Tehran: Iranians on Monday (August 3) expressed deep distrust of the United States, saying any future agreement must guarantee Tehran’s rights after a history of what they described as broken promises by Washington.
Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with America and no plans for any meetings, contradicting US President Donald Trump, who had said that talks will take place on Monday afternoon as justification for calling off attacks against the Islamic Republic.
Over the weekend Trump repeated a pattern that has emerged throughout the past five months: announcing plans for "massive attacks" on Iran, only to cancel them at the last minute.
Repeated US escalations have been met by escalating Iranian responses against US forces in the region, Washington's Gulf Arab allies and shipping, each time ending with Trump stepping back.
The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz remains a central point of contention. Washington says the June memorandum required Iran to open the strategically vital waterway, while Tehran argues the text explicitly preserved its authority over shipping traffic.
