Feb. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he would participate "indirectly" in U.S.-Iran nuclear talks due to resume in Geneva on Tuesday.
Speaking aboard Air Force One on Monday night, Trump said the negotiations were very important and he believed Tehran wanted to reach a deal, saying the fallout of not doing so would be very bad news, referencing U.S. air and missile strikes on the country's nuclear facilities in June, following failed negotiations.
"I don't think they want the consequences of not making a deal. We could have had a deal instead of sending the B-2s [stealth bomber aircraft] in to knock out their nuclear potential. And we had to send the B-2s. I hope they're going to be more reasonable," said Trump, who acknowledged that they were tough to negotiate with.
Similar optimism for its own prospects emanated from the Iranian side on Monday with the foreign ministry in Tehran saying it believed the United States' position had shifted to "a more realistic one," regarding Iran's nuclear program.
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