Trump: Iran has to return to the negotiating table

ArminSeptember 27, 2018

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US President Donald Trump emphasized in a press conference on Wednesday, October 25, that Iran will ultimately have to negotiate a new agreement with the United States.

In a press conference on May 8, referring to the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Donald Trump said: "No country has changed as much as Iran in the last six months. That is, since I withdrew from the deal, very, very badly. Why didn't they include Yemen and Syria in this deal? Why? Because they believe they were (these issues) too complicated."

Mr. Trump has repeatedly criticized the JCPOA, saying that the nuclear agreement neither serves his country's national interests, nor has it prevented Iran from ultimately acquiring nuclear weapons, nor has it prevented issues such as "support for terrorism," "malign activities," or the development of the Islamic Republic's missile program.

On the other hand, the three European countries involved in the nuclear agreement with Iran say that the JCPOA has clearly verified Iran's nuclear program and blocked the path to building nuclear weapons, and that this agreement can provide a basis for negotiations on Iran's missile program and regional activities.

Following the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, sanctions against Iran were reinstated. So far, one phase of US sanctions has been implemented, and the second phase, oil sanctions, is scheduled to be implemented on November 4.

Since the US withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran, the value of the Iranian national currency has fallen sharply against various foreign currencies, so that the price of one US dollar has now reached 19,000 tomans. The dollar rate in October last year was 3,800 tomans.

New agreement with Iran

The US President also said in response to a question about world leaders' cooperation on a new deal with Iran: "It doesn't matter what world leaders think about Iran. The Iranians will come to me (eventually) and we will have a good deal. Maybe not. But they are suffering a lot right now. They are facing riots in every city now, much more widespread than the Green Movement (in 2009) during Barack Obama's presidency. But Barack Obama stood with the Iranian government and not with the Iranian people. Maybe if he had sided with the people, we would have a different Iran now."

Donald Trump clarified: "But I stand with the people of Iran."

Donald Trump went on to point out the consequences of the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, saying: "Inflation in Iran is rising rapidly. Their money has become worthless. Everything is going wrong. There are riots in the streets. They can't buy bread. The situation is a disaster."

He added: "At some point they'll come back and say, 'Can we do something?' All I want is, very simply, that they not have nuclear weapons. Is that a big demand? I want them to have a big economy. I'm interested in selling as much oil as they can, because I'm not happy with OPEC."

The US President emphasized: Iran has to come back (to negotiate) and they have to talk. I am not doing this from a position of strength or weakness, they have to come back (to the negotiating table) at some point. You look, companies are pulling out of Iran left and right. Mercedes-Benz pulled out of Iran. They don't want to work with Iran. Why should they have to choose between Iran and America?

While Donald Trump wants to negotiate a new agreement with Iran, officials in the Islamic Republic are rejecting any negotiations on a new agreement.

In this context, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a press conference in New York on Wednesday evening that the United States made a "mistake" by withdrawing from the JCPOA and that it will one day return to the agreement.

In response to the question of whether Tehran would reduce its ballistic missile program if the US respected the JCPOA, the Iranian president said: "There is no such thing as a missile in the nuclear deal. It was very clear from the beginning what we discussed. If someone wants to break their commitment, let them break it. They don't need all this excuse-making. The nuclear deal is very clear. Resolution 2231 is very clear."

The United States wants to negotiate the future of Iran's nuclear program after the end of the JCPOA, its missile program, and its regional activities. This is while officials in the Islamic Republic of Iran say that Tehran will not negotiate the JCPOA or its missile program under any circumstances.

Source: Radio Farda

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