturday, saying that America and Israel are the main enemies of the Islamic Republic.
Reportage by Babak Dehghanpisheh; Edited by Robert Birsel and Catherine Evans
