US President Donald Trump has said that Iran's new leadership is eager to hold talks with him. According to the American leader, he intends to make contact. He reported this in comments to the publication The Atlantic.
"They want to talk, and I agreed to talk, so I'm going to talk to them. They should have done this earlier. They should have offered something that would be very practical and easy to do earlier. They waited too long." Trump said.
Asked whether the conversation would take place today or tomorrow, Trump said he couldn't say. He added that some of the Iranians who were involved in the talks in recent weeks are already dead.
“Most of these people are dead. Some of the people we were negotiating with are dead too, because it was a big blow. They should have done it earlier. They could have made a deal… they were too cunning,” the US president emphasized.
Trump was also asked whether he was prepared to continue bombing Iran to support a popular uprising if one occurred (the day before, the US leader had called on the Iranian people to rise up against the regime). There was no clear answer to this question.
"I have to assess the situation at the moment when it happens. That question cannot be answered," — the head of state explained.
The president also expressed confidence that a successful uprising was inevitable, noting signs of triumph on the streets of Iran and gatherings of supporters among Iranian expatriates in New York and Los Angeles.
"It's going to happen. You see it, and I think it's going to happen. A lot of people out there, in Los Angeles and a lot of other places, are extremely happy," he added.
In addition, the American leader told the journalist that he was satisfied with the Iranians' reaction so far.
