Iranian officials have contradicted Donald Trump’s claim of “productive” talks with the regime and suggested his decision to postpone strikes on Iranian power plants was a sign of fear.
On Monday morning, Trump announced he had given orders to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, noting the two countries have had “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”
Moments after his post, Iran’s Fars news agency cited unnamed Iranian sources claiming there was no direct communication with the U.S. or through intermediaries.
“There is no direct or indirect contact with Trump. He retreated after hearing that our targets would be all power plants in West Asia,” the source said.
The Iranian Embassy in Kabul also stated on Twitter, “After the Islamic Republic threatened that in the event of any American attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure, the energy infrastructure of the entire region would be targeted, Trump backed down and said he had issued an order to postpone the attack.”
Speaking to reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump insisted Iran “wants to make a deal.” He said that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff had discussions with Iranian representatives yesterday.
He said the pair had been dealing with a “top person” in Iran, but wouldn’t them, simply saying that person was not Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. I guess she goes to a different school.
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