Trump: I Hope Everything Goes Well Between Us and Iran
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, expressed hope on Thursday, August 1st, that relations between Iran and the United States will proceed smoothly.
Donald Trump, who traveled to Pennsylvania to campaign for a Republican Senate candidate, once again criticized the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, known as the JCPOA, in his speech.
The U.S. President stated: “I pulled America out of that terrible, very expensive, and ineffective nuclear deal with Iran. I hope everything goes well between us and Iran. But I’m telling you, Iran is now a very different country compared to four months ago.”
Donald Trump made these remarks following his Monday proposal in which he said he was ready to meet with Iranian officials and has “no preconditions” in this regard.
Since then, this is the second time that the U.S. President has spoken about his approach toward Iran. Donald Trump had also said on Tuesday: “My feeling is that they will soon enter into talks with us. Maybe they won’t do it, that’s fine too.”
Donald Trump’s proposal for a meeting with the leaders of the Islamic Republic has faced various reactions, but Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have not yet responded to this proposal.
This comes as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded by saying that Donald Trump and subsequent U.S. presidents “will never see such a day” and “the Iranian people will not allow a meeting with the Great Satan.”
Mohammad Ali Jafari also emphasized: “Iran is not North Korea to give a positive response to your meeting request” and the officials of the Islamic Republic “well know your demagogic scenarios and have experienced them repeatedly.”
This stance was met with a reaction from Ali Motahari, Vice Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, who said in a letter to Mohammad Ali Jafari on Thursday, August 1st, that Revolutionary Guard commanders must comply with the decisions of the supreme authorities of the system regarding whether or not to negotiate with the United States.
Following America’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran in May of this year and as Washington prepares to reimpose sanctions against Tehran, in recent weeks the verbal war between the presidents of the two countries has entered a new phase.
Donald Trump has called the JCPOA “ridiculous” and “the worst deal” and said he is seeking a good agreement for Iran, America, and the world.
The United States says it wants to renegotiate Iran’s nuclear and missile programs as well as this country’s actions in the region.
Iran had previously said it is not willing to renegotiate the JCPOA or add amendments to it.
Source: Radio Farda
