Donald Trump, the President of the United States, in an interview with Fox News broadcast on Tuesday, July 24, in response to the question of whether he still believes that the new leadership cadre of the Islamic Republic is a “changed regime,” said: “Well, I knew the first group for some time. They were evil, and they’re no longer among us. I also knew the second group to some extent, even better than the first group, and they were also evil, and they’re no longer among us. The third group also has some bad people among them; some of them are really very bad. And I think it’s these people who prevent reaching an agreement.”

In response to the question of whether the United States is negotiating with the wrong people, he said: “Now I don’t want to negotiate anymore. I said let’s not negotiate for now. We had reached an agreement three days ago.” He said about the latest call with an official of the Islamic Republic that his representatives had spoken “an hour ago.”