Iran should not tie its own hands in dealing with sanctions with an outright rejection of direct talks with the United States, says a former diplomat.
Trump's offer to negotiate with Tehran is seemingly part of the United States' carrot and stick policy and a similar approach should be adopted by the Iranian government to blunt the effect of sanctions, Ali Khorram told ISNA in an interview published on Sunday.
On Saturday, Trump once again offered to meet with Iranian leaders ahead of US sanctions against the country, which are set to go into effect on Monday. The sanctions follow the president's decision earlier this year to withdraw from the historic 2015 nuclear deal.
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