U.S. media Axios reported today: "Iranian officials told mediators they believe Trump has deceived them twice, 'We don’t want to be fooled again.' Iranian officials told mediators that recent U.S. military deployments and military buildups have made Trump’s peace proposal appear 'just a scam'."
Commentary: Iran's statement has laid bare the current breakdown of trust and the entangled deadlock in U.S.-Iran negotiations: the experience of being deceived twice, combined with the U.S. military's contradictory actions—calling for talks while massively reinforcing forces in the Persian Gulf—has led Iran to view Trump’s peace overtures as nothing short of a naked deception. This is not only a firm rebuke against America’s inconsistent behavior but also signals that the Middle East situation is unlikely to see genuine easing in the near term.
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