Trump: New Iranian leadership seeks talks
US President Donald Trump has said the new Iranian leadership has asked to speak with him and that he has agreed to talk to them.
Source: Trump in a comment to The Atlantic, as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long."
Details: Asked whether the talks would take place on Sunday or Monday, Trump replied: "I can't tell you that."
He also said some of the Iranians involved in talks in recent weeks were no longer alive. "Most of those people are gone. Some of the people we were dealing with are gone, because that was a big – that was a big hit," he said.
Quote: "They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should've done it sooner. They played too cute."
Background:
- On the morning of 28 February, Trump announced that the US had launched a large-scale operation against Iran. Israel also carried out strikes.
- Iran responded by launching strikes on several Gulf states where US military bases are located.
- Trump said on Sunday 1 March that the US operation in Iran is "moving along very well, very well – ahead of schedule".
- The US military said three service members had been killed in action as part of the operations in Iran.
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