Washington, September 15 (QNA) : US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to reach an agreement quickly and badly, adding that he would decide whether the United States would engage in negotiations with Tehran and stressing that Washington was open to the option.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said that Iran “wants to make a deal, quickly and badly,” adding, “I will determine whether or not the USA will choose to engage – The concept of which we are open to.”
In another post, Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop carrying out reciprocal strikes on energy facilities.
Trump had called on his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to stop targeting diesel infrastructure in Russia, saying the attacks were causing fuel shortages and harming the world.
He added that the global fuel shortage was not caused by the Middle East, but by what is happening between Russia and Ukraine.
Iranian security official says no talks with U.S. until conditions met
TEHRAN, Sept. 15:
A top Iranian security official said early Tuesday that Iran will not negotiate with the United States unless its conditions are met.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei made the remarks in a post on social media platform X in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on Monday, in which Trump claimed that Tehran wanted to make a deal “quickly and badly” and that Washington could resume negotiations with it.
“The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly. I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage — The concept of which we are open to,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals — from ‘no negotiations’ to ‘we’re ready to talk.’ The stakes around oil and the straits have changed. Damage control won’t stop what’s coming,” Rezaei said.
“No talks until Iran’s conditions are met. Period!” he stressed.
On June 18, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war in the region on all fronts, including Lebanon.
Under the MoU, they were scheduled to hold negotiations within a period of 60 days, which ended on Aug. 17, to reach a final agreement, but the talks’ fate remains unclear following a series of recent escalations between the two countries.
Xinhua
