Trump has done everything to disincentivize negotiation with Iran: Costello
MNA – Ryan Costello says a great deal of trust was broken when Trump decided to fully withdraw from the JCPOA and…
Tag Archives: Iran-US talks
Zarif: Iran neither optimistic, nor pessimistic about US talks offer
IRNA – Following US President Donald Trump’s move to pull out the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed…
Trump says anyone trading with Iran will not trade with U.S.
Reuters – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the new U.S. sanctions on Iran were “the most biting sanctions ever imposed”. “In…
Trump’s insistence upon unconditional talks with Tehran a preplanned scenario
IRNA – Last year, the current US national security adviser John Bolton who plays the fundamental role in dealing with the Iran…
Trump says “open to Iran deal” as US revives sanctions
NDTV – US President Donald Trump said Monday he remains open to forging a new nuclear deal with Iran, as he confirmed…
Iran’s president says he’ll talk to Trump “right now”
CNN | Zachary Cohen: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued a challenge to President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the Islamic Republic would welcome…
Cautiously Approving: Reformist MP describes Iranian parliament’s take on Trump’s negotiation offer
Iranian Diplomacy – One week after Trump’s offer of negotiations with Tehran with no preconditions, the Iranian political sphere is still debating whether the…
Why Trump insists on talks with Iran?
Alwaght – The US President Donald Trump ostensibly looks forward to negotiating with Iran. Over the past week, he three times called…
Rouhani: US not trustworthy for negotiations after quitting nuclear deal
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US administration is no more able to prove its trustworthiness for any negotiations…
Presidential Aide: Negotiations with US useless
FNA – A political aide to the Iranian president strongly rejected talks with the US, stressing that negotiating with Washington produces no…
Rafsanjani’s brother opposed to talks with US
FNA – Brother of former Iranian president, late Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, warned that the government should never make a mistake by sitting…
President Rouhani to appear on TV tonight
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will address nation in a televised program Monday night at 21:40 local time (17:10 GMT), deputy…
“Iran must arrange meeting between Trump, Gen. Soleimani”
IFP – Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and member of the country’s nuclear negotiating team, says if he was in…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 5
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, August 5, 2018, and…
Weekly report: Trump’s offer for direct talks with Iranian leadership
August 5, The Iran Project – Trump: I am ready to meet with Iran ‘any time they want to’ – with no…
Rouhani-Trump meeting likely at UN General Assembly next month, anonymous sources say
MNA – Some media outlets have cited anonymous sources about the possibility of President Rouhani’s meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump,…
Trump says meeting with Iran is ‘up to them’
Politico – President Donald Trump on Saturday said any meeting with the Iranian regime is “up to them.” “Iran, and it’s economy,…
Spokesman: Iran to stand against US “Illogical Behavior”
FNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed negotiations with Washington under sanctions and pressures, and underlined the need for the…
Amir-Abdollahian: Talks not taboo subject, Iran has issues with US behavior
MNA – Iranian parliamentary official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran has no problem with talks per se, rather it has issues with US…
Iran says ready to hold talks if US apologizes
IFP – Senior Iranian officials say the country may enter into talks with the US provided that Washington offers an apology for…
Trump hopes to improve ties between Iran, US
MNA – US President in his latest remarks expressed hope that political trend between Iran and US would go well. This is…
Ex-Reformist minister: Iran-US talks pointless
Tasnim – A minister in the administration of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami dismissed the idea of negotiations with the US as…
“Trump bites off more than he can chew”
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei referred to numerous encounters of US President with the world, saying that “Trump…
Negotiation with ‘This US President’ out of question: Iranian cleric
Tasnim – Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi highlighted the Trump administration’s reneging on its international pledges, including commitments under…
“Iran should hold talks with Trump on anniversary of 1953 coup”
IFP – A former Iranian minister says President Hassan Rouhani must hold the meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Tehran…
Trevor Noah: ‘Trump blows hot and cold like one of those psycho boyfriends’
The Guardian | Jake Nevins: Comics, including Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel, discussed Trump’s evolving position on collusion, Iran, and North…
US-Iran tensions: Israel ‘SHOCKED’ by Trump’s offer to meet Iran leader Rouhani
Express.co.uk – ISRAEL’s intelligence community was reported to be “struck dumb for two days” after President Donald Trump suggested on Monday to…
Iran FM dismisses any plan for meeting US counterpart in Singapore
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that he has no plans for meeting US Secretary of State…
Caution and doubt in Iran as Trump offers direct dialogue
Al-Monitor – “It’s good for the country, good for them, good for us and good for the world. No preconditions. If they…
Iranian officials show mixed reactions to Trump’s call for talks
IFP – Remarks by US President Donald Trump that he is ready for unconditional talks with Iran have received mixed responses in…
Int’l lawyer urges US to stop using duress in negotiations
IRNA – The prominent law expert from Geneva’s Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies urged the US to ban duress in…
Trump’s Call for Dialogue Grabs Headlines in Iran
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, and…
US must ‘Show it is Trustworthy’ before Iran will negotiate new deal – Scholar
Sputnik – Following comments by US President Donald Trump about wanting to open a new dialogue with Tehran, an Iranian scholar told…
Condition of Rouhani’s advisor to negotiate with US
ISNA – An advisor to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed that the condition to negotiate with US is to stop an economic…
Iran rejects Trump offer of talks as a dream, without value
Reuters | Bozorgmehr Sharafedin: Senior Iranian officials and military commanders on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of talks without preconditions…
Iranian officials rebuff Trump meeting offer
The Wall Street Journal |Asa Fitch and Aresu Eqbali: Domestic pressure on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to take a more hard-line stance toward…
State Dept: Pompeo agrees with Trump on talking to Iran without preconditions
Sputnik – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agrees with the statement made by President Donald Trump about being open to meeting…
Iran sanctions at odds with Trump’s call for dialogue
IFP – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Tehran believes in dialogue and logic, but the basic requirements for holding negotiation…
Trump claims talks with Iran to be held ‘pretty soon’
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has claimed that talks with Iran are imminent and could happen “pretty soon,” a day…
No plans to engage with Iran at ASEAN meeting: US official
IRNA – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not meet with his Iranian counterpart during a meeting of Southeast Asian nations…