Trump’s Letter To Iranian Regime Provokes New Response, Accusations Of Causing ‘Breach Of Promises’

Iran’s president on Sunday rejected the idea of direct negotiations with the U.S. in the Islamic regime’s first public response to the letter President Donald Trump previously sent to the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“The response by the Supreme Leader to Trump’s letter was delivered to the U.S. contact in Oman by our brother Dr. Araghchi. In that response, direct negotiations have been rejected,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said. “But, regarding indirect talks, Iran has always been involved in such talks and the Supreme Leader has emphasized that indirect talks can still continue.”

“We don’t avoid talks, it’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far,” Pezeshkian continued. “They must prove that they can build trust.”

Trump sent a letter weeks earlier to Khamenei looking to form a deal in the hopes of restraining its advancing nuclear program, according to The Associated Press (AP). Soon after the letter was sent to Tehran, Trump expressed optimism to reporters in the Oval Office, saying, “Hopefully we can have a peace deal.”

Israel and the United States have warned they will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, AP reported. (RELATED: Here Are Trump’s Options For Dealing With An Imminent Nuclear Threat That’s Festered Under Biden)

There has been no progress in talks since Trump withdrew the U.S. from the country’s nuclear deal with other world powers in 2018, AP reported Sunday.

“President Trump has been clear: the United States cannot allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” the U.S. State Department reportedly said in response to Pezeshkian.

“The president expressed his willingness to discuss a deal with Iran,” the State Department continued. “If the Iranian regime does not want a deal, the president is clear, he will pursue other options, which will be very bad for Iran.”

Prior to Pezeshkian’s response, Trump mentioned he was considering secondary tariffs and military action if the country failed to agree to a nuclear deal.

“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing and it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before,” Trump told NBC News during a Sunday morming phone call.

As U.S. airstrikes on the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen continue, there also remains a risk of military action against Iran’s nuclear program, according to AP.