Iran rejects US talks, blames Trump administration for diplomatic stalemate

Spokesperson for Iran's government Fatemeh Mohajerani has announced that Tehran is rejecting negotiations with the US, as the administration of President Donald Trump is unwilling to resolve the issue through diplomatic means.

Mohajerani made this statement during a press conference, Caliber.Az reports, citing Iranian media.

US President Donald Trump said he would prefer to make a deal with Iran rather than “bombing the hell out of it” adding that Israel would not carry out a strike if there were an agreement.

“I would like a deal done with Iran on non-nuclear. I would prefer that to bombing the hell out of it,” Trump told the New York Post aboard Air Force One. “They don’t want to die. Nobody wants to die.” “If we made the deal, Israel wouldn’t bomb them,” he predicted, though he also said he would not discuss potential negotiations with Tehran.

"Negotiations come with conditions. The language of force is not part of the negotiation process, and the declared maximum pressure policy does not contribute to talks. We say 'no' to negotiations with the other side because they do not understand the language of diplomacy. The world saw that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was signed as a result of Iran's efforts, but it ended with their unilateral withdrawal," she added.

By Naila Huseynova