Trump: I hope everything goes well between us and Iran
On Thursday, August 2, US President Donald Trump expressed hope that things between Iran and the United States would go well.
Donald Trump, who traveled to Pennsylvania to support the Republican Party's candidate in the Senate elections, once again criticized the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, known as the JCPOA, in his speech.
The US President stated: "I pulled the United States out of a terrible, very costly nuclear deal with Iran that was ineffective. I hope things work out between us and Iran. But I tell you, (Iran) is a very different country now than it was four months ago."
Donald Trump made these remarks in continuation of his offer on Monday, in which he said he was ready to meet with Iranian officials and had "no preconditions" in this regard.
This is the second time since then that the US president has spoken about his approach to Iran. Donald Trump also said on Tuesday: "My feeling is that they will be talking to us soon. Maybe they won't, that's fine."
Donald Trump's offer to meet with the leaders of the Islamic Republic has been met with mixed reactions, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, and Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, have not yet responded to the offer.
This comes while the commander of the Revolutionary Guards responded by saying that Donald Trump and future US presidents "will never see such a day" and that "the Iranian people will not allow a meeting with the Great Satan."
Mohammad Ali Jafari also emphasized: "Iran is not North Korea, which will respond positively to your request for a meeting," and that the Islamic Republic's officials "know your demagoguery scenarios well and have experienced them many times."
This position was met with a reaction from Ali Motahari, the Deputy Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, who said in a letter to Mohammad Ali Jafari on Thursday, August 1, that the IRGC commanders should be subject to the decisions of the highest authorities in the system regarding whether or not to negotiate with the United States.
Following the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran in May of this year and on the eve of Washington's reimposition of sanctions against Tehran, the war of words between the presidents of the two countries has entered a new phase in recent weeks.
Donald Trump called the JCPOA "ridiculous" and "the worst deal ever" and said he was looking for a good deal for Iran, the United States, and the world.
The United States says it wants to renegotiate Iran's nuclear and missile programs, as well as its actions in the region.
Iran had previously said it was not willing to renegotiate the JCPOA or add amendments to it.
Source: Radio Farda
