Iran vs. US: From Talk of War to Talk of Talk
Trump repeats his offer of talks with Iran, but Iran is not interested.
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US President Donald Trump repeated his offer to talk with Tehran’s leaders, but his Iranian counterpart says he’s not interested in picking up the phone.
“If [Iran] called, we would certainly negotiate,” Trump told reporters on May 20. “But that’s going to be up to them. I’d only want them to call if they’re ready. If they’re not ready, they don’t have to bother.”
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he isn’t ready and won’t bother, as we reported here. “Although I personally support dialogue and diplomacy,” he said, “I flatly reject it under the current circumstances.”
