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Iran: If Trump Wants to Talk, He’ll have to Call

Iran: If Trump Wants to Talk, He’ll have to Call
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Iran said Monday that if US President Donald Trump wants to negotiate he'll have to initiate the call.

The remarks by Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi came after Trump last week said that with the US increasing sanctions on Iran, "at a certain point they're going to call me and say 'let's make a deal,' and we'll make a deal."

Ghasemi said, however, "maybe someday he will call Tehran and ask for negotiations - this is more likely."

“If Trump calls, it's not clear whether anyone will answer, with Iran's top leadership rejecting talks with the US.”

Trump in May said he was unilaterally pulling out of the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday on Twitter that Tehran had filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice to "hold US accountable for its unlawful re-imposition of unilateral sanctions."

"Iran is committed to the rule of law in the face of US contempt for diplomacy & legal obligations. It's imperative to counter its habit of violating int'l law," he posted.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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