By Brady Knox | Washington Examiner
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected President Donald Trump‘s request for direct negotiations regarding the country’s fast-moving nuclear program.
Delivering the message through the Sultanate of Oman, Pezeshkian said the U.S. hadn’t shown itself as a reliable negotiating party.
“We don’t avoid talks; it’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far,” he said in televised remarks during a Cabinet meeting, the Associated Press reported. “They must prove that they can build trust.”
Despite this, Pezeshkian stressed that the possibility for indirect negotiations is still open.
“In this response, although direct negotiations between the two parties are rejected, it has been stated that the path for indirect negotiations is open,” he said.