US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran “better get serious soon” in US talks to end the Middle East war.
Iranian negotiators are “begging us to make a deal, which they should be doing since they have been militarily obliterated,” Trump posted on Truth Social, calling the unnamed negotiators “strange.”
“They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is NO TURNING BACK, and it won’t be pretty!” Trump said criticizing the Iranians for downplaying the proposal talks.
In his TruthSocial post Trump has reiterated his comments from Wednesday when he said Iran was negotiating for a deal and wanted to make one, contradicting the Iranian foreign minister.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denied any “negotiations” with the administration in Washington but conceded that messages were being exchanged through “friendly countries.”
“At present, our policy is the continuation of resistance,” he said on state television late on Wednesday. “We do not intend to negotiate — so far, no negotiations have taken place.”
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that “US-Iran indirect talks are taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan.”
He also confirmed that the US has shared a 15-point proposal.
“The United States has shared 15 points, being deliberated upon by Iran. Brotherly countries of Turkey and Egypt, among others, are also extending their support to this initiative,” Dar said.
