US sends messages to Iran ‘every day’ in bid to open negotiations
The United States sends Iran messages “every day” in a bid to begin new negotiations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said.
Donald Trump withdrew the US from a nuclear deal with Iran in May and reimposed sanctions on the country, with sanctions targeting its oil sector set to come into force in November.
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In a speech broadcast on Iranian state TV, Rouhani said the US were sending daily messages regarding a resumption in talks.
He said: “From one side they try to pressure the people of Iran, on another side they send us messages every day through various methods that we should come and negotiate together.”
“[They say] we should negotiate here, we should negotiate there.
“We want to resolve the issues, should we see your message or should we see your brutish actions?”
Trump has previously said he would meet Iran's leaders.
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The EU has instructed European companies to ignore White House demands to drop all business with Iran.