Iran Dismisses Overtures From Trump
Shortly after President Donald Trump claimed yesterday that Washington is “not looking for regime change” in Iran — but simply wants to curtail its access to nuclear weapons — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to the president’s favorite medium, Twitter, to respond. He posted that nuclear weapons were never part of Tehran’s plan, focusing instead on the U.S. sanctions he says are stoking regional tensions and hurting Iranians.
Could Iran come to the table? A foreign ministry spokesman dismissed Trump’s prediction of negotiations, while experts say Tehran perceives any softer rhetoric from the U.S. leader as “insincere.”
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SOURCES:  Washington Post  /  Reuters  /  Al Jazeera