Iranian Foreign Minister Asks Trump For Talks And To Remove Sanctions. Trump Says No

Trump repeated his tweet dismissing negotiations in both English and Persian

Daily Mail: 'We're still at the negotiating table': Iranian Foreign Minister asks Trump for talks and to remove sanctions - but President says 'No Thanks!' in English and Persian

 * Foreign Minster Mohammed Javad Zarif said Iran is willing to negotiate
 * But said U.S. must drop all sanctions as a precondition to any talks
 * 'No thanks!' Trump tweeted in English and Persian in response
 * Tensions remain high after US drone strike that killed top Iranian general

Iran's foreign minister has said that the country is open to negotiations with the U.S. on the condition that all sanctions are lifted, a proposal that President Donald Trump quickly dismissed.

Foreign Minster Mohammed Javad Zarif told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine that he would 'never rule out the possibility that people will change their approach and recognize the realities,' in an interview conducted Friday in Tehran.

Although Zarif suggested Iran was still willing to talk, he reiterated his country's previous demand that first the U.S. would have to lift sanctions.

'For us, it doesn´t matter who is sitting in the White House, what matters is how they behave,' he said. 'The Trump administration can correct its past, lift the sanctions and come back to the negotiating table. We´re still at the negotiating table. They´re the ones who left.'

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Update #1: U.S. will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump -- Reuters
Update #2: Trump on lifting sanctions to negotiate with Iran: 'No Thanks' -- The Hill

WNU Editor: The Iranian Foreign Minister has responded to President Trump's tweets .... Iran's Zarif hits back after Trump's 'No thanks' Twitter post (Al Jazeera). More here .... Iran's Zarif Says Trump Misunderstood Comment About Sanctions And Negotiation (Radio Farda).