Iran Spurns U.S. Talks as Rouhani Says No to Photo-Op With Trump
- U.S. must first lift its sanctions, Iran’s president says
- Trump approach echoes his outreach to North Korea’s Kim
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Top Iranian officials all but ruled out talks with the U.S. a day after President Donald Trump extended his most expansive offer yet to the Islamic Republic.
The U.S. must lift sanctions on Iran if it wants to negotiate, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. His foreign minister, Javad Zarif, said during a visit to China and Japan that “a meeting between Iran’s president and Trump is unimaginable.” Zarif made a surprise appearance this week on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Biarritz, France.