Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has cautioned against seeking a nuclear agreement styled to the preferences of US President Donald Trump’s administration, warning that inconsistent nature could be detrimental to Iran.
Rouhani described Trump as unpredictable, saying, "Today he says one thing, two days later he says something else, and two weeks later he contradicts both."
Rouhani said that the US president seeks to claim any diplomatic success as his own, and that American negotiators are working toward what he called a "Trumpian agreement.”
"Our main goal in the negotiations must be to prevent war," he said. "We must not give an excuse to him and not allow Netanyahu to exploit the regional situation against the Iranian nation and the countries of the region," Rouhani said, referring to the Israeli prime minister.
Turning to US sanctions, Rouhani said they remain a major burden on the Iranian public. "Some claim sanctions are a blessing, but this so-called blessing benefits only a few dozen profiteers while harming 85 million Iranians," he said.
