Expert: Trump pursuing zero-sum game with Iran
Expert: Trump pursuing zero-sum game with Iran

TEHRAN – A senior political analyst has said U.S. President Donald Trump is in a zero-sum game with Iran, and he is after a victory for the United States through negotiations which are backed by threats. Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a politics professor, said Trump announces sanctions against Iran and proposes dialogue and at the same time […]

TEHRAN – A senior political analyst has said U.S. President Donald Trump is in a zero-sum game with Iran, and he is after a victory for the United States through negotiations which are backed by threats.

Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a politics professor, said Trump announces sanctions against Iran and proposes dialogue and at the same time his secretary of state Mike Pompeo sets out 12 conditions for the Islamic Republic, ISNA reported on Friday.

“But in negotiations,” he said, “usually efforts are made to create an atmosphere in which the other party does not feel threatened.”

He also urged European states to stand up to Trump and his anti-Iran policies.