Iran’s Zarif Tells Trump to ‘Try Respect’ Instead of Threats, Sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he’d be willing to meet President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions,” saying the two countries spent plenty of time in negotiations already.

“Iran and US had 2 yrs of talks,” Zarif wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “With EU/E3+Russia+China, we produced a unique multilateral accord—the JCPOA,” he added, referencing the 2015 accord that eased some economic sanctions in exchange for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.