President Trump said Tuesday that Iran was acting “much more aggressive” in its negotiations around a potential nuclear deal as the two sides prepared to hold another round of talks.
“Iran is acting much differently in negotiations than it did just days ago,” Trump told Bret Baier of Fox News. “Much more aggressive. It’s surprising to me. It’s disappointing, but we are set to meet again tomorrow — we’ll see.”
Trump a day earlier sounded a pessimistic note on efforts to broker an agreement with Tehran to put limits on its nuclear programs.
“They’re just asking for things you can’t do. They don’t want to give up what they have to give up,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “They seek enrichment. We can’t have enrichment. We want just the opposite, and so far they’re not there. I hate to say that, because the alternative is a very, very dire one.”
Officials from Iran and the U.S. have been engaged in talks in recent weeks around Tehran’s nuclear program. Trump during his first term withdrew the U.S. from the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, which had offered sanctions relief in exchange for limits on its nuclear program.
Trump had late last month taken a softer tone toward Iran, insisting he wanted to see Tehran thrive economically as part of an agreement.
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