Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“Talks with the US are impossible unless Washington changes its pressure policy, the Iranian foreign minister said on Sunday, as Iran prepares to respond to President Donald Trump’s letter proposing negotiations on a new nuclear deal. Trump said earlier this month that he had sent the letter to Iran’s top authority, Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warning that ‘there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal.’ Khamenei rejected the US offer for talks as ‘a deception,’ saying negotiating with the Trump administration would ‘tighten the knot of sanctions and increase pressure on Iran.’ However, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday Tehran would soon reply to both the letter’s ‘threats and opportunities.'” (03/23/25)