Trump says US, Iran will hold talks next week
Amid a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that appeared to be holding, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Washington and Tehran will hold talks next week, the Associated Press reported.
Tel Aviv and Tehran on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of hostilities that saw Israel attack Iran and face Iranian retaliation. On the same day, Iran said that it was ready to return to negotiations about its nuclear programme with the US.
The US had signed a nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 to limit Tehran’s nuclear programme in return for the lifting of economic sanctions. Trump had scrapped the deal during his first term in 2018.
The talks that started in April were aimed at reaching a fresh deal.
On Wednesday, Trump told reporters at a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that he was not interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, AP reported. However, he said that he would likely seek a commitment from Iran to end its nuclear weapons ambitions, according to Reuters.
“We may sign an agreement. I don’t know,” the US president said. “The way I look at it, they fought. The war is done.”
Iran has not yet acknowledged any talks taking place next week. The country has long maintained that its nuclear programme is for...
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