Tehran Not To Negotiate With Trump Administration

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Tehran will have no meetings and talks with those working at the US President Donald Trump's administration or with any other American officials, Iran's special advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Ali Akbar Velayati, announced on Friday.

Iran is not after any kind of talks with the United States, Velayati told Reuters correspondent who asked if any negotiations is possible with the US officials to avoid confrontation.

Velayati arrived in Moscow on July 11 to convey Imam Khamenei’s verbal message and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s written message to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

During a press briefing in this Russian capital city, Velayati said the US hallucinates about Iran holding talks with it.

'They should know that Trump and other [US] officials are not even worth being addressed by Iran,' he stressed.

The United States withdrew from the July 2015 nuclear deal which was confirmed by the UN Security Council, Velayati said, questioning 'Should Iran negotiate with such a country to receive some sort of unguaranteed words?'

Sanctions may create difficulties, but Iran well knows about marketing and selling, he added.

Asked by Russia's news agency of Sputnik about Iran's viewpoint on the upcoming meeting between Trump and Putin, Velayati said it is rare for Trump to use a reasonable method during the talks.

'Contrary to Trump who is unpredictable, President Putin is predictable and follows transparent stance.’

When asked by the Arab TV channel of Al Mayadeen about Tehran-Moscow cooperation, Velayati said the two countries are determined to develop and stabilize strategic relations which go back to five centuries ago.

Referring to his Thursday meeting with Putin', Velayati said Russia might invest 50 billion dollars in Iran's oil sector in the next four years.

'Future of Iran-Russia relations is promising,' he concluded.

Source: IRNA, Edited by website team