Sputnik - A tweet by US President Donald Trump has drawn a heated response from a senior Iranian military commander, leading to fears of relations between the two reaching a new low. Sputnik spoke with Hooshang Amirahmadi, Rutgers University Professor and American Iranian Council member to find out more on the situation.




Sputnik: Could we see US-Iran negotiations in�the near�future?

Hooshang Amirahmadi:�Not any time soon. The way the two sides have cornered themselves has made it difficult, but�there could be talks in�the next 3 to�6 months, not any time soon. The situation as�it is, is a bit tough, the two sides have got involved in�extreme rhetoric against�each other, which is sometimes completely meaningless.

The other problem also is that the leader of�Iran has taken a position where it�s going to�be hard for�him to�justify a new round�of negotiations over�the nuclear deal. They are currently talking about�other issues including Yemen, and most likely very soon on�Syria, so instead of�the nuclear deal, they will most likely talk about�other matters, particularly the regional issues. That is expected much sooner than�the resumption of�the nuclear one.

President Trump has demanded a comprehensive negotiation, leaving everything on�the table and Iran has a hard time accepting this, because it will mean compromising almost everything that has to�deal with�Iran�s defence�� including nuclear issue, missiles, pulling out�from the region, most likely downsizing the Revolutionary Guard�� or something of�that sort.

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