Tehran received a two-month letter from US President Donald Trump to Iran this month, and for two months it decided whether it would enter new negotiations under Trump’s updated “maximum pressure” campaign or face more stringent sanctions, Reuters reported.
Ayatollah Seiyed Ali Khamenei, leader of the Islamic Revolution, rejected the offer to speak as deceptive, but the Iranian Foreign Minister said Thursday that Tehran would respond to both the threat and opportunity of the letter.
On Sunday, Aragut added that Iran is not opposed to talks from “stubbornness,” but rather that as a result of history and experience, Tehran needs to readjust its policies before it can take part in the consultations.
In his first term, Trump withdrew the US from a 2015 contract between Iran and a major powerhouse, which had strict restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
“In my opinion, the agreement in its current form in 2015 cannot be revived. It will not be in our interest as the nuclear situation has progressed significantly and we cannot return to previous terms,” according to Reuters.
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