The Iranian official taunted Trump adding that if the President wants to talk, he’ll not only have to show some respect, but come up with a consistent message. Iran’s director of foreign affairs for the country’s parliament Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaking to CNN described Trump as being “crazy” and his administration is “confused.” Mr Amir-Abdollahian pointed to the US leader’s ongoing campaign to strangle Iran’s economy on the one hand and his requests for Iran to talk on the other.
He said: ”In his mind, Trump thinks he has a gun to Iran’s head with sanctions and he is trying to shut down our economy.
“This is all in his imagination.
“Now he wants us to call him?
“This is a crazy president!
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He continued: “Within the White House there is a lot of conflicting opinions.”
The Iranian official described “warmongers” in the West Wing, naming national security adviser John Bolton.
He added: ”Also, Trump is not quite balanced and stable in his decision making, so we are dealing with a confused White House.
“Iran receives various signals which show that no one knows who owns the White House.”
As further evidence, Mr Amir-Abdollahian added that “Trump’s tweets are self-contradictory.”
Trump has conflagrated the mixed messages by tweeting on May 16 that “Iran will want to talk soon” then days later denying the US is trying to talk to Tehran at all.
Mr Amir-Abdollahian said that Trump has “got no idea about the culture and mentality of the Iranian people” if he thinks threats will work against Iran.
He added: ”Forty years of Islamic Revolution in Iran have shown that you cannot talk to Iran through threats.
“If he thinks by bringing in some air craft carriers and bombers he can take advantage of Iran and to force Iran to negotiate from an unequal position, he is wrong.”
Mr Amir-Abdollahian said: “But when their ships get close to us, it is a threat to them.
“We never welcome war, but we stand steadfast.”