Iran dismisses prospect of talks with Trump at United Nations

TIL Desk/World/Tehran/ Iran has dismissed any prospect of talks with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the ongoing 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, until Washington stops its campaign of “maximum pressure” on Tehran.

Speaking at the Iranian mission to the UN in New York, Tehran”s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Independent newspaper on Sunday that “maximum pressure” from the US has produced “maximum resistance” from Iran, and that Tehran will continue to resist.

He said “to get real negotiations started, this economic war has to end”, in reference to the US sanctions. “And to end this economic war, we first need a ceasefire in order to do real negotiations and find sustainable solutions,” Araghchi added. “Not only us, but no country will negotiate under pressure.”