US President Donald Trump said that Tehran start talks with Washington in the near future, but also noted that may be it won't, which is OK too.
"I have a feeling they'll be talking to us pretty soon. And maybe not, and that's OK too," Trump told a rally in Tampa, Florida.
Several Iranian public figures said it was impossible to imagine negotiations with Washington after it tore up the nuclear deal in May, AFP reported.
Only last week, Trump fired off an all-caps tirade at his counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Twitter, warning of untold "suffering" if Iran continued to threaten the United States.
The Trump administration says its "maximum pressure campaign" is designed to force Iran into a new deal that goes beyond limiting its nuclear program and includes curbs to its regional behavior and missile program.
